General resources on Islamic religion and culture

Web sites from Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World, by Carl W. Ernst (University of North Carolina Press, 2003)

Upcoming Events on the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations in the NC Triangle area

Internet Resources for the Study of Islam

Sources on Islam (Internet Medieval Sourcebook)

"Demystifying the Middle East", produced the the University of Chicago Middle East Center

Resources on Middle East history

Middle East History (University of Chicago Library)

The Middle East North Africa Internet Resource Guide (University of Utah)

Islamic dynasties (Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization)

Reading suggestions on Islam

Special topics

Arabic, Persian, and Urdu books and language resources

Arabic and Persian: Scripts and Manuscripts

Architecture: Panoramic views of Ottoman architecture

Hadith literature

Islamic Coins Group and Islamic Coin Cabinet

Music of Sufism: a brief discography

Music and poetry of Islamic Spain

Novels from largely Muslim countries

"Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Primer," from the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)

Question of Palestine (United Nations site) 

Regional Islamic Cultures: South and Southeast Asia

Ritual Islam: Audiovisual resources

Academic study of Islam

Information for Graduate Applicants in Islamic Studies at UNC

Islamic studies in Ph.D. Programs in Religious Studies

Islamic studies in M.A. programs in Religious Studies

"The Study of Religion and the Study of Islam" by Carl Ernst

"Islamic Studies in the U.S." (PowerPoint overview with Arabic subtitles)

American Academy of Religion

Middle East Studies Association

The Qur'an

The Qur'an: Resources for Study

UNC Qur'an controversy (Summer Reading Program 2002)

UNC resources

The Ellen-Fairbanks D. Bodman Collection of Middle Eastern and IslamicWorld Films (UNC Library Media Resource Center)

Islamic Art and Architecture (UNC's Sloane Art Library)

Related web sites

Interviews, op-ed, and other articles by Carl Ernst

"Interpreting the Song of Songs: The Paradox of Spiritual and Sensual Love"

Song of Songs: Erotic Love Poetry, by Judith Ernst

Current Controversies

Danish Cartoon Fiasco (Prof. Laury Silvers)

Academic Blogs on Islam and the Middle East

Gary Bunt (University of Wales-Lampeter), Virtually Islamic: Research and News about Islam in the Digital Age

Juan Cole (University of Michigan), Informed Comment

Mark Levine (University of California-Irvine) on History News Network

Daniel Varisco (Hofstra University) and other contributors, Tabsir: Insight on Islam and the Middle East

Laury Silvers (Skidmore College), Progressive Islam