KORANIC SCHOOL BOOK

AIRED: Season 2, Episode 11
THE DETECTIVE: Gwen Wright
THE PLACE: Mulvane, Kansas

THE CASE:

A History Detectives viewer in Mulvane, Kansas, owns a 200-year-old schoolbook with a startling secret.

The book belonged to a young woman from Kentucky in 1800, but contains two translated passages of the Koran.

What are they doing there? And how did this frontier farmer learn about Islam?

Taking on this tough challenge, the detectives reach some startling conclusions about U.S. contact with the Muslim world and the story of Islam in America.

More Leads

United States Government
State Department feature of Life as a Muslim in the U.S.

Council on American-Islamic Relations
The Mosque in America

IslamiCity: What is Islam
Comprehensive site explaining Islam and providing news and resources for Muslims

The Holy Quran
The Meanings Of The Holy Quran by Abdullah Yusufali. This hypertexted version lists all 114 sections of the Quran.

Islam America: A Brief History of Islam in the United States
An essay about Muslims coming to America.