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Muslim Voices

Below you will find links to videos, interviews, and articles about Muslim American experiences in their own voices. Reading, watching, or listening to interviews of Muslim Americans, or reading articles written by then, is a great way to learn more.

Accessing Muslim Lives
"Explore the lives of men and women in the Muslim world – from the sixteenth century to now – through their autobiographical and travel writings."
America's Next Generation Of Muslims Insists On Crafting Its Own Story
A 2018 article (and audio) from NPR
American Muslim Youth Identity
An article from NYU Applied Psychology OPUS (Online Publication of Undergraduate Studies)
Black Muslims Step Into Spotlight
A 2018 interview, with 7-minute audio, from NPR
Bullied For Its Faith, Muslim Family Fights Back Through Education
A 2018 article - with 6-minute audio story, from NPR
Living in America as a Black Muslim Woman
Muslim & American Ep.3
Muslim American adolescents' explanations of changing religious practices: Cultural tools in cultural contexts.
A 2017 article from the British Journal of Developmental Psychology.
The Muslims I Know
Streaming on Films on Demand
Muslims In America: Telling Your Own Stories
A 2018 article with interviews, from NPR
Muslims Reflect On Burning Of Mosque In Texas
A 2018 5-minute interview from Wbur Radio
Religion, Cultural Clash, and Muslim American Attitudes About Politically Motivated Violence.
A 2015 article from the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
The Souls of Young Muslim Folk: What’s it’s like to be American’s New 'Problem' in the Age of Terror
A 2008 article from the Salon
StoryCorps: A Muslim in America
A 31-minute interview from StoryCorps, 2018
TED Talks: Faith versus tradition in Islam
A TEDx Talk by Journalist Mustafa Akyol

Muslim Contributions to Modern Civilization

LInked below are just a few links to articles or videos about Muslim scholars, thinkers, and artists and their contributions to various fields of study, as well as in modern culture.

25 Influential Muslim Americans
An article from CNN, looking at influential Muslim Americans in popular culture, education, politics, and more
"Muslim Contributions to the Modern World"
The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims.
Choose "Download" from the menu to view and download the latest issue, as well as past issues of the publication.
Islamic Heritage Project
"A digital collection of Islamic manuscripts, published texts, and maps from across Harvard's libraries and museums."
Islamic Art: India and the Middle East
Streaming Films on Demand
The Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh
Islamic-arts.org
Discover Islamic Art (Museum with No Frontiers)
Muslim Heritage (Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation)

Find Videos about Muslim Contributions to Civilization

You can search for films, like the ones featured below, in the database Films on Demand.

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Search or browse for films on many topics, such as Anthropology, Biology, Business & Economics, Careers, and many more.

Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood
Streaming on Films on Demand
I Am a Sufi, I Am a Muslim
Streaming on Films on Demand
Islam: Intellectual Curiosity
A segment from "The Genius of the East: Mathematics During the Middle Ages." Streaming on Films on Demand
Early Muslim Medical Science Physicians of Co
A segment from "An Islamic History of Europe" Streaming on Films on Demand
Book of Fixed Stars
A segment from "Tales from the Museum of Islamic Art" Streaming on Films on Demand
Islamic Art: India and the Middle East
Streaming Films on Demand
Unknown Islamic Astronomy - The Roots of Modern Science
Streaming on Films on Demand
Islamic Mosques
Streaming on Films on Demand
The Hidden Art of Islam
Streaming on Films on Demand
Great Muslim Philosophers
A segment from Ulema and Philosophers: Faith vs Reason is Islamic Arabia - streaming on Films on Demand

Featured Books & eBooks

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