What's New in Oxford Islamic Studies Online
A variety of regular updates and site enhancements are scheduled for Oxford Islamic Studies Online. In previous updates, we’ve added maps and entries from the Atlas of the World's Religions as well as the entire text of the acclaimed resource Teaching Islam. Articles and images have been loaded from the award-winning Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture, making the site more comprehensive by expanding its coverage of the arts. Lesson plans developed by noted scholars have also been added to the Learning Resources area of the site, part of a growing collection offered to help instructors utilize the site’s content to its best advantage in the classroom.
See below for information on the most recent updates available on Oxford Islamic Studies Online. To receive details when a new update is released you can sign up for our email notification service.
For information on past updates, see Previous Updates.
May 2010
The May update features more than 75 new articles and approximately 30 images and maps from the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture. This update also includes two new additons to the expanding group of lesson plans available on the site. Each lesson plan highlights ways in which the resources available on Oxford Islamic Studies Online can be used to connect with today’s technologically-savvy student. These lesson plans can be used to supplement existing syllabi, to provide ideas for integrating the site into the classroom, or as outlines for self-guided study. In the new plans, Kiki Kennedy-Day provides a plan for discussing feminist interpretations of the Qur’an, while John O. Voll offers guidance on constructing a course section covering Islamic modernism. Editor in Chief John L. Esposito addresses both of these topics in his latest Letter from the Editor, which examines the people, questions, and struggles involved in Islamic reform.
In the new Focus On feature, scholar Greg Barton considers the legacy of former Indonesian president and Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid, known as Gus Dur, in the wake of his recent passing in December 2009. Users are encouraged to join the discussion in the 'Focus On Forum' by emailing their thoughts and questions on this subject to the Oxford Islamic Studies Online editorial staff.
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