CHNM producing Bridging Culture Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys website for NEH and ALA

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media is pleased to partner with George Mason’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies on a website for the first National Endowment for the Humanities and American Library Association Bridging Cultures Bookshelf, entitled “Muslim Journeys.” A group of distinguished scholars and public programmers selected the 25 books and documentaries on the Bookshelf to familiarize the public with the diverse people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in America and around the globe. A complete set of the Bookshelf will be distributed to 1,000 libraries and state humanities councils in 2013.

RRCHNM is developing the website companion for the “Muslim Journeys” Bookshelf. The website will feature thematic groupings, summaries of the books, profiles of the authors, and introductory essays by renowned scholars. Also available will be additional primary sources related to the texts, bibliographies for further reading, and tools and tips for organizing, publicizing, and hosting informative and respectful discussions using the “Muslim Journeys” materials.

The Muslim Journeys website will be available in January 2013. Libraries and state humanities councils can apply to the American Library Association through September 25, 2012 for a free set of Bookshelf items.