Focus on Understanding Islam

Compiled by: Lucy Heckman (heckmanl@stjohns.edu) and Shelly Santos (shelly.santos06@stjohns.edu)
Series Editor: Andrew Sankowski (sankowsa@stjohns.edu)

Introduction
Books,  periodicals, and media materials on Islam may be found listed in the Libraries' catalog by keyword or subject heading searches using term “Islam.” Materials listed here are available on both the Queens and Staten Island campus. Those materials available only on the Queens Campus have been marked with an asterisk (*).

The following items are representative samples from the Libraries' collections.

Circulating BooksMedia Materials

Abdul-Ghafur, Saleemah, ed. Living Islam out Loud: American Muslim Women Speak. Boston, Mass: Beacon University Press, 2005. (BP 67 A158 2005)*

Gordon, Matthew S. Islam: Origins, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Persons, Sacred Places. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2002 (BP 161.2 G66 2002)

Hotalig, Ed. Islam Without Illusions: Its Past, Its Present, and Its Challenge for the Future. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2003. (BP 161 H67 2003)

Huq, A.M. Abdul. Understanding Islam and its Practices. Merrick, N.Y.: Begum Akthar Jahan and Afronza Huq, 2001. (BP 161.2 H87 2001)

Islam: A Guide for Jews and Christians. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2003. (BP 172 P455 2000)*

Islamic Ethics of Life: Abortion, War, and Euthanasia. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Caroline Press, 2003. (BP 134 L54 2003)

Kepel, Giles. Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 2002. (BP 173.7 K453 2002)

Owens, Geoffrey. The Muslim World.  Bronx, N.Y.: H.W. Wilson, 2003. (BP 161.3 M87 2003)

This is a selective list of video, audio, and other non-print media that are located in the Media Center at the Queens Library.

Islam, Empire of Faith [videorecording] Gardner Films production in association with PBS and Devilli Donegan Enterprises; produced and directed by Robert Gardner; Jonathan Grupper; series writer. Gardner Films, 2000 (Media Center Video BP 50 I846 2000)

Islam vs. Islam [videorecording]/producer, Dominque Lasseur; director, Catherine Tage; a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. and Tage/Lasseur Productions in collaboration with the Aspen Institute; a presentation of WTTW/Chicago and Thirteen/WNET New York. Princeton, N.J. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. (Media Center Video BP 163 I853 2002)

Mosque [videorecording] produced by Hallel Communications. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1996. (Media Center Video BP 167.62 M68 1996)

Ramadan: A Fast of Faith [videorecording]. Produced, written and directed by Ra’up McGee. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1999. (Media Center Video BP 186.4 R36 1999)

The Strangers Next Door: Welcoming Muslims. [videorecording] Produced by CBS News. Princeton, N.J. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2002 (Media Center Video BP 171 S77 2002)

eBooksDatabases

The following are e-book selections from the St. John’s University NetLibrary collection. To locate e-books, go to netLibrary and search keyword “Islam.”

Clarke, Peter. The World’s Religions: Islam. London: Routlege, 2002.

Schimmel, Annemarie. Islam: An Introduction. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1992.

ATLA Religion (CSA).

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

ProQuest Digital Dissertations

ProQuest Religion

eJournalsWeb Sites

Comparative Islamic Studies

Islam and Christian Muslim Relations

Islamic Horizons

Journal of Islamic Studies

UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law

The following list contains links to a few web sites on the topic that have been selected for the quality and relevance of their content.

al-Khazina The Library (Princeton University. Department of Near Eastern Studies)

Discover Islamic Art

Islam Online

Islamic and Islamic Studies Resources

Islamic Finder

MENALIB: Middle East Virtual Library

Middle Eastern Studies Internet Resources (Columbia University Library)

Muslim Women’s League

Resources for and about Muslim Women