The Council on Islamic Education was founded in 1991 to provide academic support and scholarly resources about Islam and Muslim history to K-12 textbook publishers, educators, and others. We went on to cultivate expertise in world history and teaching about world religions, producing assessments of national and history-social studies state standards, training thousands of teachers, publishing high-quality teaching materials, and reviewing numerous social studies textbooks.
In 2007, we began operating as the Institute on Religion and Civic Values. We wanted to clearly indicate that as an academic organization our expertise extended to many issues in the coverage of world history and world religions. Furthermore, we wanted to emphasize that our core interest in improving religious literacy goes beyond the schools to include faith communities, the media and civil society. We believe that a better understanding of the interplay between our religious identities and our civic responsibilities lies at the heart of creating cooperation and harmony in our shared society.
For your convenience, we have maintained this site as a repository of materials produced under the auspices of CIE. You can view and download the resources free of charge. Enjoy!
The Emergence of Renaissance: Cultural Interactions Between Europeans & Muslims
Images of the Orient: 19th Century European Travellers to Muslim Lands
Muslim Women Through the Centuries
The Crusades From Medieval European and Muslim Perspectives
Muslim Holidays: Teacher’s Guide and Student Resources
(2nd Edition)
Teaching About Islam and Muslims in the Public School Classroom
(3rd Edition)
National Standards for World History (1994)
Virginia History-Social Science Standards of Learning (1997)
California History-Social Science Standards (1998)
Teaching about Religion in National and State Social Studies Standards (2000)
Programs Submitted for California History-Social Science Adoption (2005)
(ASCD Educational Leadership Magazine)
(Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education)
God Spoke: Guidelines and Coverage of Abrahamic Religions in World History Textbooks
(Religion & Education Journal)
Building a Comfort Zone: Teacher Training and Standard-Based Education about Religion
(Religion & Education Journal)
Defining Islamic Education: Differentiation and Applications
(Current Issues in Comparative Education)
