Understanding Islam

[trevster2k]

This thread is for posting links or information pertaining to Islam. The past few days have seen threads dominated by people who aren't Muslims discussing how Muslims should respond to world events and the teachings of Muslims.

Please don't post threads like from Jihadwatch or other radical fear-mongering propagandists who IMO are no help to the discussion or the fostering of a better world. We have enough misunderstanding on this board.

Understanding Islam


This is a basic site with links to a message forum discussing Islam and contains articles written by Muslims addressing issues which non-Muslims have questions about.

Islam World

This page has plenty of information regarding Islam including thoughts on the jihadists and suicice bombers.

Religious Tolerance

This site contains information about many religions including Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.

 

[verte76]

Thanks for posting this information, it is very useful and we could use it.

 

[yolland]

The Open Directory Project's Islam links page.

University of Southern California's Compendium of Muslim Texts.

Fordham University's Internet Islamic History Sourcebook.

For those who have access to an academic library with an extensive research database selection, I also recommend Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam and, for more detailed research, CSA's Index Islamicus.

 

[dietcokeofevil]

I understand enough about Islam and just about any other religion to know that Sunday football is a better way to go than religious services

 

[A_Wanderer]

http://www.infidels.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averroes

http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/Quran/