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Albalagh: Accomplishments of the Abbassds
An extensive description of the wealth and prosperity of Baghdad during the reign of the Abbasids. Describes the economy and the learning which took place there.
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Saints, Teachers, and Seekers in the Indian Tradition: Hazrat Inayat Khan
This is a brief biogrpahy of Hazrat Inayat Khan, a sufi teacher from India. Includes a portrait.
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Looklex: Encyclopedia of the Orient: Mu'ammar Gadhafi
An analytical biography of Muammar Qaddafi with a timeline of his life events. Also includes information on his relations with other countries.
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Guggenheim Museum: Africa: Northern Africa
A simple explanation of the Northern Africa region of Africa, with information on the cultural history and examples of artwork.
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Rayment: The Gulf War
A good resource on the Gulf War with many indexed links to background information, photos, maps and much more.
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H Net: The South Slavs Before the First World War
Select from 6 choices from the Rijeka Resolution (1905) to the Greek Army and Bulgarian Peasantry during the second Balkan war.
University of California
Ucla: History of the Turks and the Ottoman Empire 1800
Taken from lecture notes at UCLA, this site provides a brief summary of the origins of the Ottoman Empire.
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The Koran
This site contains links to help visitors understand the Koran. Site also contains links to Arabic directories and articles on the Koran.
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Tds: Andorra: History
Read the history of Andorra, pushed and pulled between French and Spanish rule since the 800s. See how a balance has been maintained. Information from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Class Flow: National Geographic Survey
[Free Registration/Login Required] How much do you know about the world around us? Questions provided by National Geographic Survey. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/findings.html
BBC
Bbc: Who Are Hezbollah?
A description of Hezbollah's terrorist goals and how the group was founded. (4 July 2010)
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Religious Tolerance: Religious Aspects of the Yugoslavia Kosovo Conflict
A description from ReligiousTolerance.org of the religious component involved in the ethnic conflict in Kosovo between the Albanians and the Serbs. The description provides statistics and comments by religious organizations.
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H Museum: Iraq the Cradle of Civilization at Risk
A comprehensive site dealing with the cultural aspects of Iraq. There are many historical documents and primary source links on this site.
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Fox News: Deadly Attack on Us Military Base
Report on the deadly attack on a U.S. base in Mosul, part of the continuing insurgency in Iraq. 12/22/2004
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Siteseen: American Historama: Taliban
Discover interesting facts and information about the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Islamic Net: Kids Color Books
A collection of printable coloring pages with images and text based on Islamic beliefs and customs.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Medieval Islamic Medicine
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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Ducksters: Early Islamic World
Get an overview of the early Islamic World in the Middle Ages.
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Si Spain: La Espana Musulmana
This resource provides a description of Spain during the Moorish presence in the country, 711-1492. This is good as an introduction to the topic, but does not go into great depth.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Scale Weight
The scale weight was used to weigh an amount of approximately 500 grams. It is engraved with the name of "Al-Qasim Ibn 'Ubaid Allah 'Aydi Muslim Ibn Al-'Arraf(Al-qasim Ibn ?aba?d Allah ?aydi Muslim Ibn Al-?araf)" and the date of 117...
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The Top of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
A special report, published by the BBC news division just for kids, provides a short guide on the history, beliefs, and practices of Islam. Additional features include interviews with Muslim youth in different countries and diaries of...
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A Man Bows Down So That His Back Is Straight and His Head Faced Down
A series of photos illustrating the Muslim prayer movements which are used during the day as part of the Five Pillars of Faith. A Muslim must pray five times a day facing Mecca.
Curated OER
Islami city.com: The Partial Ablution
Here are basic instructions for partial and full ablution, the performance of cleaning and purification, which is required before prayer in the Muslim tradition.
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Islami city.com: Islam and Islamic History the Crusaders
This site provides a general summary of the affect of the Christian Crusaders on the Muslims and the Middle East in general.
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