Topics Links for Islam and the Near and Middle East
Topics:
- Reference Links: look here for religious texts
- General links
- Art and architecture
- Medicine and Science
- Medieval and Early Modern Islam
- Sufism
- Women and Gender Issues
Reference Linkstop
- The Bible Online: your choice of language and version, at Gospelcom, plus verse or word searches
- The Qur'an Online
- MSA at USC Hadith Database
- Online Date Conversion Tool at assirat.org
- Population Statistics at Adherents.com
General Linkstop
- Islam 101: a great basic site
- Mohammad, a nice nutshell basic site on the Prophet and Islamic history
- The Internet Mosque
- Islamic Resources on the Web
- Huma's Mamalist of Islamic Sites: Great for modern topics!
- Islamic Studies Page of Dr. Alan Godlas, University of Georgia. Excellent site.
- Al-Khazina: "the Treasury," at Princeton
- Introduction to Islam at the Mideast Institute
- Encyclopedia of the Orient: use this resource with some caution. I haven't found any glaring errors, but don't use this as your only resource.
- Virtuallyislamic.com: a Welsh scholar's page on Islamic issues on the Internet
Art and ArchitectureMIT site on Islamic Architecture
Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Musem of Art
Medicine and ScienceIslamic Medical Manuscripts at the National Institutes of Health
Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians and Astronomers: Interesting site on the history of science
Medieval and Early Modern Islamtop
- The Crusades: Texts and Archives at Hanover College
- Internet Islamic Sourcebook: one of Paul Halsall's wonderful resources at Fordham.
- Rivals to Rome: a site containing complete dynastic information for Middle Eastern rulers
Sufismtop
- Sufism's Many Paths, by Dr. Allen Godlas, University of Georgia
- Sufi Orders on the Web
Women and Gender Issuestop
- Homepage of the Muslim Women's League
- Female Genital Mutilation Research Homepage
- Women in Islam at Islam101.com
- Sisters Net, at the National Muslim Student Association web site: many articles of interest
- Women in Islam at USC's Muslim Student Association
- Queer Jihad: a site for gay Muslims
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