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As many news outlets may still be reluctant to openly criticize Islam, the Internet opens the possibility of a freer discourse on such subjects than more traditional media do. The intention behind this Toolbox is to encourage more people to use the Internet as a way of getting critical discussion of Islamic issues out to the general public. Any person who wants to is very welcome to copy this list or any parts of it that they may find interesting to their own websites. The Toolbox is a work in progress, and everybody is encouraged to add more "tools" of their own. | |||
==Practical Tips For Critics of Islam== | |||
The easiest thing you can do is mail the links to some of the websites by ex-Muslims that are listed further down to friends, family, colleagues and everybody you know. You may include other Islam-critical websites. This is free, and takes very little of your time, while increasing the knowledge of Islam in the general public. | |||
The easiest thing you can do | |||
If you want to spend a little bit of money, try buying some books about Islam. Give them as gifts to friends and family. Write an invitation inside to some of the websites mentioned below. Order them from your local bookstore, which will make them aware of these titles and maybe order more of them. Write online reviews of good Islam-critical books on websites such as http://www.amazon.com/ . | If you want to spend a little bit of money, try buying some books about Islam. Give them as gifts to friends and family. Write an invitation inside to some of the websites mentioned below. Order them from your local bookstore, which will make them aware of these titles and maybe order more of them. Write online reviews of good Islam-critical books on websites such as http://www.amazon.com/ . | ||
Help and support the work of ex-Muslims and their organizations in any way you can. Giving money to websites by ex-Muslims should not be viewed as "charity" | Help and support the work of ex-Muslims and their organizations in any way you can. Giving money to websites by ex-Muslims should not be viewed as "charity". | ||
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*http://www.answering-islam.org/Testimonies/index.html | *http://www.answering-islam.org/Testimonies/index.html | ||
===About | ===About Treatment of ex-Muslims, Apostates from Islam=== | ||
* [http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1193 Ex-Muslims, Apostates from Islam, and death threats] | * [http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1193 Ex-Muslims, Apostates from Islam, and death threats] | ||
* http://muslim-canada.org/apostasy.htm | * http://muslim-canada.org/apostasy.htm | ||
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===Non-Muslim Websites Critical Of Islam=== | ===Non-Muslim Websites Critical Of Islam=== | ||
* http://muslim-quotes.netfirms.com/ | * http://muslim-quotes.netfirms.com/ | ||
* http://members.lycos.nl/whatsthisthen/ | * http://members.lycos.nl/whatsthisthen/ | ||
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*[http://listislam.cjb.net/ A large list of critical websites] | *[http://listislam.cjb.net/ A large list of critical websites] | ||
===Internet Forums for | ===Internet Forums for Critique of Islam=== | ||
*http://islam-deutschland.info/forum | *http://islam-deutschland.info/forum | ||
mostly in German, but you can also write in English, French, Spanish or Netherlands) | mostly in German, but you can also write in English, French, Spanish or Netherlands) | ||
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==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
=== | |||
===Books About Islam=== | |||
See main article: [[Literature on Islam]] | See main article: [[Literature on Islam]] | ||
====Free, Online Books About Islam==== | ====Free, Online Books About Islam==== | ||
=====Critical | =====Critical Texts, by Non-Muslims and Ex-Muslims===== | ||
*http://www.faithfreedom.org/library.htm | *http://www.faithfreedom.org/library.htm | ||
*http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles.htm | *http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles.htm | ||
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=====Texts by Islamists===== | =====Texts by Islamists===== | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20051222171146/http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Muhammad/Book/Millennium_Biography/TOC.htm "The Millennium Biography" , Modern Islamic Biography of Muhammad] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20051222171146/http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Muhammad/Book/Millennium_Biography/TOC.htm "The Millennium Biography" , Modern Islamic Biography of Muhammad] | ||
*[http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MH_LM/default.htm "The Life of Muhammad" by Muhammad Husayn Haykal] | *[http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MH_LM/default.htm "The Life of Muhammad" by Muhammad Husayn Haykal] | ||
======Many | ======Many Books by Influential Muslims, Traditional and Recent====== | ||
*http://www.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/ | *http://www.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/ | ||
*http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/subjectstart?BP | *http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/subjectstart?BP | ||
======Many | ======Many Texts about Classical Islamic Philosophy, from Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd and Others====== | ||
*http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ | *http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080213070342/http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=204 "On the Obligation to Accept the Authority of the Prophet" by Imam Shafi (767 - 820)] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080213070342/http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=204 "On the Obligation to Accept the Authority of the Prophet" by Imam Shafi (767 - 820)] | ||
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*[http://www.quran-hadith-index.com/ Koran and hadith search index] | *[http://www.quran-hadith-index.com/ Koran and hadith search index] | ||
== | ==Qur'an== | ||
*[http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/blfaq_islam_quran.htm What is the | *[http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/blfaq_islam_quran.htm What is the Qur'an?] | ||
*[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/quranindex.html An Index to the | *[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/quranindex.html An Index to the Qur'an] | ||
: | *http://suralikeit.com/ | ||
Meccan and Medinan surahs (chapters) of the Qur'an: | |||
*http://quran.al-islam.com/Index/indexe1.asp | *http://quran.al-islam.com/Index/indexe1.asp | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20061213152555/http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/archive/article.php?lang=E&id=43487 http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/archive/article.php?lang=E&id=43487] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20061213152555/http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/archive/article.php?lang=E&id=43487 http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/archive/article.php?lang=E&id=43487] | ||
Suggested chronological order of | Suggested chronological order of Qur'anic surahs: | ||
*http://www.bombaxo.com/chronsurs.html | *http://www.bombaxo.com/chronsurs.html | ||
*http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/chapters_chronological_sequence.html | *http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/chapters_chronological_sequence.html | ||
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*http://transliteration.org/quran/home.htm | *http://transliteration.org/quran/home.htm | ||
[http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/engblue/audio.php?page=rewaya Many different recorded audio recitations (The art of “Qiraa’aat”) of the | [http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/engblue/audio.php?page=rewaya Many different recorded audio recitations (The art of “Qiraa’aat”) of the Qur'an] | ||
The renowned tafsir ( | The renowned tafsir (Qur'an exegesis, commentary and explanation) of Ibn Kathir (Note that some of the original Arabic quotations have been omitted from this English summary) | ||
*http://tafsir.com/ | *http://tafsir.com/ | ||
*http://www.dar-us-salam.com/store/main.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Q09 | *http://www.dar-us-salam.com/store/main.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Q09 | ||
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050323085813/http://www.quran.org.uk/ieb_quran_tafseer.htm http://www.quran.org.uk/ieb_quran_tafseer.htm] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20050323085813/http://www.quran.org.uk/ieb_quran_tafseer.htm http://www.quran.org.uk/ieb_quran_tafseer.htm] | ||
A non-Muslim, critical view of the | A non-Muslim, critical view of the Qur'an and Islam | ||
*http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/ | *http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/ | ||
*http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/quran_teaches.htm | *http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/quran_teaches.htm | ||
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==Jihad== | ==Jihad== | ||
*[http://www.yoel.info/koranwarpassages.htm The Koran's 164 Jihad verses] | *[http://www.yoel.info/koranwarpassages.htm The Koran's 164 Jihad verses] | ||
More about Jihad | More about Jihad | ||
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==Answers to "Sura like it" Challenge== | ==Answers to "Sura like it" Challenge== | ||
Answers to "Sura like it" - challenge (Challenge in the | Answers to "Sura like it" - challenge (Challenge in the Qur'an, 2:23, to produce something of equal quality as the Qur'an, "And if you are in doubt as to which We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a sura (chapter) like it") | ||
*http://www.islam-exposed.org/ | *http://www.islam-exposed.org/ | ||
*http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Miracle/ | *http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Miracle/ | ||
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20030302144305/http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/suralikeit.htm http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/suralikeit.htm] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20030302144305/http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/suralikeit.htm http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/suralikeit.htm] | ||
==Ahadith, the | ==Ahadith, the Sunnah== | ||
Ahadith, the Sunna (The personal example, or custom and practice, of Muhammad and his companions) | Ahadith, the Sunna (The personal example, or custom and practice, of Muhammad and his companions) | ||
*[http://www.qss.org/articles/status.html The status of the | *[http://www.qss.org/articles/status.html The status of the Sunnah in Islam] | ||
About ahadith (Traditions of the sayings or practice of Muhammad and his companions. One of the main sources of Islamic law) | About ahadith (Traditions of the sayings or practice of Muhammad and his companions. One of the main sources of Islamic law) | ||
*http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/blfaq_islam_hadith.htm | *http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/blfaq_islam_hadith.htm | ||
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071107181254/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/atit.html http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/atit.html] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071107181254/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/atit.html http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/atit.html] | ||
[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4103 Some selected highlights from the hadith] | *[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4103 Some selected highlights from the hadith] | ||
[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=244 The funny side of Islamic teachings] | *[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=244 The funny side of Islamic teachings] | ||
[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4532 The Black Rock and the Kaaba in Mecca] | *[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4532 The Black Rock and the Kaaba in Mecca] | ||
"Sirat Rasul Allah", The earliest biography of Muhammad, an abridged version | "Sirat Rasul Allah", The earliest biography of Muhammad, an abridged version | ||
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sira | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sira | ||
[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1142 List of people killed for opposing Muhammad] | *[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1142 List of people killed for opposing Muhammad] | ||
[http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/antagonizing.htm "Muhammad and the Meccans: Who Antagonized Whom? Examining Muslims' Justification for Muhammad's Atrocities"] | *[http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/antagonizing.htm "Muhammad and the Meccans: Who Antagonized Whom? Examining Muslims' Justification for Muhammad's Atrocities"] | ||
[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=216 Islamic slavery] | *[http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=216 Islamic slavery] | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060507184100/http://www.islamicresources.com/member/modules.php?name=Sections&op=listarticles&secid=5 Letters and treaties of Muhammad (Islamic translations and presentations)] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20060507184100/http://www.islamicresources.com/member/modules.php?name=Sections&op=listarticles&secid=5 Letters and treaties of Muhammad (Islamic translations and presentations)] | ||
[http://www.constitution.org/cons/medina/macharter.htm The Constitution of Medina, 622] | *[http://www.constitution.org/cons/medina/macharter.htm The Constitution of Medina, 622] | ||
Tha Pact of | Tha Pact of Umar (The Status of Non-Muslims, Dhimmis, Under Muslim Rule) | ||
*[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/pact-umar.html] | *[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/pact-umar.html] | ||
*[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jews-umar.html] | *[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jews-umar.html] | ||
[http://answering-islam.org/Muhammad/hudaybiyya.html Muhammad and the Treaty of Hudaybiyya] | *[http://answering-islam.org/Muhammad/hudaybiyya.html Muhammad and the Treaty of Hudaybiyya] | ||
[http://www.answering-islam.org/Muhammad/Jews/BQurayza/treaty.html The Banu Qurayza - Traitors or Betrayed?] | *[http://www.answering-islam.org/Muhammad/Jews/BQurayza/treaty.html The Banu Qurayza - Traitors or Betrayed?] | ||
== | ==Shari'ah== | ||
About | About Shari'ah (Lit. path or road),"Islamic law", the law system inspired by the Qur'an and the Sunnah of Muhammad which is incorporated in the recognized traditions, as well as the work and consensus of Muslim scholars over the two first centuries of Islam: | ||
*http://i-cias.com/e.o/sharia.htm | *http://i-cias.com/e.o/sharia.htm | ||
*http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Sharia | *http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Sharia | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080106215227/http://www.challenging-islam.org/submissions/shariah.htm http://www.challenging-islam.org/submissions/shariah.htm] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080106215227/http://www.challenging-islam.org/submissions/shariah.htm http://www.challenging-islam.org/submissions/shariah.htm] | ||
The four Sunni schools of Islamic | The four Sunni schools of Islamic shari'ah law (Madhhab) | ||
*http://www.uga.edu/islam/shariah.html#law | *http://www.uga.edu/islam/shariah.html#law | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhahib | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhahib | ||
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About the | About the Sunnah and jurisprudence | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071023201259/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/law/fiqhussunnah/ http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/law/fiqhussunnah/] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071023201259/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/law/fiqhussunnah/ http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/law/fiqhussunnah/] | ||
*http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muwatta/ | *http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muwatta/ | ||
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*[http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/blfaq_islam_sects.htm Sects of Islam] | *[http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/blfaq_islam_sects.htm Sects of Islam] | ||
===" | ==="Qur'anists", "Qur'an only" - People who Reject the Ahadith Completely=== | ||
*http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=342 | *http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=342 | ||
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*[http://muslim-canada.org/sufi/book0rumi.html The "Mathnawi" of Jalal'uddin Rumi, abridged version] | *[http://muslim-canada.org/sufi/book0rumi.html The "Mathnawi" of Jalal'uddin Rumi, abridged version] | ||
=== | ===Shi'ite Muslim Resources=== | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070202024319/http://al-shia.com/ Shia Library] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20070202024319/http://al-shia.com/ Shia Library] | ||
*[http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/ A Shi'ite Encyclopedia] | *[http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/ A Shi'ite Encyclopedia] | ||
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====Sunni | ====Sunni Websites Critical of Shi'ites==== | ||
*http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/word_of_advice_to_shiites.htm | *http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/word_of_advice_to_shiites.htm | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080209215852/http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/index.htm http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/index.htm] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080209215852/http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/index.htm http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/index.htm] | ||
*http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/KAFI.HTM | *http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/KAFI.HTM | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20051122174035/http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Sects/Shiite/Encyclopedia/TOC.htm About | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20051122174035/http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Sects/Shiite/Encyclopedia/TOC.htm About Shi'ite Muslims and differences with Sunnis] | ||
==== | ====Shi'ite Hadiths and Qur'an perspective==== | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070607233120/http://hahsim.s5.com/kafi.html | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20070607233120/http://hahsim.s5.com/kafi.html Shi'ite ahadith (Traditions about Muhammad and his companions) of Al kafi] | ||
*[http://www.al-islam.org/nahjul/index.htm Sayings of Imam Ali (Muhammad's son-in-law, first | *[http://www.al-islam.org/nahjul/index.htm Sayings of Imam Ali (Muhammad's son-in-law, first Shi'ite Imam)] | ||
*[http://www.almizan.org/ | *[http://www.almizan.org/ Shi'ite tafsir (Quran commentary and explanation)] | ||
====Other | ====Other Shi'ite Websites==== | ||
*http://www.al-islam.org/short/martyrdom/ | *http://www.al-islam.org/short/martyrdom/ | ||
*http://al-islam.org/ashura/ | *http://al-islam.org/ashura/ | ||
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*[http://lexicorient.com/e.o/ Encyclopaedia of the Orient] | *[http://lexicorient.com/e.o/ Encyclopaedia of the Orient] | ||
===Ancient Accounts of | ===Ancient Accounts of Pre-Islamic Arabia=== | ||
*[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/arabia1.html The Arabian Nights (A Thousand Nights and a Night, Alf Layla wa Layla)] | *[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/arabia1.html The Arabian Nights (A Thousand Nights and a Night, Alf Layla wa Layla)] | ||
Interpretations of selected tales by Andrew Lang and Sir Richard Burton | Interpretations of selected tales by Andrew Lang and Sir Richard Burton | ||
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*[http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/MAPS/index.html The Arab Israel Conflict in Maps] | *[http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/MAPS/index.html The Arab Israel Conflict in Maps] | ||
===Other | ===Other Historical Maps=== | ||
*http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#mideast | *http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#mideast | ||
*http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~rs143/map.html | *http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~rs143/map.html | ||
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==Definitions of Islamic | ==Definitions of Islamic Terms== | ||
Thomas P. Hughes' "Dictionary of Islam" | Thomas P. Hughes' "Dictionary of Islam" | ||
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*http://www.onelook.com/ (Dictionary Search) | *http://www.onelook.com/ (Dictionary Search) | ||
Islamic definitions | ===Islamic definitions=== | ||
*http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary.html | *http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary.html | ||
*http://muttaqun.com/ | *http://muttaqun.com/ | ||
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*http://www.ectaco.com/online/diction.php3?refid=532&lang=3 | *http://www.ectaco.com/online/diction.php3?refid=532&lang=3 | ||
===Online | ===Online Automatic Translators=== | ||
Note that these automatic translators are far from flawless, but they can still be useful in certain situations: | Note that these automatic translators are far from flawless, but they can still be useful in certain situations: | ||
*http://translate.google.com/ | |||
*http://www.systranbox.com/systran/box | *http://www.systranbox.com/systran/box | ||
*http://www.free-translator.com/ | *http://www.free-translator.com/ | ||
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*[http://www.studyquran.co.uk/LLhome.htm Free Download: Edward William Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (Dictionary)] | *[http://www.studyquran.co.uk/LLhome.htm Free Download: Edward William Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (Dictionary)] | ||
===How to write and | ===How to write and Pronounce Arabic=== | ||
*http://www.funwitharabic.com/alphabet.html | *http://www.funwitharabic.com/alphabet.html | ||
*http://www.i-cias.com/babel/arabic/ | *http://www.i-cias.com/babel/arabic/ | ||
*http://arabic-language.eigenstart.nl/ | *http://arabic-language.eigenstart.nl/ | ||
===Write with Arabic | ===Write with Arabic Keyboard=== | ||
*http://www.arabicdictionaries.com/arabickeyboard.htm | *http://www.arabicdictionaries.com/arabickeyboard.htm | ||
*http://www.al-islam.com/key.htm | *http://www.al-islam.com/key.htm | ||
===The history of the Arabic alphabet and | ===The history of the Arabic alphabet and Script=== | ||
*http://lexicorient.com/e.o/arabic.htm | *http://lexicorient.com/e.o/arabic.htm | ||
*http://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm | *http://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm | ||
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*http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?arabic.htm | *http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?arabic.htm | ||
==People to | ==People to Watch - Muslim Websites== | ||
*http://www.cair-net.org/ | *http://www.cair-net.org/ | ||
*http://www.mpac.org/ | *http://www.mpac.org/ | ||
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*http://www.harunyahya.com/ | *http://www.harunyahya.com/ | ||
== Islamic | == Islamic Software Products == | ||
* [http://www.islsoftware.com/Alim_-_Islamic_Knowledge_Platform/index.html Alim] - contains translations of Quran (Abdullah Yusuf Ali, M. Maududi, Muhammed Asad, Farukh Malik, M. Pickthall and Shakir), Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Al-Thirmidhi, Abu Dawood, and Hadith Qudsi, Fiqh-us-Sunnah and Al-Muwatta. See full [http://www.islsoftware.com/Alim_-_Islamic_Knowledge_Platform/Alim_Features/index.html feature list]. | * [http://www.islsoftware.com/Alim_-_Islamic_Knowledge_Platform/index.html Alim] - contains translations of Quran (Abdullah Yusuf Ali, M. Maududi, Muhammed Asad, Farukh Malik, M. Pickthall and Shakir), Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Al-Thirmidhi, Abu Dawood, and Hadith Qudsi, Fiqh-us-Sunnah and Al-Muwatta. See full [http://www.islsoftware.com/Alim_-_Islamic_Knowledge_Platform/Alim_Features/index.html feature list]. | ||
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*http://www.hideaway.net/ | *http://www.hideaway.net/ | ||
===Online | ====Online Tests for Your Computer==== | ||
*http://www.gemal.dk/browserspy/ | *http://www.gemal.dk/browserspy/ | ||
*https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 | *https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 | ||
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===Websites about | ===Websites about Privacy=== | ||
*http://privacy.net/ | *http://privacy.net/ | ||
*http://www.cdt.org/privacy/guide/ | *http://www.cdt.org/privacy/guide/ | ||
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===Security | ===Security Related Software Downloads=== | ||
Note that some freeware is free because it contains spyware, so be careful with what you download. Visit PC Hell for more about this. | Note that some freeware is free because it contains spyware, so be careful with what you download. Visit PC Hell for more about this. | ||
*http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php | *http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php | ||
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==Miscellaneous: Links | ==Miscellaneous: Links Not Related to Islam== | ||
Basic introduction, with some hints and tips about Internet privacy and security: | Basic introduction, with some hints and tips about Internet privacy and security: | ||
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==Finding News About Islam == | |||
The following is not an exhaustive list of places to find news about Islam, just a suggestion of where to start. The list includes both mainstream news outlets and smaller websites, both anti-Islamic ones and hardcore Islamist ones. It goes without saying that the fact that a website is listed here does not mean we endorse all views expressed there. | The following is not an exhaustive list of places to find news about Islam, just a suggestion of where to start. The list includes both mainstream news outlets and smaller websites, both anti-Islamic ones and hardcore Islamist ones. It goes without saying that the fact that a website is listed here does not mean we endorse all views expressed there. | ||
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Revision as of 03:08, 22 May 2013
As many news outlets may still be reluctant to openly criticize Islam, the Internet opens the possibility of a freer discourse on such subjects than more traditional media do. The intention behind this Toolbox is to encourage more people to use the Internet as a way of getting critical discussion of Islamic issues out to the general public. Any person who wants to is very welcome to copy this list or any parts of it that they may find interesting to their own websites. The Toolbox is a work in progress, and everybody is encouraged to add more "tools" of their own.
Practical Tips For Critics of Islam
The easiest thing you can do is mail the links to some of the websites by ex-Muslims that are listed further down to friends, family, colleagues and everybody you know. You may include other Islam-critical websites. This is free, and takes very little of your time, while increasing the knowledge of Islam in the general public.
If you want to spend a little bit of money, try buying some books about Islam. Give them as gifts to friends and family. Write an invitation inside to some of the websites mentioned below. Order them from your local bookstore, which will make them aware of these titles and maybe order more of them. Write online reviews of good Islam-critical books on websites such as http://www.amazon.com/ .
Help and support the work of ex-Muslims and their organizations in any way you can. Giving money to websites by ex-Muslims should not be viewed as "charity".
Websites
Websites by Ex-Muslims
- Ibn Warraq
- Dr.Ali Sina
- Parvin Darabi
- Taslima Nasrin
- Wafa Sultan
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Zak Gariba - Former Muslim Imam
- Mark Gabriel - Former muslim imam, Al-azhar Islamic university professor
- Walid Shoebat - A Former PLO Islamic Terrorist
- Jeremiah Fard Muhammad - Former Muslim minister
- Nonie Darwish - Freelance writer and public speaker
- Reverend Donald Fareed - Iranian Ex-Muslim, Persian Ministries
- Dr. Abraham Sarker
- Hussain Andaryas - Afgani Ex-Muslim
- Afgan Converts WebSite
- Nurudeen I. Adeojo
- David Naseer
- Dr. Nasir K. Siddiki - Muslim businessman
- WL Cati- Zennah Ministries
- Abdul Hakeem - Nur Ul alam Ministry
- Yemeni ex-muslims
- Iraqi ex-Muslims
- Pastor Hormoz Shariat Ph.D, Scientist
- Rev. Majed El Shafie
- Simin - Iranian ExMuslim
- Mohammed Altaf(Now Simon Altaf) - Pakistani ex-Muslim
- One Anonymous muslim
- Jerry Rassamni - Ex-Militant
- Abdoul Rahim - "Building Bridges to the Truth" Ministries
- http://www.apostatesofislam.com/
- ladeeni.net (Arabic)
- http://www.islamreview.org/
- http://www.islam-watch.org/
- http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/
- http://www.muslimsandislamic.faithweb.com/
- http://www.mukto-mona.com/
- http://www.geocities.com/ibn_rushd2
- http://www.webspawner.com/users/hfali1/
- http://www.assoaime.net/
- http://www.answering-islam.org/Testimonies/index.html
About Treatment of ex-Muslims, Apostates from Islam
- Ex-Muslims, Apostates from Islam, and death threats
- http://muslim-canada.org/apostasy.htm
- http://www.beautifulislam.net/articles/apostacy_blasphemy_islam.htm
- http://answering-islam.org/Hahn/Mawdudi/
- http://www.light-of-life.com/eng/ilaw/l5721et1.htm#p19
- http://islamonline.net/fatwaapplication/english/display.asp?hFatwaID=102152
- http://www.islamonline.net/fatwa/english/FatwaDisplay.asp?hFatwaID=38268
- http://thetruereligion.org/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=119
- http://www.religioustolerance.org/isl_apos.htm
- http://www.sunnah.org/msaec/articles/apostasy.htm
- http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=12406&dgn=4
- http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=811&dgn=3
- http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=696&dgn=3
- http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=42534&dgn=4
- http://www.islam-qa.com/QA/5%7cJurisprudence_and_Islamic_Rulings(Fiqh)/Al-Riddah_(apostasy)/His_wife_has_left_Islam.23102000.7328.shtml
- http://muslim-quotes.netfirms.com/femaleapostate.html]
- http://debate.domini.org/leekk/Index/A/apostasy.html
Non-Muslim Websites Critical Of Islam
- http://muslim-quotes.netfirms.com/
- http://members.lycos.nl/whatsthisthen/
- http://answering-islam.org/
- http://www.infideltaskforce.com/
- http://womenagainstshariah.com/
- http://crombouke.blogspot.com/
- http://citizenwarrior.com/
- http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/
- http://www.tellthechildrenthetruth.com/
- http://www.prophetofdoom.net/
- http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
- http://westernresistance.com/
- A large list of critical websites
Internet Forums for Critique of Islam
mostly in German, but you can also write in English, French, Spanish or Netherlands)
- http://www.forum-die-gruene-pest.de/index.php (also in German)
- http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/
- http://www.activistchat.com/phpBB2/index.php
- http://www.amilimani.com/index/
- http://www.formermuslims.com/forum/
- http://www.indonesia.faithfreedom.org/forum/ (Indonesian forum)
- http://loyalist.proboards101.com (Loyalist Party, US 3rd party against Islamic Hate - login required to view)
Videos on the Internet
See main article: Videos on Islam
Literature
Books About Islam
See main article: Literature on Islam
Free, Online Books About Islam
Critical Texts, by Non-Muslims and Ex-Muslims
- http://www.faithfreedom.org/library.htm
- http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles.htm
- A small media gallery
- Video of public execution by impalement
- "Symposium: Gender Apartheid and Islam" by Robert Spencer and Ali Sina vs. Muslims
- "Sirat Rasoul Allah", The earliest biography of Muhammad, an abridged version
- "The Life of Muhammad", Sir William Muir
- "The Origins of the Koran - Classic Essays on Islam’s Holy Book" edited by Ibn Warraq
- Summary of the book "The Origins of The Koran: Classic Essays on Islam's Holy Book" edited by Ibn Warraq
- "A "Perfect" Qur'an" by Brother Mark
- "Muhammad" by Maxime Rodinson, chapter 3
- "Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam" by Patricia Crone, 231-250
- "Law and Justice" by Jospeh Schacht, chapter 4
- "The original sources of the Qur'an" by Tisdall
- "The Codification of the Qur'an text" by John Gilchrist
- "The Coran, Its Composition and Teaching, and the Testimony it Bears to the Holy Scriptures" by Sir William Muir
- "The Historical Development of the Qur'an" by Edward Sell
- "The Origin of Islam in its Christian Environment" by Richard Bell
- Bell's Introduction to the Quran, Revised by Montgomery Watt
- "The Collection of the Qur'an - from the hadiths" by John Burton
- Prophet Of Doom - Islam's Terrorist Dogma in Muhammad's Own Words" by Craig Winn
- "The Calcutta Quran Petition" by Sita Ram Goel
- "Understanding Islam through Hadis - Religious Faith or Fanaticism?" by Ram Swarup
- "Negationism in India - Concealing the record of Islam" by Koenraad Elst
- "The Truth About Muhammad - a commentary on the life of Muhammad" by Henrik R Clausen
Texts by Islamists
- "The Millennium Biography" , Modern Islamic Biography of Muhammad
- "The Life of Muhammad" by Muhammad Husayn Haykal
Many Books by Influential Muslims, Traditional and Recent
- http://www.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/
- http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/subjectstart?BP
Many Texts about Classical Islamic Philosophy, from Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd and Others
- http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/
- "On the Obligation to Accept the Authority of the Prophet" by Imam Shafi (767 - 820)
- Corpus (Works) by al-Ghazali (1058 - 1111)
- "Mishkat Al-Anwar (The Niche for Lights)" by Ghazzali (1058 - 1111)
- "Munkidh min al-Dalal (Confessions, or Deliverance from Error)" by al-Ghazali (1058 - 1111)
- "Principles of Islamic Faith (Al-`Aqidah Al-Wasitiyah)" by Ibn Taimiyah (1263 - 1328)
- "Enjoining Right and Forbidding Wrong" by Ibn Taimiya (1263 - 1328)
- "The Book of Tawheed" by Shaikh Abdul-Wahhaab (1703 - 1792)
- "Finality of Prophethood" by Syed Abul 'Ala Maudoodi (1903 - 1979)
- Syed Abu-Ala' Maududi's Chapter Introductions to the Qur'an (1903 - 1979)
- "Towards Understanding Islam" by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi (1903 - 1979)
- "Rights of Citizens in an Islamic State" by Syed Abul A'la Maudoodi (1903 - 1979)
- "Jihad" by Hassan al-Banna (1906 - 1949)
- "Milestones", by Sayyid Qutb (1906 - 1966)
- "In the Shade of the Qur'an" - Koran commentary (tafsir) by Sayyid Qutb (1906 - 1966)
- Article with background information about Sayyid Qutb - The Philosopher of Islamic Terror
- "Defense of Muslim Lands" by Sheikh Abdullah Azzam (1941-1989)
- "The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam" by Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926 - )
- "Priorities of The Islamic Movement in The Coming Phase" by Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926 - )
- "Explanation of the Pillars of Eeman" by Sheikh Muhammed Ibn al-Uthaimeen
- "The Elementary Teachings of Islam" by Mawlana Siddiqui
- "Muslim Personal Law - An Exposition" by Athar Husain (1920 -)
- "Da'W a h Among non-Muslims in the West" by Khurram Murad (1932 - 1996)
- "The Ethics of Disagreement in Islam" by Taha Jabir al `Alwani (1935 - )
- Islamic Religious Sources: The Koran, Ahadith And More
- Koran and hadith search index
Qur'an
Meccan and Medinan surahs (chapters) of the Qur'an:
- http://quran.al-islam.com/Index/indexe1.asp
- http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/archive/article.php?lang=E&id=43487
Suggested chronological order of Qur'anic surahs:
- http://www.bombaxo.com/chronsurs.html
- http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/chapters_chronological_sequence.html
Translations in English:
- Online Quran Project - 35 english translations
- The Koran, in three English translations
- Look up 8 English Koran translations at the same time (for a specific verse, click here and change the URL to display your required verse)
- Look up 16 Koran translations at the same time, as well as the Arabic, transliteration and literal translation (currently not working)
More Koran in English
Online Koran translations in some languages other than English (French, German, Dutch, Bosnian, Albanian, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Indonesian, Turkish, Urdu, Bangla, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Malay, Thai etc):
- http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/quran/
- http://www.qurantime.com/
- http://www.quran.org.uk/
- http://www.islam-guide.com/
- http://www.submission.org/quran/reader/
- http://www.kuran.gen.tr/
Transliteration (Arabic words written in Roman letters) of the Koran
Many different recorded audio recitations (The art of “Qiraa’aat”) of the Qur'an
The renowned tafsir (Qur'an exegesis, commentary and explanation) of Ibn Kathir (Note that some of the original Arabic quotations have been omitted from this English summary)
More tafsir
- http://tafseercomparison.org/
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/maududi/
- http://www.islam101.com/quran/maududi/iindex.htm
- http://www.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/tafsir/syed_qutb/index.htm
About principles of tafsir
A non-Muslim, critical view of the Qur'an and Islam
- http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/
- http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/quran_teaches.htm
- http://www.wsfi.net/Documents/WHAT%20IS%20THE%20KORAN%20BY%20TOBY%20LESTER.HTM
- http://www.atheists.org/Islam/mohammedanism.html
- http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Text/index.html
- http://answering-islam.org/PQ/main.htm#MainIndex
- http://syrcom.cua.edu/Hugoye/Vol6No1/HV6N1PRPhenixHorn.html
- http://syrcom.cua.edu/Hugoye/Vol3No1/HV3N1Griffith.html
- http://www.corkscrew-balloon.com/02/03/1bkk/04b.html
- http://media.isnet.org/off/XIslam/GodWord/part1.html
- http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/AbulKasem41205.htm
- http://www.studytoanswer.net/myths_ch1.html
Audiobooks of the Quran in different languages (including English)
Jihad
More about Jihad
Answers to "Sura like it" Challenge
Answers to "Sura like it" - challenge (Challenge in the Qur'an, 2:23, to produce something of equal quality as the Qur'an, "And if you are in doubt as to which We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a sura (chapter) like it")
- http://www.islam-exposed.org/
- http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Miracle/
- http://www.suralikeit.com/
- http://members.aol.com/suralikeit/
- http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/suralikeit.htm
Ahadith, the Sunnah
Ahadith, the Sunna (The personal example, or custom and practice, of Muhammad and his companions)
About ahadith (Traditions of the sayings or practice of Muhammad and his companions. One of the main sources of Islamic law)
- http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/blfaq_islam_hadith.htm
- http://lexicorient.com/e.o/hadith.htm
The ahadith of al-Bukhari and others
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/searchhadith.html
About hadith collections, Islamic perspective
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/brief1/
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/atit.html
"Sirat Rasul Allah", The earliest biography of Muhammad, an abridged version
Tha Pact of Umar (The Status of Non-Muslims, Dhimmis, Under Muslim Rule)
Shari'ah
About Shari'ah (Lit. path or road),"Islamic law", the law system inspired by the Qur'an and the Sunnah of Muhammad which is incorporated in the recognized traditions, as well as the work and consensus of Muslim scholars over the two first centuries of Islam:
- http://i-cias.com/e.o/sharia.htm
- http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Sharia
- http://www.challenging-islam.org/submissions/shariah.htm
The four Sunni schools of Islamic shari'ah law (Madhhab)
- http://www.uga.edu/islam/shariah.html#law
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhahib
- http://muslim-canada.org/sitedex.htm#judicial
- http://muslim-canada.org/mylove.htm
About the Sunnah and jurisprudence
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/law/fiqhussunnah/
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muwatta/
Other Sects of Islam
"Qur'anists", "Qur'an only" - People who Reject the Ahadith Completely
Sufism
About Sufism ("Islamic mysticism" or "Islamic spirituality", the esoteric aspect of Islam)
- http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/004940.php
- http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/Sufism.html
- http://world.std.com/~habib/sufi.html
- http://www.ibnarabisociety.org/
- The "Mathnawi" of Jalal'uddin Rumi, abridged version
Shi'ite Muslim Resources
- Shia Library
- A Shi'ite Encyclopedia
- http://lexicorient.com/e.o/shii.htm
- http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/blfaq_islam_twelver.htm
- A multi-media site by Richard Hooker
Sunni Websites Critical of Shi'ites
- http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/word_of_advice_to_shiites.htm
- http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/index.htm
- http://www.allaahuakbar.net/shiites/KAFI.HTM
Shi'ite Hadiths and Qur'an perspective
- Shi'ite ahadith (Traditions about Muhammad and his companions) of Al kafi
- Sayings of Imam Ali (Muhammad's son-in-law, first Shi'ite Imam)
- Shi'ite tafsir (Quran commentary and explanation)
Other Shi'ite Websites
Definitions of Arabic-Islamic Terms and Historical Information
- The Internet Islamic History Sourcebook, a long list of historical and religious resources and texts, from the early days until today
- Encyclopaedia of the Orient
Ancient Accounts of Pre-Islamic Arabia
Interpretations of selected tales by Andrew Lang and Sir Richard Burton
Maps and Atlas
Other Historical Maps
- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#mideast
- http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~rs143/map.html
- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbookmap.html
- http://www.muhammadanism.com/maps/default.htm
- http://www.al-bab.com/arab/maps/maps2.htm
Islamic Calender
Definitions of Islamic Terms
Thomas P. Hughes' "Dictionary of Islam"
- http://answering-islam.org/Books/Hughes/index.htm
- http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/indexes/blglossary_islam.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Islamic_terms_in_Arabic
- http://www.knowislam.info/drupal/mno
- http://www.onelook.com/ (Dictionary Search)
Islamic definitions
Arabic Language and Alphabet
Online Automatic Translators
Note that these automatic translators are far from flawless, but they can still be useful in certain situations:
Arabic-English lexicon
How to write and Pronounce Arabic
- http://www.funwitharabic.com/alphabet.html
- http://www.i-cias.com/babel/arabic/
- http://arabic-language.eigenstart.nl/
Write with Arabic Keyboard
The history of the Arabic alphabet and Script
- http://lexicorient.com/e.o/arabic.htm
- http://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm
- http://www.ancientscripts.com/arabic.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language
Difference between Classical, Modern and Colloquial Arabic
The differences between Classical (Koran) Arabic, written Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Arabic (spoken dialects)
- http://www.pacificarabic.com/resources/diglossia.html
- http://slate.msn.com/id/2063956
- http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?arabic.htm
People to Watch - Muslim Websites
- http://www.cair-net.org/
- http://www.mpac.org/
- http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.org/
- http://www.islamonline.net/
- http://www.islamicity.com/
- http://www.islamworld.net/
- http://www.al-islam.com/
- http://www.al-islam.org/
- http://www.islam.com/
- http://www.islam-qa.com/
- http://www.dawanet.com/
- http://www.islammessage.com/
- http://www.islamicaweb.com/
- http://www.islam.tc/
- http://www.islamweb.net/
- http://www.islamtoday.com/
- http://www.alminbar.com/
- http://www.qssc.org/
- http://www.alhediya.com/
- http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/S/shariahtv/
- http://www.mcb.org.uk/
- http://londonschoolofislamics.org.uk/
- http://www.khilafah.com/
- http://geocities.com/sh4ri4h/
- http://www.caircan.ca/
- http://muslim-canada.org/
- http://www.ottawamuslim.net/
- http://www.shariahprogram.ca/
- http://www.islam-australia.com.au/
- http://www.worldofislam.info/
- http://www.as-sahwah.com/
- http://www.ifew.com/
- http://www.salafitalk.net/
- http://www.hizb-ut-tahrir.org/
- http://www.fatwa-online.com/
- http://www.ummah.com/
- http://www.altmuslim.com/
- http://www.islamic-awareness.org/
- http://www.internetmuslim.com/
- http://www.messageonline.org/
- http://www.salaf.com/
- http://www.bakkah.net/
- http://www.jihadunspun.com/
- http://www.shareeah.org/
- http://www.noi.org/
- http://www.tanzeem.org/
- http://thetruereligion.org/
- http://www.themodernreligion.com/
- http://www.azizahmagazine.com/
- http://forums.gawaher.com/
- http://www.ihrc.org/
- http://www.islamlib.com/en/
- http://muslimwakeup.com/
- http://www.harunyahya.com/
Islamic Software Products
- Alim - contains translations of Quran (Abdullah Yusuf Ali, M. Maududi, Muhammed Asad, Farukh Malik, M. Pickthall and Shakir), Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Al-Thirmidhi, Abu Dawood, and Hadith Qudsi, Fiqh-us-Sunnah and Al-Muwatta. See full feature list.
Wikipedia Links
Websites for Internet Privacy and Security
Basic introduction, with some hints and tips as a start:
Viruses, Trojans, Worms, spyware
- http://www.virus.gr/
- http://www.virustotal.com/
- http://anti-trojan.com/
- http://research.pestpatrol.com/
- http://www.hideaway.net/
Online Tests for Your Computer
- http://www.gemal.dk/browserspy/
- https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
- http://www.pcflank.com/
- http://www.hackerwatch.org/probe/
- http://www.all-nettools.com/
Websites about Privacy
- http://privacy.net/
- http://www.cdt.org/privacy/guide/
- http://www.emailprivacy.info/
- http://www.epic.org/
Security Related Software Downloads
Note that some freeware is free because it contains spyware, so be careful with what you download. Visit PC Hell for more about this.
- http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php
- http://www.majorgeeks.com/
- http://nonags.com/
- http://www.shareware.com/
- http://www.bartdart.com/
- http://www.firewallguide.com/freeware.htm
- http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/browse/0,cat,1443,sortIdx,1,00.asp
- http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,4148,23,00.asp
- http://www.webattack.com/
- http://www.freebyte.com/antivirus/
- http://www.download.com/
- http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/
- http://www.all-internet-security.com/
Miscellaneous: Links Not Related to Islam
Basic introduction, with some hints and tips about Internet privacy and security:
http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=24992
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/ (Large, free online Encyclopedia, made by volunteers)
http://www.onelook.com/ (Multiple dictionary search)
http://babelfish.altavista.com/ (Online automatic translator, multiple languages)
http://www.quotationspage.com/ (Over 21,000 quotations online from over 2,500 authors)
http://www.findarticles.com/ (Search millions of articles from leading publications)
http://www.questia.com/ (The world's largest online library)
http://www.archive.org/ (The Internet Archive. Browse through 30 billion web pages archived from 1996)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ (Project Gutenberg, free electronic books on the Internet, mostly older literary works)
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ (Listing over 20,000 free books on the Web)
http://books.mirror.org/gb.home.html (An Index to great online books in English translation)
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ (History through the eyes of those who lived it)
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ (The Internet History Sourcebooks Project)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/ (Award-winning portal, contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites)
http://www.pantheon.org/ (The Encyclopedia Mythica is an online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legends from all over the world)
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/ (About maps and mapping)
http://www.worldatlas.com/ (Atlas, including maps of individual countries)
http://www.fark.com/ (All kinds of information and news, especially the weird and unusual)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ (HowStuffWorks explains hundreds of subjects)
http://www.about.com/ (Guidance from real people searching the Internet for the information, goods, and services)
http://www.linksgiving.com/ (Searchable collection of user-submitted favourite links)
Movies, Music, Food, Travel, Entertainment
http://www.virtualtourist.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.wineloverspage.com/
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/
http://www.coffeeuniverse.com/
http://www.just-for-tea-lovers.com/
Space and Science News
http://www.extremescience.com/
Some Background Information and Free Software
http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/
http://www.internetworldstats.com/
Internet, Software and Technology News
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index&cid=1212
Internet Censorship
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/
http://www.opennetinitiative.net/
http://www.infowar-monitor.net/
Internet Under Surveillance, report 2004:
http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=433
Humor Section
"Mohammed's Believe It or Else!", a comic book about Islamic teachings:
http://davidsonpress.com/islam/
Index of forum member "the Farside":
http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=244
http://www.funpic.hu/en.index.php
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Humor/
http://www.thehumorarchives.com/categories/Religion/
http://www.ahajokes.com/religious_jokes.html
http://politicalhumor.miningco.com/
Finding News About Islam
The following is not an exhaustive list of places to find news about Islam, just a suggestion of where to start. The list includes both mainstream news outlets and smaller websites, both anti-Islamic ones and hardcore Islamist ones. It goes without saying that the fact that a website is listed here does not mean we endorse all views expressed there.
General News
http://www.nieuwsbronnen.com/newssearchportal/
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/world/
http://www.insideworldnews.com/
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Islamic+News
http://www.topix.net/religion/islam
http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/
http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/
http://www.rocketnews.com/ (Just type "Muslim" and 0 days (today), and it will search out news)
http://www.centralasianews.net/about.php (Look for news after region or country)
Other Resources
http://www.globalsecurity.org/
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/browse
http://counterterrorismblog.org/
http://www.militantislammonitor.org/
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/
http://www.infidels.org/wire/cats.shtml#islamism
http://virtuallyislamic.blogspot.com/
The USA:
http://www.nationalreview.com/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
http://www.opinionjournal.com/
http://www.weeklystandard.com/
Canada:
http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/
http://www.canadafreepress.com/
http://www.montrealmuslimnews.net/
The UK:
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/
http://news.independent.co.uk/
http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/
http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/
http://www.themuslimweekly.com/
Ireland:
Australia:
http://www.australiannews.net/
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/
New Zealand:
http://www.newzealandnews.net/
THE ARAB WORLD:
http://www.saudiinstitute.org/
http://www.palestiniannews.net/
http://www.egyptdailynews.com/
http://news.nabou.com/world/north_africa_news.html
http://www.northafricanews.com/
http://www.amazigh-voice.com/news.htm
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/
http://www.accessmiddleeast.org/
http://www.alsabaah.com/English.html
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/
http://www.sana.org/english/mainEn.htm
http://www.amanjordan.org/english/
http://www.equalityiniraq.com/english.htm
http://www.kurdistanobserver.com/
Israel:
http://internet-haganah.co.il/haganah/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/
http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/
AFRICA:
http://allafrica.com/religion/
http://bamako.africaonline.com/afol/
http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/Home/
http://www.topix.net/world/africa
http://www.africanewssearch.com/
http://www.panapress.com/index.asp?code=eng
West Africa:
http://www.westafricanews.com/
http://nigeriannet.com/africannews/
http://www.dailytimesofnigeria.com/
East Africa:
http://www.sudan.net/news/news.html
Southern Africa:
LATIN AMERICA:
http://www.efenews.com/latinamerica/
http://www.newscuts.com/Latin.America.News.shtml
http://www.topix.net/world/south-america
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/
http://www.centralamericadaily.com/
http://www.nicanews.com.ni/nn21/
http://www.southamericannews.com/
ASIA:
http://www.asiasource.org/news/
http://www.asianews.it/main.php?l=en
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/
Turkey:
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/
http://www.dunyagazetesi.com.tr/lobby_eng.asp?dept_id=87
http://www.topix.net/world/turkey
The Caucasus:
http://www.ihavenet.com/caucasus.html
http://news.nabou.com/world/caucasus_news.html
http://www.iwpr.net/caucasus_index1.html
Iran:
http://www.iranmania.com/news/
http://www.iranvajahan.net/english/
http://www.radiofarda.com/en_default.aspx
http://www.daneshjoo.org/cgi-bin/messageboard/ikonboard.cgi
Iran and Afghanistan, with focus on women:
http://www.irandokht.com/news/
http://www.irandwr.org/english/
Afghanistan:
http://www.afghanistannews.net/
Central Asia:
http://www.centralasianews.net/
http://www.centralasiadaily.com/
http://www.newscuts.com/Central.Asia.News.shtml
http://news.nabou.com/world/central_asia_news.html
http://www.irinnews.org/Asiafp.asp
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
http://www.hindustantimes.com/
Pakistan:
http://www.pakistan-facts.com/
Bangladesh:
http://www.thepersecution.org/
Sri Lanka:
Nepal:
SOUTHEAST ASIA:
http://www.southeastasianews.net/
http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia
http://www.asiaobserver.com/Southeast_Asia_news.htm
Indonesia:
http://www.asiaobserver.com/indonesia.htm
http://www.indonesia-news.com/
http://www.thejakartapost.com/
http://www.topix.net/world/indonesia
Malaysia:
http://www.malaysia-today.net/
http://www.asiaobserver.com/Malaysia-news.htm
Thailand:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/
The Philippines:
http://www.asiaobserver.com/Philippines-news.htm
Singapore:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/
Vietnam:
http://www.asiaobserver.com/Vietnam-news.htm
Burma (Myanmar):
Brunei:
EAST ASIA:
China:
http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=world&cat=china
http://www.topix.net/world/china
http://iso.hrichina.org/public/index
http://www.cicus.org/news/index.php
PRC government and HK media:
About the Internet and censorship in China:
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/chinadn/en/
Taiwan:
Japan:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/index-e.htm
Korea, North and South:
http://www.southkoreanews.net/
http://www.nkhumanrights.or.kr/
EUROPE:
http://eunews.proeurope.org/eu_news.php
http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/
http://trans-int.blogspot.com/
Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, The Netherlands:
Germany:
http://www.dw-world.de/english/
http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/english/
http://www.insideeurope.com/html/germany.html
http://medienkritik.typepad.com/blog/
France:
http://www.topix.net/world/france
http://www.insideeurope.com/html/france.html
Italy:
http://www.italy-news.net/index_eng.php3
Spain:
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news.htm
http://www.insideeurope.com/html/spain.html
http://www.topix.net/world/spain
Portugal:
http://www.topix.net/world/portugal
The Netherlands:
http://dutchreport.blogspot.com/
http://www.ayaanhirsiali.web-log.nl/
Belgium:
http://www.rvi.be/html/rvi_web/uk/news/
Scandinavian and Nordic countries:
http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/fremmedsprog/English/
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/
http://www.spectator.se/stambord/
http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/
Switzerland:
Austria:
http://www.topix.net/world/austria
http://www.wienerzeitung.at/frameless/english.htm
Greece:
http://www.mpa.gr/index.html?page=english
Cyprus:
The Balkans and Southeast Europe:
http://www.b-info.com/news/newscan.shtml
http://news.nabou.com/world/balkans_news.html
http://www.balkantimes.com/html2/english/
http://www.southeasteurope.org/
Russia:
http://www.interfax.ru/e/0/0/0.html
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/
Central and Eastern Europe:
http://www.centraleuropepost.com/
http://www.newscuts.com/Eastern.Europe.News.shtml
See Also
- Websites Censored by Islamic Governments
- Links - A hub page that leads to other pages which are primarily composed of useful external links