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Islam Research Guide

A Research Guide for the Study of Islam

Historical/Cultural Sources

Islamic Heritage Project
Through the Islamic Heritage Project (IHP), Harvard University has cataloged, conserved, and digitized hundreds of Islamic manuscripts, maps, and published texts. These rare—and frequently unique—materials are now freely available to Internet users worldwide.
Encyclopedia Iranica
A comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The Encyclopedia is an international, collaborative project, based at Columbia University.
Sacred Texts of Islam
Includes texts of the holy Qu'ran, the Hadith, a selection of Sufi texts and a variety of other related literary and non-literary texts.
Islamic History Sourcebook
A wonderful collection of links and historical materials related to the Islamic world curated by Fordham University.
Islamic Art, Music, and Architecture around the World
Web guide from the University of Georgia

Muslim Civil Right and Advocacy Groups (North America)

CAIR: Council on American-Islamic Relations
"CAIR's vision is to be a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding." "CAIR's mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding."
ISNA: Islamic Society of North America
"The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is an independent, open and transparent membership organization that strives to be an exemplary and unifying Islamic organization in North America by contributing to the betterment of the Muslim community and society at large. ISNA is committed to freedom, to eradicating prejudice and to creating a society where Muslims can live peacefully and prosper alongside other Americans from all walks of life and diverse traditions and faith."

Regional News Sources

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)
Online publication whose purpose is to provide, in English, "in-depth coverage of the Egyptian and Arab scenes: politics, economy, culture and society...[and] as honest and objective a look at contemporary Egyptian and Arab reality as possible -- as seen through Egyptian and Arab eyes."
Al Jazeera America
English-language website for the Qatar-based news service that covers world news, including online live video feeds.
BBC News: Middle East
Continuously updated news of the region. Countries covered include: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine areas, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi, Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, and Yemen.
Dawn.com (Pakistan)
News, analysis, and features from Pakistan, South Asia, and the world.
Electronic Intifada (Palestine)
"The Electronic Intifada (EI)...publishes news, commentary, analysis, and reference materials about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from a Palestinian perspective."
Inside Indonesia
"Inside Indonesia aims to provide a deeper image of Indonesia than that painted by mainstream media. It focuses on human rights, environmental, social and political issues, but is not limited to those issues. It is not an academic journal, but a publication which produces high standard, interesting, jargon free material about Indonesia by Indonesians or by others who have travelled, lived and/or done research in the country."
The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
Website for the largest English newspaper in Indonesia.