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Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
This encyclopedia looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps and more.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Brings together current scholarship in the Islamic world; reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture.

Oxford Reference
Oxford Reference is the home of Oxford’s quality reference publishing, bringing together over 2 million entries, many of which are illustrated, into a single cross-searchable resource. Newly relaunched with a brand new look and feel, and specifically designed to meet the needs and expectations of reference users, Oxford Reference provides quality, up-to-date reference content at the click of a button. Made up of two main collections, both fully integrated and cross-searchable, Oxford Reference couples Oxford’s trusted A-Z reference material with an intuitive design to deliver a discoverable, up-to-date, and expanding reference resource.
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The Oxford encyclopedia of the Islamic world

Handbook of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Lives by Gabriele Marranci (Editor); Ronald Lukens-Bull (Editor); Mark Woodward (Editor)
This is a comprehensive handbook which for the first time provides a general yet detailed discussion of contemporary Islam and various aspects of Muslim lives. It offers a much needed tool for an introduction to the world of contemporary Muslim life and debate, and a link of continuity between the Muslim world and Muslims living and born in the West. The reader gains access to articles by leading scholars who observe phenomena in a post-9/11 context and from a global viewpoint. The topics have been carefully selected to provide the reader with both the necessary general view that a good handbook must offer while presenting details and information, as well as ethnographic examples, to inspire further research and interest. Indeed, each chapter will offer topical reading suggestions from which one can expand the material discussed in the chapter. The approach of the handbook is mainly social-anthropological, but attention is given to other disciplines like history, geography, political studies, as well as gender studies and cultural studies.

Guest Lecture

Associate Professor Halim Rane presents this guest lecture on “Jihads, Caliphates and Muslim Militant Groups”. Professor Rane discusses concepts of jihad and caliphate, and their implications in Islam-West relations.

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Academic integrity student tutorial
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Systematic-style review
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