Curriculum Links
Middle East
The following sites provide more-or-less general information about the Middle East or cover single, but important and broad, topics pertaining to the Middle East. For information about more specific topics, try searching Internet Public Library or Librarians' Internet Index. Also, remember to search the library's databases and catalog!
General Sites
- Middle East Times
This is the online site for a daily newspaper that covers current news and events in the Middle East; it has an interesting section on freedom of expression and how the paper has been censored in Egypt - Middle East Desk
Designed primarily for journalists, Middle East Desk is the "gateway to informed, engaged analysis of the most important stories from the Middle East and North Africa." - Middle East Virtual Library
This site is a comprehensive, scholarly information portal for Middle East and Islamic Studies maintained by the State- and University Library Saxony-Anhalt in Halle (Germany). Some portions of the site are unavailable to Lakeside students. - Pars Times
This non-profit independent website provides information on Iran and the Middle East, emphasizing new, business, and personal finance topics. It also has comprehensive audio/video, radio/TV news - Albawaba
Put together by the Al Bawaba company, this site offers up-to-date news, entertainment, and business information in the Arab world. - Islamic Arts and Architecture
This site from the nonprofit group IAAO provides information and gallery for architecture, calligraphy, coins, and oriental rugs. - History in the News: Middle East
Put together by the University at Albany, this site offers links on the history, culture, society, religion, economics, and politics of the Middle East. It has a great collection of contemporary and historical maps.
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