Middle Eastern

Resources in this category:

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 Culture and Identity
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/arab_culture_and_identit...

A gateway to resources related to Arab culture. Includes sections on language, music, art and literature, news and information sources, and organizations.

Costumes of the Levant
http://almashriq.hiof.no/general/600.technology/640/646/cost...

The site provides an overview with photographs of historical Lebanese, Syrian, Bedouin and Kurdish clothing.

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.

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 & Arabic Arts & Architecture
http://islamicart.com/

"This site explains the historical and cultural significance of Islamic and Arabic artifacts. The main areas covered are architecture, calligraphy, oriental rugs, and coins. The site is searchable and includes FAQs, a bibliography, and links to other sites."

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."

Persian Mirror
http://www.persianmirror.com/index.cfm

An e-zine based in New York about Persian culture that invites people with an interest in Persian culture to join discussions. There are updated editorials from a Persian perspective.

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

This site gives users access to the Archive of Turkish Narrative created by its three founders, located in the Special Collections section of Texas Tech University Library. It includes audio-taped narratives of the citizens of the Turkish Republic, guides, images, translations and music.