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      Just Peace

      Promotes Muslim participation in campaigns for peace and freedom. Includes information about their activities, events, and contact details. (UK)
      http://www.4justpeace.com/

      Teachings of Islam

      Contains mainly articles about Non-Violence, freedom, pluralism, and issues about Quran and Islam
      http://www.shirazi.org.uk

      Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID)

      A membership-based non-profit think tank dedicated to studying the relationship between Islam and democracy. Includes information on conferences and events, and news analysis.
      http://www.islam-democracy.org

      Misuse of Jihad

      Jeremiah McAuliffe's explanation of how the Islamic term jihad is misused and mistranslated as "holy war".
      http://www.post-gazette.com/headlines/20010923jihad0923p5.asp

      Are Islam and the West at Loggerheads?

      Interview with Professor Fred Halliday of the London School of Economics on Islam's relationship with the West.
      http://www.angelfire.com/dc/mbooks/mythofconfrontation.html

      Bayt Al-Maqdis or Al-Arth Al-Muqaddasa

      Emphasizes the Islamic character of the city, in particular the Al-Haram Ash-Shareef. Historical and structural information and photographs of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa and Masjid Al-Qubba (As-Sakhra).
      http://www.nawajee.com/AlArthAlMuqaddasa/

      ProIslam.com

      Political activism from and for Muslim Americans. Includes a brief outline of Islam, information about their campaigns, and contact details.
      http://www.proislam.com/

      Islam and Liberal Democracy

      An article by Robin Wright, originally published in the Journal of Democracy (1996), addressing the challenges faced by Muslim countries, and their twentieth century political reformations.
      http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/rwright.htm

      Mullahs on the Mainframe - Modernity and Islamic Fundamentalism

      Excerpt from a book by Jonah Blank, explaining why modernity and Islamic fundamentalism need not be mutually exclusive.
      http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/056767.html

      Islamic Institute

      Building relationships between American Muslims and the political leadership of the United States, involving Muslims in the political process, and inspiring the development of conservative grassroots movements.
      http://www.islamicinstitute.org/

      Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC)

      Muslim civil liberties group with focus on non-violent Jihad and political activism. News and comment.
      http://www.mpacuk.org/
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      Islam and Human Rights

      Explores the relationship and tensions between Islam and the western paradigm of buman rights. Includes articles, bibliographies, information on rights organizations, and links.
      http://www.law.emory.edu/IHR/

      Institute of Islamic Studies and Centre for Study of Society and Secularism

      Articles by Asghar Ali Engineer about politics, jurisprudence, human rights, and other topics from a Muslim perspective.
      http://ecumene.org/IIS/

      Islam in the Post-Cold War Era

      Online book analyzes the political, economic, and some other problems faced by the Islamic world and the role of Islam in the new millennium.
      http://ghazali.net/book2/

      Revival of the Islamic Sciences

      A collection of essays on political and social topics.
      http://www.geocities.com/chriscoquard/essays.htm

      Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States

      Supports the implementation of the Islamic principle of consultation (Shura) in OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conference) member states. Information about its structure, conferences and activities.
      http://www.puoicm.org/

      Kurzman, Charles

      Of the Department of Sociology, University of N Carolina. Includes a collection of his articles, and abstracts of his books on modernist and liberal Islam, and on Muslim politics.
      http://www.unc.edu/~kurzman/

      British Muslim Monthly Survey

      A monthly collection of press clippings on Islam in the UK, by Birmingham University, organised by date and theme.
      http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/bmms/

      Islamic Human Rights Commission

      An independent campaign and advocacy organization based in London, UK; works in partnership with Muslim and non-Muslim organizations for justice for all. Includes articles, action alerts, reports and briefings, and events listing.
      http://www.ihrc.org/

      CaptiveMinds.org

      A library of articles about Islam and politics, environmental and social issues, health, education and history; also includes suggestions for Muslim activists.
      http://www.captiveminds.org/

      Islam, Islamists, and Democracy

      An article by Professor Abootalebi analyzes the differences among Islamic movements, and their attitudes toward democracy. Discusses the wide variety of views and the debates within Islamist and fundamentalist movements.
      http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/journal/1999/issue1/jv3n1a2.html

      Political Islam

      A collection of documents and articles on politics and Islam; part of a larger collection dealing with the study of international relations and foreign policy by Mount Holyoke College, Massachussets, US.
      http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/polislam.htm

      The Production of Islamic Knowledge in Western Europe

      A paper addressing a number of questions concerning Muslim religious authority in communities in Western Europe.
      http://www.let.uu.nl/~martin.vanbruinessen/personal/publications/making_authority.htm

      Political Islam

      An article by Samir Amin explores and demythologizes political Islam.
      http://www.loompanics.com/Articles/PoliticalIslam.html

      Ijtihad

      A collection of liberal articles by Dr Muqtedar Khan, on Islam and politics, particularly covering issues affecting Muslims in America. Includes details of his publications, and his blog, musing on global affairs.
      http://www.ijtihad.org/

      Islamophobia

      Wikipedia encyclopedia article defines the term, summarizes its history, and gives examples. Includes links.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia

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