Middle Eastern Studies Useful Links
- Access International - An online resource to a wide range of official and non-governmental information about countries throughout the world. Developed by the Center for the Study of Global Change, Indiana University.
- Arabic Language Search Engines - Search online Arabic databases and sources using Arabic script in selected internet search engines.
- Arabs and Terrorism - This documentary project explores the dominant discourse in the United States and Europe concerning Arabs and terrorism. Researched in 6 languages and filmed in 11 countries, with 120 experts/politicians and hundreds of street interviews.
- Committee on Iraqi Libraries - Documents the damage and destruction suffered by libraries in Iraq during and after the war in March and April 2003. Produced under the auspices of the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA).
- Global Arabic Encyclopedia - GAE is the first online, comprehensive, general encyclopedia in Arabic covering the history of Arab and Islamic culture. It is based in part on the international edition of the World Book Encyclopedia.
- Government Views of Iraq - This resource, developed by the City College of New York Libraries, is a compilation of online primary resources about Iraq. Most of the resources are from the United States, but there are international entries as well.
- International Resource Center for Democracy - IRCD is an independent endeavor to make scholarly ideas and information on democracy accessible to a wide variety of interested people in the US and abroad, giving special attention to developing countries and the Middle East.
- Islamic Desk Reference - A single-volume condensation of the subject-matter of the Encyclopedia of Islam (drawing from both the first and second editions). This is an eBook version of the printed edition (published 1994).
- Islamic Law (Sharia) - A guide to finding information about shari'a, or Islamic law, by Andrew Grossman (last updated 2002). Hosted by the Law Library Resource Xchange.
- IUB - Arabic Language, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC) - Various online resources for Arabic-language research and study.
- IUB - Central Eurasian Studies Collection, Wells Library
- IUB - Department of Central Eurasian Studies (CEUS)
- IUB - Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC)
- IUB - Jewish Studies Collection, Wells Library
- IUB - Jewish Studies Program
- Middle East Centers and Library Collections in the U.S. - A comprehensive list (with links) to Middle East studies research centers and library collections in the United States.
- Middle East News Links - An extensive list of online sources in all languages for current news from the Middle East and North Africa (last updated 2005).
- Middle East Studies Internet Resources - A compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on the Middle East and North Africa available on the Internet. Created by the Middle East Studies Department, Columbia University Libraries.
- Middle East Virtual Library - MENALIB is an information portal for Middle East and Islamic studies, providing access to online information and to digital records of printed and other offline media.
- MideastWire.com - A subscription service offering a daily e-mail newsletter in English of concise, translated briefs covering some of the key political, cultural, economic, and opinion pieces appearing in the media of the 22 Arab countries, Iran, and the Arab Diaspora.
