Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Baghdad
Fordham University gives a detailed description of Baghdad as the intellectual center of the Arab and later Islam culture. Gives details of important cultural and intellectual figures in Baghdad's history.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: The Ji Khanate
Description of how the Mongols invaded Iraq and Syria and the effect these invasions had on these countries and Islam.
Library of Congress
World Digital Library: Medicine: Science Is of Two Kinds
In this article, the contributions of the Islamic world to our knowledge of medicine are discussed.
Library of Congress
World Digital Library: Astronomy: Reaching for the Stars
In this article the contributions of the Islamic world to our knowledge of astronomy is discussed.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Ibn Battuta 1304 1378
Discover some interesting details about the life of this fascinating Muslim leader. Read about his travels as he journeyed around the world and the incredible places he visited. Click on the globes for maps of his journey.