Websites
The Albert Einstein Institution: http://www.aeinstein.org/
Founded in 1983 by Dr. Gene Sharp, The Albert Einstein Institution is dedicated to advancing the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflicts throughout the world.
Islam – Peace – Nonviolence: http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/islambib_001.htm
This site provides a compilation of resources on Islam and nonviolence by Dr. Karim Douglas Crow
Metta Center: Nonviolence Education: http://www.mettacenter.org/
Founded by Dr. Michael Nagler, the Metta Center’s mission is to inspire, educate, and support the practice of nonviolence.
Nonviolence International: http://nonviolenceinternational.net/?page_id=25
Founded by Palestinian activist Mubarak Awad in 1989, Nonviolence International promotes nonviolent action and seeks to reduce the use of violence worldwide. NI believes that every cultural and religious tradition can discover and employ culturally appropriate nonviolent methods for positive social change and international peace.
TRANSCEND International: A Network for Peace and Development: http://www.transcend.org/
TRANSCEND connects autonomous individuals and centers working on peace by peaceful means, development by developmental means and environment by environmental means. Their mission is to bring about a more peaceful world by using action, education/training, dissemination and research to handle conflicts with empathy, nonviolence and creativity.
Waging Nonviolence: http://wagingnonviolence.org/
This blog is a community and a resource for news, analysis and discussion on the many ways that ordinary people around the globe are using nonviolence every day, often under the most difficult circumstances.
Articles
Values of peacebuilding and nonviolence in Islam: Ideals and reality
Article by Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer
A framework for nonviolence and peacebuilding in Islam
Journal of Law and Religion article by Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer
Alternatives to violence in Muslim history: Parallels to American cases
Article by Amid-ad-Dean Ahmad
The challenge of Nakba: Surahs al-Haqqah and al-Furqan on the role of truth and justice
Khutbah by Dr. Robert D. Crane
Cultural violence
Journal of Peace Research article by Dr. Johan Galtung on the forms of violence (direct, structural, and cultural) and the relationship between them
Letter from a Birmingham jail
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter on justice and nonviolence
Prophetic disobedience
Article by philosopher Jawdat Said
The conditions for violence in Islam
Article by philosopher Jawdat Said
The nonviolent crescent: Eight theses on Muslim nonviolent actions
Chapter by Dr. Chaiwat Satha-Anand in Islam and Nonviolence (edited by Glenn D. Paige)
The role of power in nonviolent struggle
Article by Dr. Gene Sharp
The meaning of Mumbai
Rabbi Arthur Waskow’s compilation of Muslim organizations’ statements against terrorism
Books
Nonviolent Soldier of Islam: Badshah Khan: A Man to Match His Mountains by Eknath Easwaran
Nonviolence in Theory and Practice edited by Robert L. Holmes and Barry L. Gan
The Politics of Nonviolent Action by Gene Sharp
Video Clips
Islam and nonviolence
Discussion between Professor Michael Nagler and Afra Jalabi
Noor Events on Nonviolence
Interfaith Dinner to Challenge the G8
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