Related Links on Women and Islam

Arab Film Distribution.  Films about the Arab and Muslim world.

Feminist Sexual Ethics Project.  Articles and information pertaining to sexual ethics in Islam.

The Islam Project.  Films and lesson plans covering the history and tenets of Islam.

Islamic Society of North America:  Menu on Islam.  Advocacy group of Muslims in North America with a special section providing basic information on Islam.

Karamah.  Muslim women lawyers for human rights with articles on women in Islam.

Muslim Women’s League.  A North American organization “working to implement the values of Islam and thereby reclaim the status of women as free, equal and vital contributors to society.”

Why Islam.  A project has been initiated by volunteers from ICNA (Islamic Circle of North America) to educate people about Islam.

Education about Religions and Beliefs.org.  Free curriculum resources related to teaching about religion and beliefs at the primary and secondary level.

Council on Islamic Education.  Lesson plans and educational resources designed to support teaching about Islam

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. Educational resources related to teaching about Islam, Muslims in America, and rejecting stereotypes and bias

Teaching Tolerance. A comprehensive library of educational resources for primary and secondary educators related to pro-social lessons on topics of culture, religion, history, and identity

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs. Resources such as interviews, publications, and programs related to the intersection of religion and world affairs

Altmuslimah. Articles and up-to-date social commentary related to Gender, Islam, and Feminism in the Muslim world

Patheos. A vast compilation of resources chronicling information and thought on Islam and other major world religions

Project Implicit. A test of implicit preferences and biases developed by Harvard University in collaboration with two other schools. Take the test on conscious and unconscious reactions to Arab-Muslims in order to evaluate your own biases.