Resources offering background on Islam, Muslims, Islamophobia, and Islamic Art as selected by the Center for Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
Books
Islam the Straight Path by John Esposito
(A basic comprehensive overview of Islam)
Who Speaks for Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think by John Esposito and Dahlia Mogahed
see also the companion website: http://www.gallup.com/press/176483/speaks-islam.aspx
Also a film by Michael Wolfe UPF: https://www.upf.tv/films/inside-islam
In the Footsteps of the Prophet by Tariq Ramadan
Western Muslims and the Future of Islam By Tariq Ramadan
Radical Reform By Tariq Ramadan
Muslims in America: A Short History by Edward Curtis
No God but God by Reza Aslan
Islam: A Short History by Karen Armstrong
Muhammad: A Prophet For Our Time by Karen Armstrong
Do Muslim Women Need Saving? by Lila Abu-Lughod
Following Muhammad by Carl Ernst
Organizations / Websites
Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project, UC Berkeley
https://irdproject.com/
The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University (resources on Islamophobia)
http://bridge.georgetown.edu/
Islamic Networks Groups (curricula and interfaith resources)
https://ing.org/
Unity Productions Foundation (films)
https://www.upf.tv/
Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (ICCNC in Oakland)
http://www.iccnc.org/en/
Muslim Advocates
https://www.muslimadvocates.org/
Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
National: https://www.cair.com/
San Francisco Chapter: https://ca.cair.com/sfba/
Zawaya
http://zawaya.org/site/
Zaytuna College, Berkeley
https://www.zaytuna.edu/
A Common Word
http://www.acommonword.com/
Marrakesh Declaration
http://www.marrakeshdeclaration.org/
Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change
http://www.ifees.org.uk/declaration/#home\
Resources on Islamophobia
UC Berkeley Center for Race and Gender
https://irdproject.com/
Georgetown, The Bridge Initiative
http://bridge.georgetown.edu
Islamic Art Organizations and Museums
MET NYC
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/islamic-art
Shangri La Center for Islamic Arts and Cultures
http://www.shangrilahawaii.org/
LACMA
http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/intro.htm
London, V&A
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/islamic-middle-east
Paris, Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/en/departments/islamic-art
Toronto, AKM
https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/
Malaysia
http://www.iamm.org.my/
Qatar
http://www.mia.org.qa/en/