The Digital Middle East

SIte: Al-Mashriq
URL: http://edmund.hiof.no/almashriq/

This, the definitive Lebanon site, is vast repository of information from the Levant in general and Lebanon in particular. Chocked full of facts and general information, news and feature articles, as well as constitution and law pages, links for ethnology, the environment, Fairuz, history, maps, pictures, politics, research, travel, tourism, currency, weather and recipes. A must see.


Site: CiAS (Centre D'Information Arabe Scandinave)
URL: http://home.sn.no/~tkjeilen/

Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Moorish Spain, Sudan, are all just a few clicks away when you visit CiAS , an Internet publisher specializing in North Africa and the Middle East. CiAS contains three sites:

Miftah Shamali, a colorful North African travel guide filled with photographs and smart, concise information.Encyclopaedia Arabica, the only on-line encyclopedia of its kind is sheer delight containing listing for everything from Abu Dhabi to Zouerate (a city in northern Mauritania.)
Arabic Language Course, learn basic spoken Arabic with the click of a mouse, as Real Audio recording of Arabic words and phases and downloaded to your computer in seconds.


Site: University of Texas at Austin - Middle East Network Information Center
URL: http://menic.utexas.edu/menic.html

Considered by many to be the Mother of all Middle East Web sites, UT-MENIC provides listing of the major information sources about the Middle East. Highlight - Istanbul Boy, Part I, an electronic novel by Aziz Nesin from the University of Texas Press. Also, find links to Middle East Countries pages, Middle East Studies Centers and Institutes, Associations, Societies, Clubs and Student Organizations, K-12 Educational Resources, the University of Texas Press Middle East Studies Catalogue and more.

Arabia.On.Line
http://www.arabia.com/

A nicely designed site featuring news and feature articles from the Middle East, as well as links to Arab news, computing, religion, tourism, sports, shopping, governments, business, art & culture, education, entertainment, and health.


The Arabic Newsstand
http://www.liii.com/~hajeri/newsstand/arab- news.html

Why walk to an international newsstand and pay for a periodical that is outdated by the time it gets to you ? This site contains links to daily newspapers from the Middle East in both Arabic and English as well as weekly and monthly magazines. Links include: Asharqal-Awsat (Saudi Arabia), Al-Watan (Kuwait), Al-Ittihad (UAE), the Kuwait Times (Kuwait), As Safir(Lebanon), Al-Quds (Palestine), Al-Hayat (UK), Al-Ra'i(Jordan), Al-Nahar (Lebanon), Al-Watan (Qatar), Gulf Times (Qatar), Arab Net (Australia), The Star (Jordan), Quds Press Service (UK), Al-Miraat (Canada), Shihan(Jordan), Computer News ME ( UAE), Washington Report (USA),and Economic Perspectives (Jordan)



Site: Guardian's Egypt
http://pages.prodigy.com/guardian/egypt.htm

Explore the mystery and splendor of Egypt from the comfort of your computer. Guardian's Egypt provides many links to Egyptology and Egyptian resources on the WWW. Contains links about ancient Egypt, the pyramids, hieroglyphs, Egyptian art & music, contemporary Egypt, and travel to Egypt. Have you ever seen you name in hieroglyphs? You can here!

Islamic Texts and Resources Meta Page
http://wings.buffalo.edu/studentlife
/sa/muslim/isl/isl.html

The Muslim Student Association at the University at Buffalo and Wings, brings you this springboard for exploring texts and resources on Islam and Islamic thought, ideas, and related issues. This well designed site contains an impressive number of articles covering the pillars of Islam, ritual prayers in Islam, frequently asked questions, scriptures and prophetic traditions, Islamic thought, and art resources and more.

Islam's Homepage - Ahmadiyya (Renaissance) Muslim Student Org. University of Texas Austin
http://www.utexas.edu/students/amso/

Another standout resource site dedicated to Islam. Particularly noteworthy is its on-line edition of the Qu'ran and Islamic prayers link. Articles include Ahmadiyyat -The Renaissance of Islam, Women in Islam, Jesus in Islam, and fasting in Islam. Links to many other Islamic sites.

AWAIR - Arab World And Islamic Resources
http://www.telegraphave.com/gui/
awairproductinfo.html

Arab World and Islamic Resources of Berkeley, California is a non-profit organization dedicated to the awareness of Arab and Islamic culture, working primarily with schools. This site offers an exciting range of informative material available from AWAIR, including books, audio cassettes, puzzles, slides, posters, videos, and teaching aids. A treasure trove for parents and teachers.

Virtual Middle Eastern Cook Book
http://value.net/~stoma/index.html


For those who think cyberspace is the province of the young, check out the Virtual Middle Eastern Cook Book, brought to you by seventy-one year old Sabria Farid Toma, a grandmother of 5 born in Iraq and now living in Northern California. Listed are delicious recipes for stuffed grape leaves, oven barbecued fish with traditional stuffing, kibbi, red lentil soup, koosa, fatoosh, laham bajeen, sesame cookies, Turkish coffee and much more.


Tony Belmonte's Historical Atlas of Europe
and the Middle East
http://www.ma.org/maps/map.html

Follow the rise and fall of Middle Eastern and Western civilizations at this on-line historical atlas. Dozens of colorful maps plot the ebb and flow of the Middle Eastern balance of power, beginning with Sumer and Egypt in 2,500 B.C. Unfortunately, Mr. Belmonte seems to lose interest in the Middle East with the demise of the Fourth Crusade. An interesting site despite this shortcoming.


The Ancient World Web Geography Index: The Middle and Near East http://atlantic.evsc.virginia.edu/julia/AW/geography/mideast.html#syria

A jumping off point for the study of the ancient Near East. Links to dozens of fascinating sites covering ancient Near East art and archeology, Mesopotamian astronomy, an Assyro-Babylonian mythology FAQ, essays on plumbing in the ancient world, the Akkadian language, Assyria, Sumer and Anatolian civilizations and the Architecture of Isfahan


A Guide to Ancient Near East Astronomy
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/%7Ehope/aneastro.html


If Mesopotamian astronomy is your bag, then this is your dream site. An invaluable resource for those who wish to learn more about the history of astronomy. Contains information on ancient astronomers, a star catalogue, the origins of constellations, Ur, mathematical astronomy, astronomy's role in Mesopotamian religion, politics, literature, society and art. Links to Babylonian and Egyptian Mathematics, Greek astronomy and Mesopotamian astrology

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