Resource Websites

A Selection of Internet Addresses for Studying the Muslim World: Past and Present

The internet is a wonderful resource but in the case of using it for teaching resources and objective academic information one needs to be especially alert in studying the Muslim world for biased sources, whether left, right, up or down. The following is a brief selection of sites that are useful and accurate in their content and will provide the teachers at the secondary and elementary levels with a rich source of information, including lesson plans, and a variety of perspectives to evaluate and choose from. I have listed them in several categories, though there is overlap in some cases. A further source of information includes the materials for my courses on Islamic history which are available on the College’s Web-CT system.

General

• Thomas Web site for Islamic Studies: go to the Rhode Island College Home page then proceed to Adams Library/HELIN System Information Resources, then scroll down to “Course Guides” and click on it. Then click on History 164, 340,341, 342, 552, etc. and you will be there, or simply go to http://www.ric.edu/adamslibrary/resources/courseguides/history164.html. The web site is in need of updating and the following addresses provide only a partial update.

Historical

• Islamic History to 1600: http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/
• Islamic History Source Book: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html
• Islamic Studies: http://www.arches.uga.edu/
• Ibn Battuta: http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Ibn_Battuta/Ibn_Battuta_Rihla.html
• Medieval Islamic Cultures: http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Islam_New_Main.html
• Islam and the first Globalization: http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200504/default.htm
• Aramco World: http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/about.us/
• Islamic Art and Architecture; http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp, is the home page and then click on the timeline: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm?HomePageLink=toah_l, and then search the site map: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/intro/atr/11sm.htm
• Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies: http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/

Contemporary

• Middle East Studies Association. http://www.mesa.arizona.edu/
• General Islamic History: See Thomas web page above.
• Women and Gender Issues: http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/women.htm
• Global Connections: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/

Newspapers

• World Newspapers: http://wwpw.ipl.org/div/news/
• See also, World Press Review: http://www.worldpress.org/