The past, present, and future of the Arab world; Arabia before the 7th century; emergence and spread of Islam; contributions to civilization; confrontation with Europe; nationalism, reform, and fundamentalism. (
http://www.imarabe.org/ang/perm/mondearabe/index.html
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This site features links to Islamic sites, organized into such categories as General Reference, History and Writings, Electronic Journals, and Collections of Images. (
http://www.fiu.edu/~library/internet/subjects/religion/relislam.html
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For Westerners seeking a knowledge and understanding of Islam. A guide to the religion of Islam; Muslim history and civilizations; the rights of women in Islam; Islam in the West and around the world today; and Muslim schools and family life. (
http://www.islamfortoday.com/about.htm
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Breaking news around the world, health and science, family, art and culture, ask the scholar, cyber counselor, parenting counselor. (
http://www.islamonline.net/English/index.shtml
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For non-Muslims the mission is to counter distortions and misconceptions about Islamic beliefs and practice; to demonstrate the Islamic origins of modern values like the rule of law and sciences like market economics; to advance the status of Muslim peoples maligned by a hostile environment in the West and oppressed by repressive political regimes in the East. For Muslims the mission is to discover and publish the politico-economic policy implications of Islamic law (shari'ah) and their consequences on the economic well-being of the community; achievement of a good society; to promote free market thought and the establishment of free trade and justice. (
http://www.minaret.org/index.html
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