Politics
Are Islam and the West at Loggerheads?
Interview with Professor Fred Halliday of the London School of Economics on Islam's relationship with the West.
Bayt Al-Maqdis or Al-Arth Al-Muqaddasa
Emphasizes the Islamic character of the city, in particular the Al-Haram Ash-Shareef. Historical and structural information and photographs of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa and Masjid Al-Qubba…
British Muslim Monthly Survey
A monthly collection of press clippings on Islam in the UK, by Birmingham University, organised by date and theme.
CaptiveMinds.org
A library of articles about Islam and politics, environmental and social issues, health, education and history; also includes suggestions for Muslim activists.
Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID)
A membership-based non-profit think tank dedicated to studying the relationship between Islam and democracy. Includes information on conferences and events, and news analysis.
Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia
A project of the Runnymede Trust (UK); includes information on their report published June 2004; includes extracts, and links.
Institute of Islamic Studies and Centre for Study of Society and Secularism
Articles by Asghar Ali Engineer about politics, jurisprudence, human rights, and other topics from a Muslim perspective.
Islam and Human Rights
Explores the relationship and tensions between Islam and the western paradigm of buman rights. Includes articles, bibliographies, information on rights organizations, and links.
Islam and Liberal Democracy
An article by Robin Wright, originally published in the Journal of Democracy (1996), addressing the challenges faced by Muslim countries, and their twentieth century political refo…
Islam in the Post-Cold War Era
Online book analyzes the political, economic, and some other problems faced by the Islamic world and the role of Islam in the new millennium.
Islam, Islamists, and Democracy
An article by Professor Abootalebi analyzes the differences among Islamic movements, and their attitudes toward democracy. Discusses the wide variety of views and the debates withi…
Islamic Human Rights Commission
An independent campaign and advocacy organization based in London, UK; works in partnership with Muslim and non-Muslim organizations for justice for all. Includes articles, action…
Islamic Institute
Building relationships between American Muslims and the political leadership of the United States, involving Muslims in the political process, and inspiring the development of cons…
Islamophobia
Wikipedia encyclopedia article defines the term, summarizes its history, and gives examples. Includes links.
Just Peace
Promotes Muslim participation in campaigns for peace and freedom. Includes information about their activities, events, and contact details. (UK)
Kurzman, Charles
Of the Department of Sociology, University of N Carolina. Includes a collection of his articles, and abstracts of his books on modernist and liberal Islam, and on Muslim politics.
Misuse of Jihad
Jeremiah McAuliffe's explanation of how the Islamic term jihad is misused and mistranslated as "holy war".
Mullahs on the Mainframe - Modernity and Islamic Fundamentalism
Excerpt from a book by Jonah Blank, explaining why modernity and Islamic fundamentalism need not be mutually exclusive.
Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC)
Muslim civil liberties group with focus on non-violent Jihad and political activism. News and comment.
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