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Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys: Connected Histories

A project of the National Endowment for the Humanities is aimed to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the globe.

Connected Histories Theme

Centuries before the dawn of the modern age, the world was already a surprisingly interconnected place. Readings for this theme introduce a way of understanding the past in which Islam and the West are seen as products of a shared, cosmopolitan, and inextricably intertwined past. These books help envision the world of our ancestors, which was every bit as complex and dynamically interconnected as the world we live in today.

Connected Histories

Books about the Connected Stories theme are currently on reserve (located at the main Circulation Desk).  These include: