Middle Eastern Studies
Answering the question “What is the Middle East?” is not easy. There is much controversy over what countries encompass the Middle East due to modern economic and political trends. Some say it sits where Africa, Asia and Europe meet, which includes a geographic region comprised of southwest Asia, northeast Africa and Egypt. Recently, it has been considered to include Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Caucacus and North Africa. No matter what countries one considers a part of the Middle East, it cannot be denied that this region is home to some of the world’s earliest civilizations and is and has been an important center for world affairs.
Arts & Humanities
• LACMA: Islamic art collections
• University of Georgia: Islamic Art, Music and Architecture Around the World
• MIT: Islamic Architecture
• The Levant: Middle Eastern music, song and dance
• Columbia University: Literatures of the Middle East
Business & Economy
• The Economist Intelligence Unit: ViewsWire for Middle East
• The Database for the Arab World: Economy and Finance sites
• UN-ESCWA: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
• MENAFN: Middle East North Africa Financial Network
• Middle East Business: Business information network
Education
• CNPublications: Reporting on the Middle East, Science and Education
• UME: University of the Middle East Project
• MidEastInfo: The Middle East Information Network
• Population Reference Bureau: Female Education in the Middle East and North Africa
• MEYI: Middle East Youth Initiative
Government
• University of Chicago: Middle East - Government, states and politics
• The Keele Guide: Middle East government and politics on the Internet
• CIA World: Fact Book the Middle East
• The Open Directory: Middle East government
• The Middle East: Middle Eastern government websites
Health & Science
• PBS: Middle East science and technology
• Middle East Health: Magazine featuring health information for Middle Easterners
• SciDevNet: Middle East & North Africa science and development network
• EcoPeace: Friends of the Earth-Middle East News & Media
• MERIP: Middle East Research and Information Project
• BBC: News of the Middle East
• Hoppa: Newspaper of the Arab World
• MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute
• The Guardian: Middle East news Social Science
• State University of New York: The Middle East history
• Fordham.edu: Internet Islamic History Sourcebook
• NPR: Islam on the Internet
• EScholarship.org: The Middle East in the Past and Future of Social Science
• Cornell University: Languages of the Middle East Society & Culture
• Yale University: Women in the Middle East
• Human Rights Watch: Middle East/North Africa
• Good Foods: Middle Eastern food
• MIdEastWeb.org: Middle East countries at a glance
• MEI: Middle East International
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