Islamic Resources
Great Religions of the World: Islam
Abstract: University professor and international government and media consultant John L. Esposito guides you through the facts and myths surrounding Islam and its more than 1.2 billion adherents.
How familiar are you with the world's second largest and fastest-growing religion? Many in the West know little about the faith and are familiar only with the actions of a minority of radical extremists.
This course will help you better understand Islam's role as both a religion and a way of life, and its deep impact on world affairs both historically and today. It is important to understand what Muslims believe, and also how their beliefs are carried out privately and publicly as individuals as well as members of a larger community.
Dr. Esposito's "Great Religions" course is reviewed by the Ada Evening News
Muslim-West Facts Initiative
Abstract: The Muslim-West Facts Initiative is a joint production by the Gallup World Poll and The Coexist Foundation to disseminate the results and findings of a Gallup survey of the Muslim world to a Western audience. The website reports the survey's results and analyizes how contemporary Muslim attitudes are to be interpreted in into the larger framework of Western-Islamic relations.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Release: October 2007
Abstract: Oxford Islamic Studies Online will provide students, scholars, and librarians with online access to an unprecedented collection of English-language reference resources on the Islamic world. At its core, Oxford Islamic Studies Online will feature essential articles from the much-anticipated Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (due to publish in 2008), The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Oxford History of Islam, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, and two translations of the Qur'an.
The Pew Global Attitudes Project:
The Great Divide: How Westerners and Muslims View Each Other
Release: 22 June 2006
Abstract: This latest international survey compiled by the PewResearchCenter, is a 13-nation sampling of perceptions held by Westerners and Muslims toward each other. The study was conducted over a six-week period between 31 March 2006 and 14 May 2006.
America's Image Slips
Release: 13 June 2006
Abstract: In their continuing review of international attitudes, the PewResearchCenter, produced a 15- nation assessment of global attitudes toward the United States. Results found that America's image declined over the past year, with respondents taking a negative view with the United States' prosecution of the war on terror. Polling was conducted between 31 March 2006 and 14 May 2006