Middle East

Sub-headings:

Middle East Travel & Tourism

Middle Eastern History

Resources in this category:

AHVL Iraq Information Center
http://www.utm.edu/vlibrary/iraq.shtml

"Given the intense international focus on the Middle Eastern republic of Iraq, the Andy Holt Virtual Library has decided to offer patrons a temporary information link page about this nation. The AHVL Iraq Information Center has particularly rich news and map resources, but we have also included sections on Iraqi art, culture and languages spoken there, plus a wealth of links to large general and multi-section web sites, sections on weaponry and the military as well as one dealing with the building Iraq crisis."

Al-Bawaba
http://www.albawaba.com/

"Al-Bawaba, The Gateway in Arabic, is a comprehensive Middle Eastern portal on the Internet. It provides information on the Middle Eastern economy and business sectors, along with politics, tourism, culture, legal issues, health, entertainment and sports. News items, in-depth reports and analysis on all these topics are undertaken daily. Includes a keyword search facility." The site is available in Arabic and English, along with a Business section in French.

Arab Culture and Civilization
http://arabworld.nitle.org/

Offers original texts and audio and video files about the language, culture and history of the Arab world.

Arab Decision
http://www.arabdecision.org/

Government, economic, legislative, education, civil society, and press information in English and Arabic on Egypt, Jordan, Saudia Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates. Includes a search function by country or name.

Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative
http://aton.ttu.edu/

This content-rich site gives users access to audio-taped narratives of the citizens of the Turkish Republic. The narratives were recorded by Dr. Warren Stanley Walker and Barbara Jeanne Kerlin Walker. The site also provides images and music.

Azerbaijan International
http://azer.com/

"Azerbaijan International is an independent magazine published since 1993 and committed to the discussion of issues related to Azerbaijanis around the world." In addition to magazine articles, this site contains information on other topics of interest, including music, art, and international business. Also contains personal accounts written by Azerbaijanis.

Digital Egypt for Universities
http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/Welcome.html

A learning and teaching resource for higher education aimed to assist teaching across all disciplines. Contains 3000 pages created by Wolfram Grajetzki; 300 pages by Stephen Quirke and invited contributors; 3d reconstructions of 14 archaeological sites by Narushige Shiode.

The Egyptian Presidency
http://www.presidency.gov.eg/

Learn about Egypt, its government, and its current president. You can also take a virtual tour of Abdeen Palace, the official office of the Egyptian president.

Encyclopaedia of the Orient
http://i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm

A reference tool allowing searches on anything concerning the Arabic World, "built on the idea that improved knowledge between the Muslim world and the countries of Europe and North America was extremely important both for the people suffering from misunderstandings and artificial distance, and for helping to avoid the crisis predicted by scholars for the decades to come." Has frames.

Islamic Republic News Agency
http://www.irna.ir/

The official news agency of Iran "offers its news services online and a guide to all online news agencies and newswires." In English, Persian and Arabic.

Middle East Research and Information Project
http://www.merip.org/

MERIP has been active since 1971. It is a non-profit NGO based in Washington D.C. centered around media outreach, public education, and providing non-mainstream information and analysis on events in the Middle East. The site includes Middle East Report Online, a web-exclusive collection of analysis and commentary about current events affecting the region.

Middle East Virtual Library
http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/html/

"An information portal for Middle East and Islamic Studies. It provides access to online information and to digital records of printed and other offline media and thus supports the concept of a hybrid library for Middle East and Islamic Studies." Featured are the following types of resources: * Special Subject Guide for electronic resources relevant for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies * Current Contents Services for scholarly journals * Virtual Catalogue Middle East * Database for dissertations * Database for conferences."

Pars Times
http://www.parstimes.com/

This site in intended to provide information on the Middle East generally and Iran more specifically. It is indexed by topic and includes sections on Middle Eastern and world news, business, weather, and webguides, on sports and travel. There is a special section devoted to Iran that covers topics such as arts, history, media, news, travel, business, geography, culture, government, and reference materials.