About
Islam and Muslims
The aim of this page is to provide accurate information about Islamic beliefs,
history, and civilization for Muslims and Non-Muslims. Hosted by Northumbria
Online at University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Al-Islam.org
A work of the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project
(DILP), which is a non profit Internet-based group of people
operating from throughout the world. Objectives are to digitize
and present on the Internet quality Islamic resources, related
to the history, law, practice, and society of the Islamic religion
and the Muslim peoples. Links on the site include Beginner's
Introduction, with an Islamic FAQ page, About Islam, Allah and
the Holy Qur'an, Muhammad, Beliefs and Practices, and History & Current
Events. Upon entering the site, a pop-up contains a statement
on the Condemnation of Terrorism and links to a fuller "CATEGORICAL
AND UNEQUIVOCAL CONDEMNATION OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY" and
to statements by other individuals and groups. [
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Dr. Iran Omar]
Answering-Islam
A Christian-Muslim Dialog.
Comparative
Religion
A Directory of Internet Resources for the Academic Study of Religion. This
metasite, created by Mike Madin of the University of Washington, is a well-organized
and useful collection of resources for religious studies. Links are organized
into six sections: General Directories and Pages, Women and Religion, Art and
Religion, Eastern Religions, Western Religions, and Religion in the Americas.
Subsections include Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity,
and Native American Religions. Users can locate a variety of resources: bibliographies,
documents, texts, reference tools, directories, and online publications. [Reviewed]
The
CQ Researcher: Islamic Fundamentalism
From the March 24, 2000 issue of The CQ Researcher, Volume 10, No. 11.
Article considers the concept of democracy in Islamic countries.
PBS presents this website as a companion to its forthcoming
television program. Islam:
Empire of Faith aims to take a broad view of the
many facets of ancient Islamic art and culture. The main sections
of this site are Faith, Art, Innovation, and Profiles. With
RealPlayer loaded (Download
free version), the user can view video clips of notable
sites such as the Great Mosque in Damascus and the Dome of
the Rock in Jerusalem.
Islam 101
Presented by The Sabr Foundation, a not-for-profit educational and religious
foundation. Islam 101 is an educational site on Islam, its way of life, civilization.
This introductory course on Islam and Islamic views on contemporary issues
includes comparative religious studies and sections on Islam & Terrorism
and Prominent Muslims.
Islam.com
Online since late 1996, this website is " voluntary and independent of any organization,
society or government, and is dedicated to sharing sound Islamic information
related to issues of vital interest to Muslims. Islaam.Com seeks... to provide
original, frequently-updated material in a way that will...inspire us all to
seek nobility and honor with Islaam." It includes sections on the unique characteristics
of the Qur'an and the Muslim's relationship to the Qur'an. [SJU - Dr. Iran
Omar]
Islamic Gateway
The resource center of this mostly non-partisan cyber-portal to Islamic resources
on the WWW offers quick access to sites concerned with art, history and science,
Muhammad, Qur'an, tradition, and interfaith relations.
IslamiCity.com
The Koran
An electronically scanned version of M. H. Shakir's translation of the Holy
Qur'an, as published by Tahrike Tarsile.
The edition was originally from the Online Book Initiative and is presented here
in a searchable SGML form by the University of Virginia.
Muslim
Peace Fellowship
A site on the Nonviolence Web maintained by " peace and justice-oriented Muslims
of all backgrounds who are dedicated to making the beauty of Islam evident in
the world." Information about the
National Campaign to End Iraqi Sanctions and the Bosnian Student Project.
Muslim Student Association - MSA
Provided as a service of MSA @ University at Buffalo and Wings, this site attempts
to provide a 'springboard' for exploring texts and resources on Islam and Islamic
thought, ideas, and related issues. Sections include Introductory texts, Scriptures & Prophetic
Traditions, incl. the Qu'ran and the Hadith, Islamic Thought, and
Islamic Language and Art Resources. Links to other Islamic and Muslim sites.
The Nation of Islam Online
General information, resources and statements from the Nation of Islam. Includes
Louis Farrakhan's (9/16/01) response to the Attack on America.
Online
section about ISLAM from Paul Flesher's Exploring
Religions covers Islamic cosmology, organization,
religious life, worship, sacred literature, with a glossary,
timeline & maps.
Ontario Consultants
on Religious Tolerance
This site is a little distracting because one has to sort through the plethora
of ads, many of them flashing, that allow the creators to fund it, but it is
a unique and interesting one. It is maintained by four individuals of diverse
beliefs whose purposes are: disseminating accurate religious information, exposing
religious fraud, hatred and misinformation, and disseminating information on "hot" religious
topics. It contains essays on a variety of religions and ethical systems, including
Islam, and a main essay on the terrorist attack on NYC and Washington which includes
articles about the backlash on innocent Muslims and other unique perspectives.
Resources
for Studying Islam and the Diverse Perspectives of Muslims
Academic website of Dr. Alan Godlas, professor of Religion at the University
of Georgia offers a comprehensive guide to the Islamic world & a gateway
to related resources on the internet. It presents well-annotated pages
on the Quran & Muhammad, standards of faith & practice, Sufism, & the
role of women. The site provides a scholarly overview of Islam and related
subjects and now includes a special section U.S. Muslims Condem
Terrorist Attacks . Some of the articles included in this current section
are: Scholars of
Islam Speak Out Against Terrorism; Experts
Say Ben Ladin Distorting Islamic Law; and Scholars
Assert that the Qur'an is a Book of Peace. [Reviewed]
Site devleoped by USC
Muslim Student Association. Sets forth the fundamentals
of Islam, including traditional biographical materials
and modern assessments of the Prophet Muhammad, and translations
of the Qu'ran. Special topics include a
brief chronology of Muslin history and Women in Islam. Includes
a glossary and links to other sites and a page titled "Abusing
the Word 'Islam'".
View Islam.com
Provides English-speaking, non-Muslims with basic information on Islam.
