RESOURCES
A collection of thematically relevant resources created by organizations unaffiliated with the Muslim Atlantic Project.
Black Muslim Atlantic Symposium
The Duke Islamic Studies Center is hosting a conference on ‘The Black Muslim Atlantic’ whose purpose is to honor the Black Muslim community in North Carolina and beyond, its culture, literature, history, and legacy from slavery until the present.
The Drinking Gourd: A Black Muslim Literary Magazine
Taking its name from a Black American folk song on finding the North Star, this magazine provides a space where ‘Black Muslims can articulate their experiences, passions, and selves outside of appeals to authority or dogma‘.
The Canary Islands Connection
How is the agricultural and culinary heritage of Muslim North Africa, Iberia, and the Levant reflected in what gets grown and eaten in North America?
Critical Muslim
A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing ground-breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world.
Radical Resistance: What Does an Inclusive Mosque Look Like?
With female-led mosques coming under great contention over that last few year, Amaliah Writes recounts her experiences as a Muslim who is part of the Inclusive Mosque Initiative.
The double consciousness of Paul Gilroy
25 years on from its publication, Sindre Bangstad revisits Paul Gilroy’s seminal work, ‘The Black Atlantic‘.
The geo-politics of Malcolm X
Malcolm X is a powerful optic through which to understand America's post-war ascendance and expansion into the Middle East.
The Omar Ibn Said Collection at the Library of Congress: An Interview with Dr. Mary-Jane Deeb
The LOC’s African and Middle East division chief discusses the recently established Omar Ibn Said digital collection.
Muslims of early America
Muslims came to America more than a century before Protestants, and in great numbers. How was their history forgotten?
A Moorish Pirate in Old New York
…excerpted from Peter Lamborn Wilson’s Pirate Utopias: Moorish Corsairs & European Renegades (Brooklyn, NY: Autonomedia, 2003).
Malcolm X at Oxford: “They’re Going to Kill Me Soon”
Just before his assassination, the radical black activist took part in a debate at Oxford. Tariq Ali recalls their meeting, which left him in a state of shock – and is now the subject of a TV show
#BeingBlackandMuslim
The Black Muslim Atlantic, African American Muslims and The Single Story — a Patheos article on the Muslim Anti Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC)
Aysha Khan in Religion News: New play ‘American Griot’ explores blues music’s Muslim and African roots
“Though our bodies were broken, we found that our spirits lived on in music,” Mamadou declared in the play. “From the griot tradition, to the blues, to jazz, to something called rock ‘n’ roll eventually.”
Khizra Foundation: Everyday Muslim–Documenting Muslim heritage in the UK
Everyday Muslim is a long-term project to create a central archive of Muslim lives, arts, education and cultures from across the UK.
Listen: Laila Fadel in NPR–Black Muslims Step Into Spotlight
Part of the Muslims In America: A New Generation—“Black Muslims in America are reclaiming and highlighting their traditions. In Los Angeles, Jihad Saafir is converting his father's storefront mosque into a vibrant community center and school”.
Aina Khan in Al Jazeera: Britain’s Black Muslims
Britain's black Muslims: Ignored, discriminated and resisting. Mostly of African or Caribbean background, black Muslims are raising awareness of the centrality of blackness to Islam.
The Greenbelt Festival
Lineup for the annual Greenbelt Festival in Boughton House, United Kingdom, an originally Christian festival, now features performers from an array of faith backgrounds.
Nick Leach in The National: British Library’s Endangered Archives Programme sheds new light on the history of Africa and Islam
Beyond Timbuktu: Preserving the Manuscripts of Djenne, Mali is a new initiative from the British Library's Endangered Archives Programme