Humanizing Islam: A personal journey

Social Studies Review, Fall 2002 by Infantino, Cynthia Percak

Literature/Arts

Al Jadid: A Review and Record of Arab Culture and Arts http://www.aljadid.com/ L.A.-based publication dedicated to contemporary Arab/Islamic arts.

The Arab World and Arab Americans http://www.ala.org/BookLinks/v09/arab.html Annotated guide to books for children and young adults prepared by Kristin Lems for Book Links.

"Discovering Arabic Fiction"

http://1fkhome.northstarnet.org/ArabFic.html Reading list developed in conjunction with the "Arab Voices" series sponsored by the Library Community Foundation of the North Suburban Library System (IL). Since 9/11, this page has been visited upwards of 400 times a month.

Interlink Books http://www.interhnooks.com/Mideast.html Publisher of fiction and non-fiction titles; their Mideast catalog features an "Emerging Voices" series with translations from numerous countries, from Morocco to Iran.

Cynthia Percale Infantino is Head of Reference Services at the Lake Forest Library in Illinois. She has a B.A. in English from Lawrence University and an M.S. in Library Science from the University of Illinois. Cindy is on the staff of the Arabic Music Retreat and is President of Xauen Music Inc., a company dedicated to the preservation of classical Oriental music. She serves on the National Council of Americans for the Middle East Understanding and is active in the Arab-American Action Network of Chicago.

Cynthia Percak Infantino is Head of Reference Services at the Lake Forest Library (IL). She is on the staff of the Arabic Music Retreat and is President of Xauen Music, Inc., a company dedicated to the preservation of classical Oriental music. She serves on the National Council of Americans for Middle East Understanding.

Web site: http://c.infantino.home.att.net/

e-mail: c.infantino@att.net