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- Islamic Architecture in Isfahan (Rochford)
"Isfahan (pron. esfahaan) has been designated by UNESCO as a world heritage. It contains a wide range of Islamic Architectural styles ranging from the 11th century (C.E.) to the 19th. This archive contains photographs and descriptions of some of the most interesting and unusual ones." 09-09
- Early Islam
- Islamic Texts (HADI, Inc) 2-00
- 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 and Geometric Shapes (Asia Society - Norman)
Provides a study of Islam through geometric shapes. 5-00.
- Islam
- 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." Also transliterated Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammed, and sometimes Mahomet. 9-01
- 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
- Islam and Stereotypes (Social Studies School Service)
Provides a lesson on stereotypes with Islam as the example. 9-01
- Holy Quran Text (Islam 101 - Ali, Translator)
Provides an English translation of the Quran or Koran, sometimes spelled Qur'an. 9-01
- Arabic Letters (Islam 101)
Provides the Arabic alphabet and is designed for Muslims. 9-01
- Islam (University of Southern California - Muslim Students Association)
Provides texts and topics on Islam from an Islamic point of view. 9-01
- 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
- 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 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
- Islam - Introduction (Muslims Against Terrorism - Soharwardy)
Provides an introduction to Islam for Westerners. 11-01
- 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." Also transliterated Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammed, and sometimes Mahomet.10-01
- 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
- Muslims Against Terrorism (Islam for Today)
Provides statements from Muslim scholars. 10-01
- Terrorists Hijacked Islam (Independent - Yusuf Islam)
Provides examples from the Koran that show that the September 11th terrorists "hijacked" Islam. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 10-01
- Islam's Silent Majority Needs To Speak Up Now (Christian Science Monitor - Ford)
Discusses the failure of the large majority of Muslims to speak out forcefully against extremism in Islam. Mattson states, "who has the greatest duty to stop violence committed by Muslims against innocent non-Muslims in the name of Islam?" "The answer, obviously is Muslims."11-01
- Islam Articles (Understanding-Islam.com)
Provides articles and questions and answers on key issues related to Islam. 11-01
- Islamic Jihad (BBC News - Asser)
Provides a history of the development of the international terrorist group that operates heavily in Israel. "Israel is considered - along with pro-Western, secular Arab regimes - as a manifestation of Western imperialism in the Islamic lands. Going into battle against it is therefore the first step to fulfilling the goals of Islam." 11-01
- Qur'an in Arabic (IslamicCity.com)
Provides the text of the Holy Qur'an in Arabic. Requires setting the browser to accept Arabic fonts in order to use. In Internet Explorer 5.0 right click on the IE icon and select Properties. Then Select Languages and pick Arabic. 6-02
- Essay - Islam and Tolerance (MideastWeb.org)
"The Islamist use and distortion of doctrine is no different than the politicization of Christianity or Judaism by fundamentalism. It represents a danger that is present in all religions if their ancient tenets are taken literally, but not necessarily the 'core' of the religion as it is accepted today"
Quotes Thomas Friedman as writing, 'The real clash today is actually not between civilizations, but within them — between those Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and Jews with a modern and progressive outlook and those with a medieval one.' We make a great mistake if we simply write off the Muslim world and fail to understand how many Muslims feel themselves trapped in failing states and look to America as a model and inspiration." 11-02
- Islamic Reformation and the Trial of Hashem Aghajari (Iranian.com - The New York Times - Friedman)
"What's going on in Iran today is, without question, the most promising trend in the Muslim world. It is a combination of Martin Luther and Tiananmen Square - a drive for an Islamic reformation combined with a spontaneous student-led democracy movement."
Hashem Aghajari has been sentenced to death for calling for reformation in Iran. "Watch this story. It's the most important trial in the world today." "This movement faces a formidable opponent in Iran's conservative clerical leadership. It can't provide a quick fix to what ails relations between Islam and the West today. There is none. But it is still hugely important, because it reflects a deepening understanding by many Iranian Muslims that to thrive in the modern era they, and other Muslims, need an Islam different from the lifeless, anti-modern, anti-Western fundamentalism being imposed in Iran and propagated by the Saudi Wahhabi clerics. This understanding is the necessary condition for preventing the brewing crisis between Islam and the West -- which was triggered by 9/11 -- from turning into a war of civilizations." 12-02
- Editorial: Is Democracy Empowering Islamists? (Christian Science Monitor)
"The Palestinian vote was a win for democracy - but also for a radical group the US rejects."
"The 'irony,' Mr. Gerges adds, is that the Bush administration's championing of the Middle East's democratization has allowed the radical Islamists to 'flex their political muscle' - from Egypt and Saudi Arabia to Lebanon and Iraq." 'We're seeing that, for now, the only alternative to secular regimes in the Middle East are the Islamists,' says [Haim] Malka [a Middle East expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington]. 'They're the only ones who have legitimacy among the people.' " 01-06
- Islamists (Wikipedia.org)
"Islamism refers to a set of political ideologies derived from various religious views of Muslim fundamentalists, which hold that Islam is not only a religion, but also a political system that should govern the legal, economic and social imperatives of the state. Islamist movements seek to re-shape the state by implementing a conservative formulation of Sharia. [1] Islamists regard themselves as Muslims rather than Islamists, while moderate Muslims and liberal movements within Islam reject this notion." 01-06
- "Islamophobia" Five Years After 9-11 (ABC News)
"Five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Muslims and Arab Americans say they still feel the sting of discrimination and fear in America." 09-06.
- -09-14-06 Pope Asked to Apologize Over Remarks on Islam (MSNBC News)
"Pope Benedict XVI did not intend to offend Muslims with remarks about holy war, the Vatican said Thursday, scrambling to defend the pontiff as anger built in the Islamic world over his comments during a trip to Germany."
"Turkey’s top Islamic cleric asked Benedict to apologize, raising tensions before the pontiff’s planned visit to Turkey in November on what would be his first papal pilgrimage in a Muslim country." 09-06
- 09-16-06 Muslims Express Outrage Over Pope's Comments About Islam (ABC News)
"Pakistan's legislature unanimously condemned Pope Benedict XVI. Lebanon's top Shiite cleric demanded an apology. And in Turkey, the ruling party likened the pontiff to Hitler and Mussolini and accused him of reviving the mentality of the Crusades." 09-06
- -09-18-06 Analysis of the Pope's Remarks on Islam (PBS News)
"Pope Benedict XVI's comments that link Islam and the Prophet Muhammad to violence has sparked protest and criticism from the Muslim community. Experts analyze the broader implications of these remarks and the state of relations between Catholics and Muslims." 09-06
- Islam vs Science? (US News)
"Between the ninth and 13th centuries, Muslim scholars not only translated the great works of Greek medicine, mathematics, and science but also pushed the frontiers of discovery in all of those areas. They improved and named algebra, refined techniques of surgery, advanced the study of optics, and charted the heavens. Then, toward the end of the 13th century, something mysterious happened: The scientific spirit seemed to die almost completely."
"Hoodbhoy marshals an array of data to demonstrate that the commitment to real scientific study and research in Muslim nations still lags far behind international averages." 09-07
- -02-16-09 Islamic Law to Be Imposed in Parts of Pakistan (MSNBC News)
"The government agreed to implement Islamic law across a large swath of northwest Pakistan on Monday in a concession aimed at pacifying a spreading Taliban insurgency." 02-09
- Editorial: Islam Is a Religion, Not a Terror Ideology (CNN News)
"Opponents of an Islamic community center and mosque planned to be built near ground zero say it would desecrate hallowed ground. But suspicion has greeted proposed mosque projects in places less hallowed than ground zero -- in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Temecula, California; and elsewhere."
"This suggests that opposition to mosques is not driven only by sensitivity to the memory of terrorism victims, but also by a growing unease toward Islam, fueled by security fears." 08-10
- Editorial: Imam Describes Reasons for Islamic Center in New York City (CNN News)
"The Imam behind the Islamic community center to be built 2 blocks from 'ground zero' gives his reasoning for not moving the location. Opposition surfaced a year after the plans were reported on the front page of the New York Times." 09-10
- Islam by Country (Wikipedia.org)
"Islam is the world's second largest religion after Christianity. According to a 2009 demographic study, Islam has 1.57 billion adherents, making up 23% of the world population.[1][2"
"Islam is the predominant religion in the Middle East, in northern Africa[3][4], and in some parts of Asia.[5] Large communities of Muslims are also found in China, the Balkans, and Russia.[6] Other parts of the world host large Muslim immigrant communities; in Western Europe, for instance, Islam is the second largest religion after Christianity, though it represents less than 5% of the total population.[7]"
"Approximately 50 countries are Muslim-majority.[2] Around 62% of the world's Muslims live in Asia, with over 683 million adherents in such countries as Indonesia (the largest Muslim country by population, home to 15.6% of the world's Muslims[8]), Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh (all three being successor states to the former British Raj).[2][9] About 20% of Muslims live in Arab countries.[10]" 09-10
- -09-24-10 Texas Board of Education Votes to Limit Mention of Islam (CBS News)
"The Texas State Board of Education adopted a resolution Friday that seeks to curtail references to Islam in Texas textbooks, as social conservative board members warned of what they describe as a creeping Middle Eastern influence in the nation's publishing industry." 09-10
- The Debate Over the Islamic Center in New York City (CBS News)
"Of course the national argument isn't about measuring the length of two city blocks - it's about the distance between perceptions. If you believe Islam is a moral religion hijacked by terrorists, proximity doesn't matter."
"If you believe Islam condones 9/11, this is too close."
"One thing most people don't know is that the prayer space part of the project already exists. Hundreds of Muslims have been worshiping in the abandoned building for more than a year, ever since a nearby mosque lost its lease. The mosque near Ground Zero is a fact. The only question is whether the community center will go ahead." 09-10
- -12-02-11 Islamists Dominate in Egyptian Election (Time.com)
"The Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt's political mainstream, and its most significant challengers are the more extreme Islamists of the Salafi movement rather than the secular liberal forces that dominate the Tahrir Square protest movement. That appears to be the not-exactly-surprising verdict of the electorate, according to reports from the first two days of voting in Egypt's protracted parliamentary election."
"The Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt's political mainstream, and its most significant challengers are the more extreme Islamists of the Salafi movement rather than the secular liberal forces that dominate the Tahrir Square protest movement. That appears to be the not-exactly-surprising verdict of the electorate, according to reports from the first two days of voting in Egypt's protracted parliamentary election."
"The official announcement of results from the nine (out of a total of 27) provinces has been delayed until Friday or Saturday, but the New York Times reports that the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party looks to have garnered some 40% of the vote, while a further 25% could go to the even more conservative Salafist al-Nour party. Despite the apparent Islamist majority, Brotherhood leaders hastened to reassure Egyptians Thursday that they have no intention of seeking a coalition with the Salafists, seeing secular parties as the more natural ally for their vision of a democratic Egypt. If anything, the Islamists' share of the vote is more likely to grow than shrink, considering that the electoral districts that voted this week were the most urban, middle class and liberal." 12-11
- -Editorial: Lowe's and Islamophobia (CNN News)
Presents the difference between Muslims and Islamic extremists. 12-11
- -01-28-13 Why Islamists Are Destroying Mali's Cultural Heritage (Time.com)
"In the puritanical strain of Islam adhered to by Ansar Dine (and the Taliban), veneration of Sufi saints counts as idolatry, a heretical practice that cannot be tolerated. Militants bearing guns, pickaxes and shovels reduced to rubble the tomb of Sidi Mahmoud, who died in 955 A.D. They have also knocked down tombs of two other prominent medieval saints, Sidi Moctar and Alpha Moya. One Ansar Dine spokesman told the BBC that they plan to destroy every single Sufi shrine in the city, 'without exception'.”
"International outrage has been swift. UNESCO, which designates some of Timbuktu’s mosques and tombs as World Heritage sites, has desperately urged an end to the campaign of destruction." 01-13
- 11-15-03 Pakistan Bans Islamic Militant Groups (CNN News)
"The Pakistani government banned three Islamic militant groups Saturday and began sealing off more than 300 offices used by the organizations, Pakistani officials said." 11-03
- Ramadan (Holidays on the Net)
Provides information about Ramadan observance and Islam.
- 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
- Muslim Americans - Bush Denounces Muslim Harassment (CNN)
President Bush supports Americans of the Muslim faith and warns that those who harass them should be ashamed. Also called Muslim-Americans or Islamic-Americans. 9-01
- Eid-ul-Adha (Yahoo)
Provides search results for the Muslim holiday of Eid-ul-Adha.
- Iran - Culture and Religion (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides a short description of the culture and Muslim religion of Iran. 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
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