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Islamic Studies : Related Websites
A selection of research-oriented and general interest sites related to Islamic Studies.
AMIDEAST
A private, nonprofit organization that strengthens mutual understanding and
cooperation between Americans and the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa.
Amnesty International: The Middle East and North Africa
Arab League General Information
Arabnet
Arabnet's aim is to provide the most comprehensive online resource on the Arab world,
primarily dealing with countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Avalon Project from Yale University
"The Avalon Project is dedicated to providing access via the World Wide Web to primary source materials
in the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. We intend to add value to
these primary sources by linking to other documents expressly referred to in the body of the text.
We also intend to provide as many internal links within a document as are necessary to facilitate study and navigation." (Taken from website, emphasis mine.)
Council for the National Interest
CNI seeks to encourage and promote a U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East that
is consistent with American values, protects our national interests, and contributes to a
just solution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as well as to restore a political environment
in America in which voters and their elected officials are free from the undue influence
and pressure of a foreign country, namely Israel.
Glossary of Islamic Terms and Concepts
Human Rights Watch: The Middle East and North Africa
The Koran
This text is an electronically scanned version of M. H. Shakir's translation of the Holy Qur'an,
as published by Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an, Inc.
League of Arab States English version (Arabic Version)
MENALIB: Middle East Virtual Library
A collaborative venture of more than a half dozen
international libraries, MENALIB is coordinated by the University
and State Library Saxony-Anhalt, Halle in an attempt to combine
contributors' resources into a virtual library of materials on
the Middle East and North Africa. The library's primary goals
are to create a subject guide for electronic resources in the
areas of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, a current contents
service for scholarly journals, a virtual catalog, and databases
for dissertations and conferences. The site currently contains
ALMISBAH, a searchable and browseable (by source type and
subject) database of Internet resources, and the classification
scheme of the special subject collection (in German and
English).
MENIC: Middle East Network Information Center
MENIC is an online guide to Middle East-related websites and databased that can
be accessed via the World Wide Web. It is created by a staff of editors who visit and evaluate web sites,
and then organize them into subject-based categories and sub-categories.
MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute
MEMRI explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language
gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations
of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish media, as well as original analysis of political,
ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.
MESA
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is a non-political association that fosters the
study of the Middle East, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and
encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples through programs, publications
and services that enhance education, further intellectual exchange, recognize professional
distinction, and defend academic freedom.
The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago
The goals of The Oriental Institute have remained essentially unchanged:
to document and study the languages, history and cultures of the ancient Near East.
Portals to the World: Europe
Links to internet resources about European countries selected by Library of Congress subject experts. Organized by country.
The World Bank: The Middle East and North Africa