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Good Resources on traditional Islam:
The Modern Religion
- is maybe the best and biggest collection of things pertaining to traditional Sunni Islam on the world wide web
Halima Krausen
- is a female Muslim scholar and interreligious worker with a fascinating homepage in English and German
The Canadian Society of Muslims
- offers a lot on traditional muslim issues
Masud Ahmad Khan
- a leading resource page on traditional Islam
Dr. Godlas -
offers really a lot of information on different aspects of Islam
The Shi`a Homepage
- is a good introduction to the Shiite trend of Islam
Sufism - Resources on Muslim Mysticism:
Sufism` s many paths
- is the Sufism section of Dr. Godlas� extensive site
Rumi
- resources on probably the greatest of all mystic poets: Hazret Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi
Nur Ashki Jerrahi
- is known to be a very tolerant and open minded and still traditionally muslim order
The Sufi Order International
- presents itself as interreligious and interdenominational, members are not required to be muslim
Javanese Mysticism
- introduces us to the fascinating dialogue between Animist, Hindu and Muslim mysticism on the Indonesian island of Java
Rethinking Islam:
Free - Minds
- gives us unusual insights into another way to view Islam; but please don` forget to think for yourself!
Tolu-e-Islam
- is a "Qur`an only" - movement
Queer Jihad
- is a gateway for all genderqueer muslims who struggle to bring together Islam and their special identity
Ali Shariati
- presents the works of this late muslim thinker, includes an online discussion forum
TransGender Faith and Identity links:
Born Eunuchs
- gives room for proper interpretation of the identity of gays and other genderqueers in the ancient middle east; by the current webmaster of "queer jihad" (very interesting page!)
GenderTree
- a Christian CrossDresser thinks a lot about what it means to be a transgendered believer
Orthodox Judaism and Transsexuality
- the name says it all
TransFaith
- speaks of the "spiritual gift that trans-people received" from a mainly Christian (though not exclusively) point of view
TransMuslims
- yahoo discussion forum for transgender muslims, you may meet me there
GLBTQ -Sufis
- a discussion forum for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders, questioning people who are interested in spirituality, sufism (both muslim and interreligious) in particular
Grace n Lace Letters
- beautiful articles for evangelically oriented christian transgenders
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