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Though representations of Islam in Western media have often contributed to negative stereotypes, a new generation of Muslim voices have helped to counter this trend... Read More
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John L. Esposito
Dear Friends:
I have always found that I like to get the human sense of the people who I read or admire, beyond the scholarship and public personas. My recent interview with the Toledo Society provided a great opportunity to connect... Read full letter
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What's New
- New Subject Entries
- New Letter from Editor in Chief John L. Esposito
- New Focus On: Telling Our Own Stories: Changing Representations of Islam in Popular Culture
- New Lesson Plan: Islam and LGBTQ+ Issues
- New Interview: Mobashra Tazamal talks to bestselling novelist Samira Ahmed
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Would you like to learn more about Islam in popular culture? See our articles on Cinema, Communications Media, New Media in the Muslim World, and Stereotypes in Mass Media. (Photo credit: Omnia Adel Sayed, Wikimedia Commons.)Subject Entries
New subject entries include additions to the The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law (Jonathan Brown, editor) and our spotlight on Islam, Gender, and Sexuality (Samar Habib, editor). See the full list here.Learning Resources
A new lesson plan on Islam and LGBTQ+ issues by Junaid Jahangir and Hussein Abdullatif.
Interviews
Continuing our on going interview series, Mobashra Tazamal (The Bridge Institute) talks to author Samira Ahmed about her bestselling novel Love, Hate & Other Filters (Soho Press), in which Muslim teenager Maya Aziz struggles to navigate her own path in life while confronting a wave of Islamophobia in the wake of a terrorist attack. Read more
What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, Second Edition
Here is a fast, centralized path to John Esposito's updated guide to Muslim faith, customs, and political beliefs, based on questions Esposito has been asked by a diverse range of audiences. Read more
What's Inside
Nearly 6000 entries from esteemed Oxford works, including the recently published Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, and more.
Primary Source documents with editorial commentary provide historical context for important events and major figures in the history of Islam.
Learning Resources include thematic guides, lesson plans, bibliographies, a glossary, and other useful tools.
Images and Maps provide visual perspectives on global Islam and its historical development.
