Religion/History 408: Modern Islam
Handouts:
1/15/08: Rumi poems
1/29/08: Tariq Ramadan article on the Qur'an from the New York Times
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly readings
William F. Buckley article on controversy
Student reaction at UNC-CH
additional materials (though many links no longer work) about UNC-CH and Approaching the Qur'an
2/5/08
list of Sufi orders discussed in the reading
3/18/08
4/17/08
4/22/08
online Qur'an resources:
USC Muslim Student's Association
al Tafsir - interpretation of the Qur'an from a variety of schools
translation by Muhammad Asad - progressive modern translation
Multiple translations from Yusuf Ali, Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall and M.A. Shakir
multiple translations from islamicity.com
Links to news sources
alt.muslim - your Muslim news community
The American Muslim
Religion Review
Religion.info Actualité des religions - Religion today
al Hewar (clearing house for multiple media sources in the Arab world)
Electronic Intifada
The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Middle East Times
al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)
Islamic Voice (India)
The Dawn (Pakistan)
The Milli Gazette (India)
The Middle East Report and Information Project
The Final Call (Nation of Islam newspaper)
Pluralism Project
BeliefNet
IndyMedia (India)
Ha'aretz (Israel)
BBC News
Pew Forum - Religion in the News
Jerusalem Post
The Guardian (UK)
The Independent (UK)
Speaking of Faith (Amer. Public Media radio show on religion)
Frontline (PBS documentaries, many viewable online)