Approaching the Qur'án: Islamic Culture
Cornell University Library Middle East & Islamic Studies Collection's Soci-Cultural Websites
Philosophy
Science and Medicine
"Whose Science is Arabic Science in Renaissance Europe?" -- Website of George Saliba, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Science, Columbia University
"Sufism and the Healing Arts Links" -- Website for UNC-Chapel Hill Reli 171/Duke Rel. 152B, joint seminar
Literature and Folklore
Novels from Muslim Countries -- compiled by Carl Ernst, UNC-Chapel Hill professor of Islamic studies
Music and Dance
Arts and Crafts
ArchNet -- MIT's repository of information on Islamic architecture, city planning, and landscape
Islamic Architecture -- links to photographs of Islamic monuments
"Jewels of Architecture" -- video clips from the PBS film "Islam: Empire of Faith"
The Veil -- a website based on a conference held in 2000 on Multiculturalism, Cultural Diversity, and the Veil Debate in France Today
Foods and Food Preparation
Nadia Farah's Middle Eastern Cooking
Arabic Cuisine - Medieval Cooking
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