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Academic Search Premier
Indexes journal articles in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes some full-text.
Africa-Wide
Indexes journal articles, books, newspapers, and other documents on a range of topics including politics, history, economics, business, the environment, anthropology, language and literature, law, music, tourism and much more.
ATLA Religion Database
Indexes journal articles, book and collected essays in all fields of religion from 1949 to the present. The index was developed to support religious and theological scholarship in graduate education and faculty research. ATLA covers over 1,400 journals, including over 600 being currently indexed, and nearly 16,000 collections of essays.
Historical Abstracts
Covers the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). It includes citations to journal articles, book reviews and dissertations.
Index Islamicus
"The international classified bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world". These materials, from about 2500 periodicals worldwide, include journal articles, books, reviews, papers, and multi-author works. The authors are Western scholars and Muslims writing in European languages.
JSTOR
Provides full-text of scholarly journal literature in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Over a dozen African Studies journals are included. Bear in mind that coverage for most of the African Studies journals ends in 2000 or 2002. To find more recent articles in these journals, search Historical Abstracts.
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Adamec, Ludwig W. Historical Dictionary of Islam. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2001.
Davis Reference, House Undergraduate Reference, BP50 .A33 2001
Al-Faruqi, Isma il R. and Lois Ibsen Al Faruqi. The Cultural Atlas of Islam. New York: Macmillan, 1986.
Davis Reference, House Undergraduate Reference, DS36.85 .A39 1986
An Historical Atlas of Islam. Leiden: Brill, 1981.
Maps Collection, House Undergraduate Reference, G1786.S1 H577 1981
Donzel, E. J. van. Islamic Desk Reference. Leiden; New York: E.J. Brill, 1994.
Davis Reference, DS35.53 .I83 1994
Donzel, E. J. van and H. A. R. Gibb. The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Leiden: Brill, 1960.
Davis Reference, DS37 .E523
Ede, David. Guide to Islam. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1983.
Davis Reference, Z7835.M6 G84 1983
Esposito, John L. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Davis Reference, House Undergraduate Reference, Law Library Reference, BP40 .O95 2003
---. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. 4 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Davis Reference, House Undergraduate Reference, DS35.53 .O95 1995
Freeman-Grenville, G.S.P. Historical Atlas of Islam. New York: Continuum, 2002.
Davis Library, G1786.S1 F7 2002
Geaves, Ron. Key Words in Islam. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2006.
Davis Library, BP40 .G396 2006
Glassé, Cyril and Cyril Glassé. The New Encyclopedia of Islam. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2001.
Davis Library, BP40 .G42 2001
Hazard, Harry W., Hereward Lester Cooke and J. McA Smiley. Atlas of Islamic History. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1954.
Davis Library Folio, PJ25 .P7 Vol. 12 1954
Holt, P. M., Ann K. S. Lambton and Bernard Lewis. The Cambridge History of Islam. Cambridge [Eng.]: University Press, 1970.
Davis Library, Davis Reference, House Undergraduate Library, DS35.6 .C3
Houtsma, M. Th. E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936. 9 vols. Leiden; New York: E.J. Brill, 1993.
Davis Reference, DS35.53 .E53 1993
Jenkins, Everett. The Muslim Diaspora : A Comprehensive Reference to the Spread of Islam in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1999.
Davis Reference, BP50 .J46 1999
Martin, Richard C. Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. New York: Macmillan Reference USA: Thomson/Gale, 2004.
Davis Reference, BP40 .E525 2004
Moghissi, Haideh. Muslim Diaspora: Gender, Culture and Identity. Routledge Islamic Studies. London ; New York: Routledge, 2006.
Davis Library, GN641 .M87 2006
Mostyn, Trevor, and Albert Habib Hourani. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa. Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
House Undergraduate Reference, DS44 .C37 1988
Nanji, Azim. The Muslim Almanac: A Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture, and Peoples of Islam. Detroit: Gale Research, 1996.
Davis Reference, House Undergraduate Reference, BP40 .M83 1996
Newby, Gordon Darnell. A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam. Oxford: Oneworld, 2002.
Davis Library, House Undergraduate Reference, BP40 .N48 2002
Ofori, Patrick E. Islam in Africa South of the Sahara : A Select Bibliographic Guide. Nendeln [Liechtenstein]: Kto Press, 1977.
Davis Reference, Z7835.M6 O36
Robinson, Francis. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Davis Reference, House Undergraduate Library, DS35.63 .R63 1996
Ruthven, Malise, and Azim Nanji. Historical Atlas of Islam. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004.
Davis Reference, House Undergraduate Library, G1786.S1 R9 2004
Zoghby, Samir M., and Library of Congress. Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Partially Annotated Guide. Washington: Library of Congress : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Davis Library, Davis Reference, Z7835.M6 Z63
Ahmed, Akbar S. Discovering Islam : Making Sense of Muslim History and Society. London; New York: Routledge, 2002.
Davis Library, BP52 .A35 2002
Al-Faruqi, Ismail R. and Lois Ibsen Al Faruqi. The Cultural Atlas of Islam. New York: Macmillan, 1986.
Davis Reference, House Undergraduate Reference, DS36.85 .A39 1986
Alkali, Nur. Islam in Africa : Proceedings of the Islam in Africa Conference. Ibadan: Spectrum Books, 1993.
Davis Library, BP64.A1 I85 1989
Armstrong, Karen. Islam: A Short History. New York: Modern Library, 2000.
Davis Library, House Undergraduate Library, BP50 .A69 2000
Atterbury, Anson Phelps. Islam in Africa; Its Effects--Religious, Ethical, and Social--Upon the People of the Country. New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969.
Davis Library, BP65.A4 A8 1969
Brelvi, Mahmud. Islam in Africa. Institute of Islamic Culture, 1964.
Storage, 297.096 B835i
Donnan, Hastings. Interpreting Islam. Politics and Culture. London; Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2002.
Davis Library, BP161 .I58 2002
Esposito, John L. What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Davis Library, House Undergraduate Library, BP163 .E85 2002
Grieve, Paul. A Brief Guide to Islam: History, Faith and Politics: The Complete Introduction. New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, 2006.
Davis Library, BP161.2 .G84 2006
Hiskett, M. The Course of Islam in Africa. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1994.
House Undergraduate Library, DS36.85 .I8 no. 15
---. The Development of Islam in West Africa. London ; New York: Longman, 1984.
Davis Library, BP64.A4 W354 1984
Kritzeck, James, William Hubert Lewis and J. Spencer Trimingham. Islam in Africa. New York: Van Nostrand-Reinhold Co., 1969.
Davis Library, BP64.A1 K7
Levtzion, Nehemia and Randall Lee Pouwels. The History of Islam in Africa. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2000.
Davis Library, Stone Center Library, BP64.A1 H62 2000
Nöthling, F. J. Pre-Colonial Africa : Her Civilisations and Foreign Contacts. Johannesburg: Southern Book Publishers, 1989.
Davis Library, DT20 .N67 1989
Robinson, David. Muslim Societies in African History. New Approaches to African History. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Davis Library, Stone Center Library, BP64.A1 R63 2004
Stauth, Georg, and Thomas Bierschenk. Islam in Africa. Münster London: Lit, 2002.
Davis Library, Stone Center Library, BP64.A1 I85 2002
Islam in Africa. 1 map :. [Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency,, 1987.
Map Collection, PrEx 3.10/4:Af 8/16
Women Living Under Muslim Laws (Organization). Research Information & Documentation Unit. Islam, Islamisation and Women in Africa. [Grabels, France?]: Women Living Under Muslim Laws, 1994.
Davis Library Folio, BP173.4 .I744 1994
The hyperlinks listed below are subject headings found in the UNC-Chapel Hill Catalog. These headings can be used with other library catalogs such as WorldCat (OCLC), which includes the holdings of U.S. and international libraries.
Islam -- Africa.
Islam -- Africa -- Bibliography.
Islam -- Africa, East.
Islam -- Africa -- History.
Islam -- Africa, North.
Islam -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Islam -- Africa, West.
Muslims -- Africa -- History.
Muslims -- Senegal.
African Newspapers Union List
Provides a centralized electronic database for newspaper titles (all formats and all languages) published in sub-Saharan Africa.
LexisNexis
Provides full-text access to general, regional and international news. Transcripts are also available from CNN, NPR, ABC, CBS, and NBC news among others.
African Newspapers Online:
from Stanford
from Columbia
BBC Africa
BBC News online provides up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories.
CNN: Africa
CNN delivers the latest breaking news and information on the world's top stories.
Web sites can be valuable sources of information. Keep in mind the importance of evaluating information you find on the web. In addition to using Google and other search engines, use resources developed by librarians such as the Stone Center Library's Guide to the Web, as well as the Internet Public Library or the Scout Report.
African Studies Reference Sources at UNC
Glossary of Islamic Terms and Concepts
Islam in Contemporary Africa: An Online Bibliography
Islamweb: Islamic Studies Internet Guide
World Religions - Islam
(Western Washington University)
