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Islam

Islamic sites for middle school students 

General Islamic information

Islamic Art

Women & Islam

Animated Mosque

Islamic sites for middle school students

Famous Mosques pictures of different mosques

historyforkids! History and culture of Islam; specifically designed for middle school students

History of the Muslim World great site for middle school students - includes timelines and biographies

Islamic Foundation of North America - Image Gallery pictures only

Islam for Children "This is a site about Islam for children. It is educational for children aged 7-12;" colorful, informative, easy-to-understand

Islamic Virtual School site for students; play games to learn Arabic; need to have Microsoft Virtual Machine to play

Mosques - created by students at Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School; describes mosques through words and pictures

 

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General Islamic information

100 Questions and Answers about Arab Americans: a Journalist's Guide

Al-Islam - compiled by the Digital Islamic Library Project, whose aim is to "to digitize important Islamic resources and make them available to the masses through the Internet."

Internet Islamic History Source Book

Islamic Dictionary

Islam Resources - Islamic Studies Resources - Muslims - Directories - Links "An annotated directory of Internet resources for the study of Islam and the Muslim 
world."

Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic and Religion: Resources for Studying Islam - Website of Prof. Alan Godlas, U. of Georgia Dept. of Religion. NEW

IslamUnveiled

MENALIB: Middle East Virtual Library  recommended by The Scout Report;  includes subject guide for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, and scholarly journals

PBS - Islam: Empire of Faith "From Muhammad to the great Ottoman sultans, learn more about the history of the Islamic Empire. A companion site to the PBS series Islam: Empire of Faith."

Understanding Islam and Muslims "This page was incorporated from the book, Understanding Islam and the Muslims, prepared by The Islamic Affairs Department, The Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington DC."

Virtually Islamic: Computer Mediated Communication and Cyber Islamic Environments website contains numerous Islamic links, corresponds with "a book on Islam in Cyberspace by Gary Bunt ( University of Wales Press, 2000)"

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Islamic Art

Islamic Arts & Architecture Organization "IAAO site explains in detail the historical and cultural significance of Islamic artifacts. Very rich with information illustrated with photographs of dozens of works of art"

Islamic Calligraphy

Photos and Artwork

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Women & Islam

Al-Islam - Women
"This link focuses on misconceptions about women and Islam."

Muslim Women's League (MWL) "American-based site, containing position papers on 'honour killing', female genital mutilation, and gender equality in Islam. Also regularly updated news."

Women in Islamic Society
By Prof. Abdur Rahman I. Doi Professor and Director, Center for Islamic Legal Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaira, Nigeria.

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The animated mosque obtained from: Crystal Cloud Graphics Free animated Islamic Art

 

 

 

Last updated: January 2010