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Islami City

Islami City: Prayer Timings

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a basic summary of the prayers to be performed every day according to Islamic tradition. Each of the five daily prayers is briefly summarized and for each, there is a Real Player movie.
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Other

Muhammad Alexander Russel Webb: 1846 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Muhammad Alexander Russel Webb, a writer who accepted Islam and wrote about his journey to Islam in "Islam - Our Choice." Includes an excerpt from his writing.
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Islami City

Islami city.com: Prayer Channel 17

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are several videos of Islam prayers recorded from IslamiCity.
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PBS

Pbs Wide Angle: Suppression or Liberation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A PBS lesson plan for high school teachers that helps students explore the basic beliefs and practices of Islam. The topic of women's modesty, the hijab and modern society are also topics. All materials and resources are available on the...
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: West Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from the University of Calgary that examines the development and growth of Islam in West Africa. The Islamic religion is traced from the beginning of the period through today.
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The Safavid Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Shah Ismail" section of the Safavid Empire history describes how the Safavid Empire differed from other Muslim empires and how Shi'ite Islam contributed to that.
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BBC

Bbc: The Safavid Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC surveys the history of the Persian Safavid Empire (1501-1722) in what is now modern Iran. Founded by the Sufi Brotherhood, it adopted the Shi'a version of Islam and the cause of the hidden Imam, which still influences the...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Great Mosque of Cordoba

For Students 9th - 10th
Known locally as Mezquita-Catedral, the Great Mosque of Cordoba is one of the oldest structures still standing from the time Muslims ruled Al-Andalus. View pictures and read descriptions of this example of Islamic architecture in this...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Alhambra

For Students 9th - 10th
The Alhambra in Granada, Spain, is distinct among Medieval palaces for its sophisticated planning, complex decorative programs, and its many enchanting gardens and fountains. View pictures and read descriptions of this example of Islamic...
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Islami City

Islami City: Islam in Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the history of Islam in Spain.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Early Islamic World

For Students 4th - 8th
Get an overview of the early Islamic World in the Middle Ages.
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibit: The Islamic Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Islamic calendar.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Nation of Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed facts on The Nation of Islam, the Black Muslims who were led by Elijah Muhammad and advocated black nationalism and black separatism.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Medieval Islamic Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of how Islamic medicine was influenced not only by Greeks and Romans, but also by the restrictions of the Islamic religion.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Birth of Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated essay explains, in a few short paragraphs, the significance of Muhammad, the Koran, and Mecca as central to the origin of the Islamic faith.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Islamic Science and Math

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the major accomplishments of Islamic civilizations in the fields of Science and Math, i.e., the Islamic calendar, astronomy calculations, windmills, irrigation with gears, and mathematical theories.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Islamic Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
A very brief description of the Islamic calendar, which "has its starting point at the date of the flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina." Describes the format of the Islamic year in comparison to the Gregorian calendar.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Islamic Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture regarding the history of the Islamic civilzation.
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Other

Islam in the Post Cold War Era: Ch. 6

For Students 9th - 10th
This history profiles various Islamic scholars in India whose interpretations of the Koran reflect the desire for reform in the modern era.
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NBC

Msnbc: Somalia to Become an Islamic Nation?

For Students 9th - 10th
Author determines that many of the warlords in Somalia will only accept a government that is based on the Quran. Provides the United States opinion on what they may do if a militant Islamic state is formed in Somalia. (2006)
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History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: Global Studies: Later Islamic Empires Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Eleven multiple choice question quiz is immediately scored and provides review of Islamic Empires.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Reconquista and Islam in Spain

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the Reconquista and Islam in Spain during the Middle Ages and Medieval times when the Christians fought the Moors for the Iberian Peninsula and Spain on this webpage.
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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Medicine: Science Is of Two Kinds

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article, the contributions of the Islamic world to our knowledge of medicine are discussed.
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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Technology and the Representation of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
An article discussing the tools the Islamic civilization astronomers developed and used to study the stars. Also discussed are the tools used in alchemy and metalworking.

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