Mideast Links by Juan Cole

Juan Cole's

Middle East Links

Informed Comment (Web Log)

Informed Comment: Thoughts on the Contemporary Middle East, History, Islam, and Religion by Juan Cole

Scholarly Centers and Associations

Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Michigan

Center for Middle East Studies, University of Chicago

UCLA von Grunebaum Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (includes bibliographies, alumni, other resources)

Middle East Network Information Center, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas

Middle East Studies Association

Middle East Research and Information Project (Excellent progressive reporting on politics, society and culture of the contemporary Middle East)

Middle East Institute

Gulf2000 Public Web Page (Excellent source for news and information about the Persian Gulf states, including Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia).

Gulf2000 (More extensive site, for academic members only). (For membership contact ggs2@columbia.edu: Gary Sick of Columbia University).

Middle East Social and Cultural History Association

Academic Libraries and Library Resource Lists

Chicago University Library Middle East Resources (Including Microform Manuscripts)

Columbia University Library Middle East Resources List

Some Links to WWW-sites with Near Eastern and Judaica Content (University of Michigan Library Near East Division)

Yale Library Middle Eastern Internet Resources List

Journals

Critique: Journal for Critical Studies of the Middle East

International Journal of Middle East Studies

IJMES Cambridge Site

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies

The Middle East Journal

University of Pennsylvania Library Listing of Middle East-related Digital Journals

Middle East Resources and Virtual Libraries (Academic)

Arab Social Science Research Virtual Library

Academic Info: Middle East Studies

The Middle East-North Africa Internet Resource Guide

Raymond Tanter's "Middle East Conflicts" Links

Alan Godlas Middle East and Islam links

Human Rights Watch Middle East

MideastWeb Gateway (Israeli Peace Movement)

General Middle East Directories and Tools

Xerox Co. Arabic Dictionary Online

Middle East Internet Pages

Jawwal search engine for Middle East

Arabist Directory

Arabic Ring (Links Arabic Web pages)

Radio

Favorite Radio Links

Islam

Islamic Studies (University of Texas)

Alan Godlas Islamic Studies Site

al-Khazinah (Professor Jerome Clinton, Princeton): Fundamentals of Islam, Qur'an, Traditions, Dimensions of Empire, History Map, Timeline, Virtual Hajj

Sufism or Islamic Mysticism

H-IslamArt: Discussion list for Islamic Art and Architecture

Women in Islam Links (Janet French, Washington State University)

Country Resources

Central Asia

Turkic Republics and Communities (Extensive)

Egypt

Egypt Links

Vital Statistics

Official Egyptian Tourism Site (Has many pages and graphics of academic interest, especially "Religious Monuments")

Iran

General

Society for Iranian Studies

Encyclopedia Iranica

Iran Links

Book Publishers Specializing In Iran (See Especially Mazda and Mage)

News

The Iranian

Iran Outpost

Iran Daily

Payvand News of Iran

Iran News (Extensive>

Iranian Newspapers
Social Science

U.S. Department of State Human Rights Report

Vital Statistics

Demography

Brief Articles on Iranian History (Useful)

"Qajar Class Structure," by Ahmad Ashraf. (From the Encyclopedia Iranica)

Iran-Related Academic Papers by Juan R.I. Cole

Iranian Human Rights Working Group

Art and Architecture

Isfahan Home Page

Persian Miniatures from the Shahnameh

Batke Shahnameh Miniature Database

Qajar-era Photographs

Qajar Paintings

Iranian Art and Images

Fundamental Concepts in Iranian Architecture

Iranian Culture: Literature, Film, Art

Religion

Pages Related to Shi`ite Islam

Ahl al-Bait Digital Library Project

Information on Shi`ism, with Further Links

Iranian Sufism and the Relationship between Sufism and Shi`ism in Iranian History

Home Page for the Liberal Shi`ite Thinker, `Abdu'l-Karim Soroush

Iranian Jews

Zoroastrianism Home Page

Avesta Zoroastrian Archives

Frequently Asked Questions on Zoroastrianism
Stanford University Zoroastrian Group

Nimatu'llahi Sufi order

`Irfan and Sufism

Baha'i Studies

H-Bahai Electronic Discussion Network and Journal

Lebanon

Al-Mashriq (The Levant): Cultural Riches from the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Kahlil Gibran Page

Pakistan

Pakistan Link (News>

Pakistan Newspapers online

Pakistan Portal

Jamal's Best Pakistan Sites

Shahin Cole Home Page: Urdu Poetry, Pakistan Links

Turkey

Turkey in Pictures

Turkey Academic Information

Turkish Studies Association

Institute of Turkish Studies

H-Turk Scholarly Discussion List

Turkic Republics and Communities (Extensive)

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