Islam – Research Resources
Research resources on Islam
Research resources on religious movements, cults, sects, world religions and related issues
Category: Islam
Hijab: why Muslim women wear the veil
Why do many Muslim women wear a veil? Is is a sign of religious oppression or of Islamic fanaticism? How should Western democracies deal with the all-concealing versions such as the Niqab and the Burka? Does the veil hinder integration?
Muslim Veils — from Hijab to Burqa
A pictorial overview of different Muslim veil styles -- from the Hijab head scarf to the full-body, all-concealing Burqa.
Quran – Revelation of the Quran: The Founding of Islam
The only real source of historical information about pre-Islamic Mecca and the circumstances of the Koran's revelation is the classical Islamic story about the religion's founding, a distillation of which follows.
Quran – The God of the Quran and the God of the Bible: their similarities and differences
Similarities and differences between the God of the Quran and the God of the Bible
Quran (Koran) – Research Resources
Research resources on the Quran, Islam's holy book.