NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: An Islamic Journey Inside Europe
NPR takes a thorough look at the integration of Muslims into European society. How is Christian Europe handling this challenge of a new culture. Spain, Britain, France are some of the countries under scrutiny.
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Islamic Pakistan: Illusions and Reality
A book-length analysis of how Pakistan has developed in the decades since its founding.
University of Calgary
Uof C: The Umayyad Territorial Expansion
Articles details three main areas the Umayyads focused on with their expansionist policy.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: "Abraham Our Father" and Theirs?
This article provides a description of how Abraham is viewed in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. It explains similarities and differences in each religion with regard to Abraham and belief in God. The article is written from a Jewish...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Monotheistic Religions
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a study of the 3 most practiced monotheistic religions in the world: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Websites linked include video and audio.
BBC
Bbc Religion and Ethics Homepage: Ottoman Empire (1301 1922)
A discussion of the Ottoman Empire that wraps up many key facts about the empire's history, including factors that contributed to its rise and fall, its Islamic traditions, the role of trade, and territorial claims.
Curated OER
Students Visit Raleigh's Largest Mosque, the Islamic Center of Raleigh
A look at a Muslim congregation after the September 11 attacks. Article discusses the difficult time Muslim Americans are facing in their communities.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Jordan
For a nice, concise overview of the culture of Jordan, visit this site. Also provides information on history and geography of the country.
Friesian School
Friesian School: Sultans of Delhi
This resource provides a brief history of past sultans as well as maps and a complete list.
National Library of France
National Library of France: Books of the Word: The Torah, the Bible, the Koran
Sacred texts--the Torah, the Bible, and the Koran--have been interpreted through artistic mediums since the founding of their respective faiths. This online exhibit provides images of sacred texts through the ages as well as pieces of...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Mauritania: Religion
Brief description of the religious beliefs of the people of Mauritania. Be sure to click on the topics to find out more about Islam in general and the sects that are prevalent in Mauritania.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: World Civilization Since 1500
Twenty-four college video lectures provides an overview of the interactions among seven major cultural traditions (Judeo-Christian, Graeco-Roman, Indian, Chinese, African, Islamic, American Indian), from c.e. 1500.
University College London
University College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs
This comprehensive website offers discussion and pictures of burial customs in Egypt from Pre-Dynastic times through Islamic Egypt. Hyperlinks to much more information within the site.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Knights in Central Park
Are you aware of the artistry involved in creating armor and weaponry? The Metropolitan takes a comprehensive look at the arms and armor of warriors, soldiers, and knights from four different time periods in four different parts of the...
BBC
Bbc: Mauritania Army Coup Condemned 8/04/05
In the Islamic Country of Mauritania, there was a coup that overthrew the U.S. backed leader. This coup has been condemned by many, and the international community hopes that the President of Mauritania is reinstated. The BBC goes into...
Other
Holy Ramadan: Ramadan
Learn all about the traditions and beliefs surrounding the Islamic holiday of Ramadan.
Other
Saudi Aramco World: The Longest Hajj: The Journeys of Ibn Battuta
Illustrated article considers the travels of Ibn Battuta, a fourteenth-century Islamic adventurer, who, like Marco Polo, wrote a famous narrative of his journeys, which stretched from Tangier to China.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Week of June 18th 2016: u.s., Russia Working to Coordinate Bombing in Syria
The U.S. and Russia are working on a controversial plan for greater military cooperation in Syria, where both powers are bombing the Islamic State but have starkly different views of the country's future.The Washington Post on Thursday...
Middle East Policy Council
Mepc: Teach Mideast: Turkey
In an effort to educate students on the Middle East and Islam, MEPC presents this thorough resource of Turkey.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: The Thousand and One Nights
This video introduces the world of high Islamic culture, lowbrow comedy, and encounters with the spirit world, all through the stories of the brave Shahrazad, who saves her own life, her husband's sanity, the kingdom, and all of her...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Cities of the Three Books
Photographic exhibit explores the three monotheistic faiths in the Holy Land (Christian, Jewish, Islamic) and the settlements of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jaffa, and Gaza.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Benazir Bhutto
At age 35, Benazir Bhutto was one of the youngest chiefs of state in the world. More than that, she was the first woman ever to serve as prime minister of an Islamic country, but the road that brought her to power had already led through...
BBC
Bbc: Week of 9 1 14: Steven Sotloff's Mother in Plea to Is: Free My Son
The terrorist group ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) has been holding American journalis Steven Sotloff hostage since hist disappearance last year in Syria. Learn about his mother's pleas for his release.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Real? Virtual: Representing Architectural Time and Space
Learn about the history of architecture from this college-level introduction to the subject, which uses visually rich interactive panoramas and floor plans of important buildings to communicate the essential qualities of the architecture...
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