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Early Islamic History

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The list of websites here can be used to find more sources for use in classroom teaching and for research. These websites are museums and databases that have primary sources related to Islam and Muslims from their beginnings to the modern era. 


The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a huge collection of historical artifacts, both Islamic and pre-Islamic, that can be viewed online. 

Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo

The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo is considered to be the largest museum specialized in Islamic Art in the entire world with a collection that can be viewed online.


The Aga Khan Museum

The Aga Khan Museum is a cultural center dedicated to fostering intercultural understanding. It houses over 1,200 art masterpieces and has an online collection and tours.

The Avalon Project

The avalon project is a collection of documents relating to law, history, and diplomacy. Most of the sources used here are documents with islamic sources tending to be in the modern era.

The Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar

The Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar, like the one in Cairo, holds a collection of Islamic arts and artifacts with an online collection hosted by Google Arts & Culture

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