Resources on Islam

Access Islam

Resources for grades 4-8: visit Access Islam, a new tool from WNET in New York to support the study of Islam. The site contains over 100 minute of downloadable video drawn from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, as well as lesson plans, a time line, background on Islam, and more.

 

Islam, A Short History
by Karen Armstrong
187 pages

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Islam: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)
 

 

 

Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations
Trans. and commented by Michael Sells
Includes 70 minute compact disk 
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Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations


 

Following Muhammad:
Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World
by Carl W. Ernst
244 pages

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Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks)
  

 

The Illustrated Rumi: A Treasury of Wisdom from the Poet of the Soul
Philip Dunn, Manuela Dunn Mascetti, and R. A. Nicholson (trans.)
255 pages
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The Illustrated Rumi: A Treasury of Wisdom from the Poet of the Soul

  

Videos

Ramadan, A Fast of Faith
52 minutes, video
Films for the Humanities and Science
www.films.com
Ramadan - A Fast of Faith

 

The Hajj: The Pilgrimage
52 minutes, video
Films for the Humanities and Sciences
www.films.com