Islamic Relief Worldwide, based in Birmingham, U.K., provided aid to Darfur. Its U.S. branch is based in Buena Vista, California.

Gordon Lynch is the Michael Ramsey professor of modern theology at the University of Kent. He is the author of Understanding Theology and Popular Culture (Blackwell, 2005).

Live 8: The Long Walk to Justice coordinated concerts worldwide on July 2, 2005, to draw attention to the need to increase aid to Africa and to urge G8 leaders to help. Contact Katy Cronin, media manager.

Christopher Partridge is a professor in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at the University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom. He teaches and has written in the area of alternative spiritualities in West and is interested in the expression of spirituality in popular culture, including film, music, and cyberspace. He is the author of […]

Plugged In is the online version of Focus on the Family’s entertainment review magazine, which looks at film, television, books and videos from a conservative Christian perspective.

Damaris CultureWatch is a U.K.-based organization that offers Christian reflection on film, television, music, books and art.

Joel S. Fetzer is a professor of political science at Seaver College at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. He co-wrote Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany (Cambridge University Press, 2004).

Brian Whitaker, former Middle East editor for the British paper The Guardian, has created the Al-Bab website to provide information on Arab nations.

This Feb. 1, 2006 BBC News article provides a European perspective on the controversy.