Islamic Culture and Tradition

Islam in focus
Hammudah Abdulati
BP161.2.A2 1996

What everyone should know about Islam and Muslims
Suzanne Haneef
BP161.2.H25 1996

Islam under siege: living dangerously in a post-honor world
Akbar S. Ahmed
BP161.3.A35 2003

No god but God: the origins, evolution, and future of Islam
Reza Aslan
BP161.3.A79 2005

What everyone needs to know about Islam
John L. Esposito
BP163.E85 2002

Shattering the myth: Islam beyond violence
Bruce B. Lawrence
BP163.L34 1998

Many faces of Islam: perspectives on a resurgent civilization
Edited by Nissim Rejwan
BP163.M363 2000

Heart of the Koran
Lex Hixon
BP189.62.H59 1988

Pop culture Arab world! : media, arts, and lifestyle
Andrew Hammond
DS36.88.H357 2005

Muslims in the United States : the state of research
Karen Isaksen Leonard
E184.M88L46 2003

Arab women : between defiance and restraint
Edited by Suha Sabbagh
HQ1170.A73 1996

Art and architecture of Islam 1250-1800
Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom
N6260.B56 1995

Art and architecture of Islam, 650-1250
Richard Ettinghausen and Oleg Grabar
N6260.E79 1994

Islamic art in context : art, architecture, and the literary world
Robert Irwin
N6260.I75 1997

Islamic arts
Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair
N6260.B57 1997

Arabic short stories
Translated by Denys Johnson-Davies
PJ7694.E8A73 1983

Arabian mosaic : short stories by Arab women writers
Collected and translated by Dalya Cohen-Mor
PJ7694.E8A72 1993

Rumi, poet and mystic, 1207-1273; selections from his writings
Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson
PK6480.E5N5 1950

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Reference Books

Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world
Edited by John L. Esposito
DS35.53.O95 1995

Atlas of the Islamic World since 1500
Francis Robinson
DS35.6.R6 1982

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Videos

The Islamic mind with Seyyed Hossein Nasr / Bill Moyers
Judy Epstein and Andie Tucher
BP163.W67 1990

Muslims
Graham Judd and Elena Mannes
DS35.62.M87 2002

Forgetting arabic
Mahmoud Hussein and Philippe Calderon
DS36.85.F67 2001

From arabic to latin
Mahmoud Hussein and Philippe Calderon
DS36.85.F76 2001

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Search terms

Truncation is a useful search technique.  To truncate a search term, use a symbol such as * or ? to represent
the rest of the term.  For example, if you search on Islam* you will receive all results for Islam or Islamic. 

Examples of truncation: 

Arab?  =  (Arab, Arabic, Arabs)
Arab American?  =  (Arab American, Arab Americans)
Islam?  =  (Islam, Islamic)
Muslim?  =  (Muslim, Muslims)
Persia?  =  (Persia, Persians)

Circulating books, reference books, and videos, including the titles listed above, can be located in the
BCC library catalog.  Please note, that the BCC library catalog uses ? for the truncation symbol. 

You can locate journal articles and newspaper articles databases. 
Most search engines and databases (below) use * for the truncation symbol. 

Sample keyword searches: 

Islam* AND 20th century
Islam* AND 21st century
Islam* AND Architecture
Islam* AND Art
Islam* AND Civilization
Islam* AND Countries
Islam* AND Culture
Islam* AND Education
Islam* AND History
Islam* AND Literature
Islam* AND Music
Islam* AND Social life and customs
Islam* AND Traditions
Islam* AND Women

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Databases

BCC Periodicals/Databases  [Also Available Off Campus with BCC Student ID Number.]

            EBSCOhost  
                   
            ProQuest
                   
            Ethnic Newswatch

            Opposing View Points Resource Center

Explore additional resources and databases available through KCLS 
[Will require a King County Library System Card and a valid King County Library System PIN to access.]

            CultureGrams
                   
           

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Links

African and Middle Eastern Reading Room
Library of Congress.
           Countries, Regions, and Languages
           Country Studies and Country Portals to Business, Culture, Education, Embassies, Genealogy, 
           Geography, Government, Health, History, Language, Libraries, National Security, Media,
           Organizations, Recreation, Religion, Science, Search Engines, Society Resources.

Al-Bawaba 
Political, business, social, cultural, and religious aspects of Arab countries.  English and Arabic.

The Country and People of Arab Countries  
Portal to collection of Business, Culture, Education, History, Media, Organizations, Travel resources.
 
Exploring World Religions ©2001 Oxford University Press Canada
Introduction to similarities and differences between esoteric Islam (Sufi) and exoteric Islam (Sunni/Shia)
as well as between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. 

Islam and Islamic Studies Resources
Portal Web site authored by Dr. Alan Godlas, Department of Religion at the University of Georgia.  "Comprehensive collection of links and resources documenting Islam's history, orders, and sacred texts,
as well as information on its place in the modern world, its stance on women's rights, its art and architecture,
and its history of mysticism. "-- The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 31, 2001.
           Islamic Art, Music, And Architecture Around The World
           Muslim Rock Musicians, Qur'anic Chanting

Kingdom of Morocco
PowerPoint presentation authored by C. Gadhi Radi.

Middle East Institute
           George Camp Keiser Library
           Library Research Guides: Islamism & Islamists, Iraq, Al-Aqsa Intifada, Arab-Israeli Peace Process,
           Kurds and Kurdistan Afghanistan, Algeria, Tunisia, Koran and Hadith, Media and the Arab World,
           Iraqi Reconstruction, Iran's Islamic Revolution, Iran's Post-1979 Conflicts, Language Resources.
           Introduction to Islam
           Comprehensive introduction to all aspects of Islam.  Authored by M. Cherif Bassiouni.

Museums of Morocco
Moroccan museums of art, archaeology, ethnography, and natural science.

Muslim Distribution Map (Sunni and Shia) 1995 (557K jpg)
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.  University of Texas Libraries.

MuslimHeritage.com
Discover 1000 years of missing history and explore Muslim contributions to Art, Science, and Technology.  
           1001 Inventions - Discover the Muslim Heritage of Our World
           MuslimHeritage.com Timeline

Music of the Maghreb
Music from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
 
Near Eastern Studies Resources
Princeton University Library site includes extensive links (libraries, universities, institutes, think tanks, directories, gateways, newspapers, etc.) around the world.

Post Colonial Web
Contemporary literature in English regarding:  Arts, Demography, Economics, Gender Matters, Geography, History, Literature, Politics, Post-Colonial Theory, Religion, Science & Technology.
           Post Colonial Web - Morocco
 ó  The Poetry and Criticism of BCC Visiting Scholar, Dr. Ahmed Radi of Morocco

Rumi – Poet Seers
A Sufi and a great scholar of the Qu’ran, Rumi was born in 1207 in what is now known as Afghanistan.  His funeral, which lasted 40 days, was attended by Muslims, Jews, Persians, Christians and Greeks.

Seattle Arab and Iranian Film Festival 2006

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Student Club

Muslim Student Association
Contact (425) 564-6151
Advisor: Faisal Jaswal, Email fjaswal@bellevuecollege.edu

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