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ONLINE ARTICLES


The following is a listing of articles, lectures, and reviews by Macdonald Center faculty.  You may also want to visit our Index of Answers to Basic Questions about Islam for a compilation of faculty responses from the fall 2001 mini-course on Islam sponsored by Beliefnet.com.

Ibrahim Abu-Rabi'
Ingrid Mattson
Jane Smith

Steven Blackburn

Additional Articles

Beliefnet Articles and Discussions

The Muslim World Articles about Christian-Muslim Dialogue


Articles with this symbol appear in .pdf format.  If you do not have Adobe Acrobat to read these articles, you can access the free download from their web site

Ibrahim Abu-Rabi`

Toward A Critical Arab Reason: The Contributions of the Moroccan pdfPhilosopher Muhammad 'Abid al-Jabiri  part 1 | part 2*
An article written for the Islamic Research Institute at International Islamic University, Islmabad (Pakistan), 2003

*Note: Due to the size of this article, it is presented in 2 parts

September 11: Religious Perspectives on the Causes and Consequences
Information on the book edited by Ian Markham and Dr. Abu-Rabi' (2002) including 4 chapters available for reading.

Whose God Is It?  
An article written in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Ingrid Mattson


RESPECTING THE QUR’AN
Geert Wilders wants the Qur’an to be banned. Many Muslims want Wilders’ film to be banned. Wilders wants Muslims out of “his country” and to be denied the rights of other citizens to practice their faith. No doubt, many Dutch Muslims wish that Wilders would just go away (and Wilders has received threats of violence from some). Neither Wilders nor these Muslims will (or should) get what they want. Now what?

A Call for Moral Leadership: Imagining a New Heroism
A reflection on the Pew Research Center report about American Muslims. 5-25-2007

Waterboarding
A poem written by Dr. Mattson

Between Faith and Country: Muslims in America
An interview with Dr. Mattson by Steven Inskeep of National Public Radio. An audio clip of a portion of this interview is also available in this article.

Comments on cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad
Read Dr. Mattson's comments from a PBS interview on the use of religious imagery, February 15, 2006.

Stopping Oppression: an Islamic Obligation
Chapter five from the book September 11: Religious Perspectives on the Causes and Consequences (2002)

Six Degrees of Terrorism:  the Internet, Islam and Islamophobia January 2006

Discovering (not Uncovering) the Spirituality of Muslim Women  
An article published in the July/August 2005 issue of Zion's Herald pdf

Islamic Dress and Muslim Norms of Modesty

Can a Woman be an Imam?  Debating Form and Function in Muslim Women's Leadership  An earlier version of an article to published in: Sisters: Women, Religion and Leadership in Christianity and Islam, ed. Scott Alexander (Sheed and Ward, forthcoming).

Bismillah: Eating in the name of God   An article written for "O Taste and See: a Day of Intention on Food and Religious Values," a conference held September 10, 2004 co-sponsored by Faith in Place and the Center for Justice Ministries and the Office of Biblical Studies of North Park Seminary.

The Axis of Good: Muslims Building Alliances with Other Communities of Faith  A personal reflection on the theological and practical imperatives for interreligious social action.

Dignity and Patient Care: an Islamic Perspective an article that appeared in The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine, July 2002.

Finding the Prophet in his People  An essay written in conjunction with the PBS documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet.  Dr. Mattson served as an advisor to this project.

Unjust Bias against Jews: A Theme of Early Islamic Literature (scroll to Session 2) A lecture by Dr. Mattson at the "Peace, Jihad & Conflict Resolution International Seminar Program", Georgetown University, November 2, 2002.

Islamic Holy Days:  The Fast of the Month of Ramadan and the Two Eids
Professor Mattson has written an excellent and concise description of the meaning and purpose of the month of Ramadan and the Islamic holidays.  Also, read the remarks made by President George Bush on Eid al-Fitr. 

Faith in the Face of Terror - Multi-Faith Reflections on Meaning* - Dr. Mattson lectured at this conference held by FaithandValues.com  in Washington, D.C. on October 22nd, 2001.  You may view the text of this talk as well.   *You will need Real Player to view this video which can be downloaded for free at the RealPlayer web site.

Faith, Justice and Terrorism
An article written in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks.

American Muslims Have a Special Obligation
An article written for Beliefnet.com

Reviving the Muslim Mind - A balanced approach to gaining knowledge
A lecture given by Dr. Mattson at the ISNA Canada Conference in 2000.

Makkah - Building the Faith; Madina - Building Civilization*
A lecture given at the National Conference of the Islamic Society of North America, September 7, 2000.  *You will need Real Player to view this video which can be downloaded for free at the RealPlayer web site.

Speaker dissects role of women in Muslim culture
An article and partial interview that discusses a talk given by Dr. Mattson at Northwestern University, Illinois.

Political Authority in Islam and Today's Afghanistan
A  talk organized by the Chicago Council of Muslim Professionals.  You will need Real Player to listen to this talk which can be downloaded for free at the RealPlayer web site.

Jane I. Smith

Religious Tolerance

Muslims in America
A commentary by Dr. Smith written for the Zaman Daily Newspaper Online, Istanbul, Turkey

Islam Comes to America

Balancing Divergence and Convergence, or “Is God the Author of Confusion?”  An Essay on Kenneth Cragg

Women’s Issues in American Islam

A collection of quotes
Including some brief information on the book Islam in America and a chapter list.  Provided by Columbia University Pres
s

Steven P. Blackburn

Who Is My Neighbor?' Reflections on the Anniversary of September 11

 

Additional Articles

A History of Hartford Seminary’s Muslim Mission
By Alexis Rankin Popik for the Hog River Journal, Summer 2005

A Century of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Hartford Seminary
By Willem A. Bijlefeld for The Muslim World, April 1993

Contemporary Muslim Understanding of the Miracles of Jesus
By Kate Zebiri

Can Islamic Spiritual Scale Be Useful
By Nazila Isgandarova

Aspects of Christian-Muslim Relations in Contemporary Lebanon  
by George J. Hajjar

The Precarious Agenda: Christian-Muslim Relations in Contemporary Nigeria
by Akintunde E. Akinade

Moro-Christian Coexistence and Conflict  in the Philippines
by Renato Oliveros

Christian-Muslim Relations in Pakistan 
by Mahan Mirza, Yale University

The Changing Nature of Islamic Studies and American Religious History
by Patrice Brodeur

Domestic Terrorism in the Islamic Legal Tradition
by Sherman Jackson

Hollywood’s Muslim Arabs
by Jack Shaheen

United We Stand: American Attitudes Toward (Muslim) Immigration Post-September 11th
by Kathleen M. Moore

Muslims in Spain: Between The Historical Heritage and The Minority Construction
by Jordi Moreras

The Renewed Woman of American Islam: Shifting Lenses Toward ‘Gender Jihad?’
by Hibba Abugideiri

Saving and Taking Life in War: Three Modern Muslim Views
by Sohail H. Hashmi

Gender and Support for Islamist Movements: Evidence from Egypt, Kuwait, and Palestine
by Mark Tessler and Jolene Jesse

The Pilgrimage to Tembayat: Tradition and Revival in Indonesian Islam
by Nelly van Doorn-Harder and Kees de Jong

Confirmation of Shi’ism in America: An Analysis of Sermons in the Dearborn Mosques
by Linda Walbridge

Islamic Thinking and the Internationalization of Human Rights
by Mahmood Monshipouri

Roads to Mecca: Conversion Narratives of European and Euro-American Muslims
by Marcia Hermansen

Islam and the West: Confrontation or Cooperation?
by Khurshid Ahmad

“When Christian Became Dervishes:” Affirming Albanian Muslim-Christian Unity Through Discourse
by Frances Trix

In the Presence of the Martyrs: The ‘Alam in Popular Shī’ī Piety
by Diane D’Souza

Vertical Pilgrimage and Interior Landscape in the Visionary Diary of Rūzbihān Baqlī (D. 1209)
by Carl W. Ernst

Beliefnet Articles and Discussion

Articles: written and posted 11/2/2001
Understanding Islam: Introduction by Ian Markham

Islam and Modernization by Ibrahim Abu-Rabi

Islam in the Modern World by Ibrahim Abu-Rabi

Islam and the Role of Women by Jane I. Smith

Understanding Islam: Resources by Steven Blackburn

Discussions: Discussion begun 11/2/2001
Understanding Islam 1 Ibrahim Abu-Rabi

Understanding Islam 2 Ingrid Mattson

Understanding Islam 3 Jane I. Smith

Understanding Islam 4 Ian Markham

Understanding Islam 5 Steve Blackburn