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- Arabic (Awesome Library)
Provides sources of information on Arabic language and culture. (Although Arabic is the preferred language for reading Islamic texts, most Muslims are not Arabian and most Arabian Americans are not Muslims. Many Middle East Arabians are Muslims, however.) 9-01
- Eid-ul-Adha (Yahoo)
Provides search results for the Muslim holiday of Eid-ul-Adha.
- Islamic Texts (University at Buffalo)
Provides sources of information on Islamic teachings. 9-01
- Jihad and Violence (About.com - Huda)
Provides many sources of information on the meaning of "jihad." 10-01
- Ramadan (Awesome Library)
Provides sources of information. 11-01
Materials
- Locations of Muslims in the World (Guardian Unlimited)
Provides a map showing concentrations of Muslims in the world, by country. (Uses Macromedia Flash format.) 10-01
Papers
- American Muslims and Islam (Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Provides a short summary of the teachings of Islam. Also corrects misunderstandings about "jihad" and the rights of women in Islam. "If a particular society oppresses women, it does so in spite of Islam, not because of it." 10-01
- Arab Americans - 100 Questions and Answers (Detroit Free Press)
Provides 100 of the most frequently asked questions about Arab Americans, along with answers. (The Detroit area has the largest number of persons with Arab American ancestry in the USA.) Arabic, Arabian, Arab-American 9-01
- Arab Americans - Dispelling Myths (Seattle Times)
Provides facts about Americans of Arabic heritage and those following the Muslim religion. Explains that most American Arabs are not Muslims and most Muslims are not Arabic. Also provides facts to replace other myths about Arab Americans. 9-01
- Arabic Letters (Islam 101)
Provides the Arabic alphabet and is designed for Muslims. 9-01
- Bush Denounces Muslim Harassment (CNN)
President Bush supports Americans of the Muslim faith and warns that those who harass them should be ashamed. 9-01
- Crusades - Asserts That Pope Urban II Started the War Against Muslims (Dowling)
Provides the events that resulted in the "Holy Wars" between Christians and Muslims for Jerusalem. 10-01
- Early Islam
- Editorial - Taliban Not Valid Interpreters of Islam (Muslim Women's League - Al-Marayati)
Provides a Muslim scholar's views on Taliban interpretations of Islam. "Indeed, the extreme position taken by the Taliban hardly deserves to be considered an 'interpretation' of Islam. That implies the position has some degree of validity, when it is really an aberration in violation of the most basic tenets of the faith." 11-01
- Eid-ul-Adha (123 Greetings)
Provides cards commemorating the Muslim holiday of Eid-ul-Adha, the day when Prophet Abraham showed his willingness to sacrifice all, even the life of his son.
- Hadith Search Engine (University of Southern California - Muslim Students Association)
Provides searches of the sayings of Muhammad. "A hadith is a narration about the life of the Prophet (saas) or what he approved - as opposed to his life itself..." 9-01
- Holy Quran Text (Islam 101 - Ali, Translator)
Provides an English translation of the Quran or Koran, sometimes spelled Qur'an. 9-01
- Holy Quran Text (Islam 101 - Picktall, Translator)
Provides an English translation of the Quran or Koran, sometimes spelled Qur'an. 9-01
- Holy Quran Text - Chapter Introductions by Maududi (Sabr Foundation)
Provides an English translation of translations and commentary to limited portions of the Quran or Koran, sometimes spelled Qur'an. 9-01
- How to File a Complaint (US Commission on Civil Rights)
Provides assistance to Arab Americans or American Muslims if they are attacked or harassed as a result of the September 11th terrorist attack in New York. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 9-01
- Indonesia and Islam (The Times)
Provides a short summary of the role Islam plays in Indonesian politics, especially as it applies to the United States. 10-01
- Introduction to Islam (University at Buffalo)
Provides an introduction to the basic teachings of Islam, including Allah, Messengers and Prophets of God, Angels, the Holy Qur'an (Koran), revelations, the Day of Judgement, Qadaa and Qadar, the purpose of life, salvation, acceptance of faith, witnessing (Shahada), prayer (Salah), obligatory charity (Zakah), fasting for Ramadan (Sawm), pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) . 9-01
- Iran - Culture and Religion (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides a short description of the culture and Muslim religion of Iran. 9-01
- Islam (Information Please) Muslim or Moslem
Includes information on the Qur'an, sometimes misspelled by visitors as Koran, and the Sunnah. Muslim is sometimes spelled Moslem or misspelled by visitors as Muslem, Muzlem, or Muzlim. 9-01
- Islam (University of Southern California - Muslim Students Association)
Provides texts and topics on Islam from an Islamic point of view. 9-01
- Islam - Greeting Cards (Blue Mountain Arts)
- Islam - Introduction (Muslims Against Terrorism - Soharwardy)
Provides an introduction to Islam for Westerners. 11-01
- Islam Articles (Understanding-Islam.com)
Provides articles and questions and answers on key issues related to Islam. 11-01
- Islam Hadith (Information Please)
Hadith is "a tradition or the collection of the traditions of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, including his sayings and deeds, and his tacit approval of what was said or done in his presence." 9-01
- Islam and Geometric Shapes (Asia Society - Norman)
Provides a study of Islam through geometric shapes. 5-00.
- Islam and Stereotypes (Social Studies School Service)
Provides a lesson on stereotypes with Islam as the example. 9-01
- Islam versus Militants (News Straits Times - Noor)
Provides a moderate Muslim view of militants who claim to represent Islamic scholarship and traditions. "The major problem we face today is the politicisation of religion and the abuse of the educational system for clearly political and ideological ends. But one redeeming factor has been the total failure of the more radical and extremist madrasahs to produce social change in any meaningful sense. The way is still open for us to revive and develop the tradition of Islamic learning in the Muslim world, within the Muslim intellectual tradition itself. All that is required is for us to return to the fundamentals of our faith and to revive the voices of rational thought and critical enquiry that we have silenced for so long." 6-02
- Islamic Art (About.com - Mulder-Slater)
Provides highlights of ancient art history from 622 to 900 AD. 3-01
- Islamic Texts (HADI, Inc) 2-00
- Isra and Miraj (Council on American-Islamic Relations)
"On October 14, Muslims worldwide will mark 'Isra and Miraj,' the Prophet Muhammad's night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem, and from the rock now located in the Dome of the Rock, to heaven." 10-01
- Jihad and Biological or Chemical Warfare (Mercury News - Scheinin)
Provides results of an interview with Hamza Yusuf, an Islamic scholar. "The Prophet Muhammad said, 'Do not cut down fruit-bearing trees and do not poison the wells of your enemies.'" 10-01
- Jihad and Jet Fuel as a Weapon (Mercury News - Scheinin)
Provides results of an interview with Hamza Yusuf, an Islamic scholar. Yusuf statest that the Hadiths state that "It's prohibited to burn anyone in Islam as a punishment. No one can grant these attackers any legitimacy. It was evil." 10-01
- Jihad and Violence (Al-Islam.com)
 Provides textual answers on what the Qur'an and Hadith have to say about jihad and violence. Terrorists have said that Islam provides justification for their violence. On the contrary, Islam clearly rejects violence against innocent civilians. In fact, Islamic texts strongly reject trying to force anyone to become a Muslim. 10-01
- Jihad and Violence (Beliefnet.com)
Provides answers from Imams, Muslim scholars, on what the Qur'an and Hadith have to say about jihad and violence. Terrorists have said that Islam provides justification for their violence. On the contrary, Muslim scholars make it clear that Islam rejects violence against innocent civilians. In fact, they say, Islam strongly rejects trying to force anyone to become a Muslim. 9-01
- Jihad and Violence (Islamic Server of MSA-USC)
Jihad "is an Arabic word the root of which is Jahada, which means to strive for a better way of life." "Jihad should not be confused with Holy War. The latter does not exist in Islam nor will Islam allow its followers to be involved in a Holy War." "Jihad is not a war to force the faith on others, as many people think of it. It should never be interpreted as a way of compulsion of the belief on others, since there is an explicit verse in the Qur'an that says: 'There is no compulsion in religion' Al-Qur'an: Al-Baqarah (2:256)." "Not only in peace but also in war Islam prohibits terrorism, kidnapping, and hijacking, when carried against civilians. Whoever commits such violations is considered a murderer in Islam, and is to be punished by the Islamic state." 10-01
- Jihad and Violence (Mercury News - Scheinin)
Provides results of an interview with Hamza Yusuf, an Islamic scholar. "The Prophet Muhammad said, 'Do not kill women or children or non-combatants and do not kill old people or religious people....' "
"Suicide is haram in Islam. It's prohibited, like a mortal sin. And murder is haram. And to kill civilians is murder."
"The Prophet also said that there are people who kill in the name of Islam and go to hell. And when he was asked why, he said, 'Because they weren't fighting truly for the sake of God.'
"If there are any martyrs in this affair it would certainly be those brave firefighters and police that went in there to save human lives and in that process lost their own." 10-01
- Jihad and Violence (USA Today)
"Islam does not support terrorism under any circumstances. Terrorism goes against every principle in Islam. If a Muslim engages in terrorism, he is not following Islam. He may be wrongly using the name of Islam for political or financial gain." 10-01
- Level of Support Against Terrorism (CNN - Jones)
Describes the reactions of key Muslim countries to proposals by the USA to fight terrorism. 9-01
- Libraries Revisit Islam (Washington Times - Duin)
"Islam, it seemed, was not getting a fair representation in the country. The solution: promote a kinder and gentler Islam in the nation's 16,298 public libraries."
"The effort, called the Library Project, was announced at a press conference in September last year. A year later, CAIR has succeeded in ordering about 6,900 sets of 18 Islamic books, tapes, DVDs and videos for libraries nationwide." 10-03
- Muhammad (University of Southern California - Muslim Students Association)
Provides an introduction to the founder of Islam, including a biography. Written from an Islamic point of view. Sometimes misspelled by visitors as Mohamad, Mohamed, Muhamad, or Muhamed. 9-01
- Muslim Family Mourns Loss (CNN)
Profiles a Muslim-American family member who was a victim in one of the planes that crashed in New York City. 9-01
- Muslim Patients - Guidelines for Health Care Providers (Islamic Medical Association of North America - Athar)
Provides basic suggestions for caring for a Muslim patient. 3-02
- Muslim Rage and Democracy (National Endowment for Democracy and the Johns Hopkins University Press - Wright)
Provides Robin Wright's analysis. She is the author of Sacred Rage. 12-01
- Muslim Responsibility for Countering Terrorism (TheAge.com - Makiya)
Describes the true meaning of jihad and exhorts Muslims to stop the source of terrorism, persons who are trying to hide their own rage and criminal behavior under the cloak of religion. Argues that terrorists are to Muslims what the Ku Klux Klan is to Christianity. 10-01
- Muslim Texts (Scriptures)
- Muslims Cannot Be Terrorists (Muslims Against Terrorism)
Requests media not to use phrases, such as "Islamic Fundamentalists" or "Muslim Terrorists" regarding terrorist attacks "Because such things do not exist. Islam is the religion of peace, love and mutual respect. Islam is the religion of moderation. Islam is the religion of human value and dignity." M.A.T. asks that religious affiliation not be mentioned in terrorist attacks. Editor's Note - When the Ku Klux Klan claimed credit for terrorist attacks in the 1960's, they were not identified by religion as "Christian Fundamentalists" or "Christian Rebels." Although the KKK identified themselves as a Christian movement, media never labeled them as "Christians" because their terrorism was regarded as a basic violation of Christian principles. We owe the same respect to the Muslim religion. Terrorists should be identified by their political name, such as al Qaeda terrorists. (Muslims is pronounced "Mooslims." Pronounce al Qaeda as "Al Ka-e-dah." Visitors sometimes spell Kida, Queda, Quaeda, Quaida, Qaida, Qaeda, Kaeda, or Kaida. 9-01
- Muslims in Europe (Economist.com)
Describes the heritage and pattern of settlement of Muslims in Europe. 10-01
- Ottoman Empire Timeline (HistoryChannel.com)
Provides a history of Muslim rule, often called the Ottoman Empire. 12-01
- Quran Searches (STG - Pickthall)
Provides searches in the text of the Holy Qur'an by sura number and verse or by word. 6-02
- Ramadan Basics (Muslim Student Association USC - Shu'aib)
Describes in detail the practice of observing Ramadan.12-01
- Rumi, Jalal al-Din (Marman)
Reviews the works of poetry of the famous Muslim mystic. 10-01
- Rumi, Jalaluddin (Christian Science Monitor - Marks)
Reviews the works of poetry of the famous Muslim mystic. Remarks on the current popularity of the 13th-century poet in the United States. 10-01
- Saladin (Barnwell)
Provides a description of the Muslim leader who regained Jerusalem for the Muslims. Also spelled Salah al-Din or Salah ad-Din. Visitors sometimes misspell as Saludin, Salludin, or Salladin 5-01
- Saladin (Infoplease.com)
Provides a biography of the Muslim warrior and sultan of Egypt. Also spelled Salah al-Din or Salah ad-Din. Visitors sometimes misspell as Saludin, Salludin, or Salladin 5-01
- Saladin (Snow Lion's Den)
Provides a biography of the Muslim warrior and sultan of Egypt. Also spelled Salah al-Din or Salah ad-Din. Visitors sometimes misspell as Saludin, Salludin, or Salladin 5-01
- Shiites (Columbia Encyclopedia)
Provides a brief introduction to the second largest branch of Islam. 9-01
- Shiites (InfoPlease.com)
Provides a brief introduction to the second largest branch of Islam. 9-01
- Sufis (Muhaiyaddeen)
Explains that Islam teaches us to treat all others as family. "To comfort the hunger of your neighbor, no matter who he is or what religion he belongs to, is Islam. When someone dies, to join together and give him a decent burial is Islam. To realize the pain and suffering of others and offer your hands in assistance, helping to alleviate their suffering, is Islam." Muslim is sometimes spelled Moslem or misspelled by visitors as Muslem, Muzlem, or Muzlim.
- Sulayman (InfoPlease.com)
Provides a short biography of Sulayman "the Magnificent," the Sultan who ruled at the height of the Ottoman Empire. Also spelled Sulieman or Suleyman. 12-01
- Sulayman (US-Israel.org)
Provides a biography of the Sultan who ruled at the height of the Ottoman Empire. Also spelled Sulieman, Suleiman, or Suleyman. 12-01
- Sunnah and Hadith (University of Southern California - Muslim Students Association)
"The Sunnah is the second source of Islamic jurisprudence, the first being the Qur'an. Both sources are indispensable. One cannot practice Islam without consulting both of them." 9-01
- Sunnis (Columbia Encyclopedia)
Provides a brief introduction to the largest branch of Islam. 9-01
- Sunnis (St Martins College)
Provides a brief historical profile of Sunni Islam. 9-01
- Taliban - How Taliban Criminals Gained Control of Afghanistan (MSNBC Newsweek - Bahari)
Describes how Taliban criminals overthrew the legitimate government of Afghanistan. 10-01
- Tolerance of Christianity in Islam (USA Today)
"Islam teaches that Christians and Muslims are both 'people of the book.'" It means that the two religions share many of same "basic beliefs articulated through the Bible and the Koran. The main difference between Christians and Muslims is that Muslims do not believe that Jesus was the son of God. " 10-01
- Tolerance of Judaism in Islam (USA Today)
"Islam teaches that Jews and Muslims are both 'people of the book.'' It means that the two religions share many of same "basic beliefs articulated through the Torah and the Koran. The main difference between Jews and Muslims is that Jews do not believe in the prophets after the Jewish prophets, including Muhammad and his teachings." 10-01
- Voices from Behind the Veil (Christian Science Monitor - Gaouette)
Provides an inside view on the experience of Muslim women in the Middle East. "They bridle at Western assumptions about the nature of Islam and a woman's place in it. Like their Afghan sisters, these women stress that culture shapes their lives as much as religion and if they have problems, the veil certainly isn't one of them. They want change, but on terms that suit their society. Most of all, they would like Westerners to stop rehashing old clichés about who they are." 3-02
- Women's Rights in Islam (Islamic.org)
Provides a summary of women's right as presented in the Qur'an and Hadith. Examples of rights include "the right and duty to obtain education, the right to have their own independent property, the right to work to earn money if they need it or want it, equality of reward for equal deeds, the right to participate fully in public life and have their voices heard by those in power," and much more. Editor's Note - The rights of women in Islam are in stark contrast to the limitations of women's rights made--in the name of Islam--by the Taliban government in Afghanistan. 10-01
- Women's Rights in Islam (USA Today)
"Under Islamic law, women have always had the right to own property, receive an education and otherwise take part in community life. Men and women are to be respected equally. The Islamic rules for modest dress apply to women and men equally." 10-01
- Women's Rights in Islam Compared to Political Oppression (Afghan-web.com - Shorish-Shamley)
Uses texts of Qur'an and Hadiths to declare that women are equal to men in Islam. Loss of women's rights, the author argues, comes from ancient traditions and ignorance, not the teachings of Islam. 10-01
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