Middle
East & Jewish Studies: Columbia University's collection of
Middle East Studies Internet Resources is an on-going compilation
of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on the
Middle East and North Africa available on the Internet. The resources
are organized by region, country and subject. The scope of the collection
is research-oriented but it also provides access to other websites
with different or broader missions.
Jewish
Virtual Library: This website claims it is the most comprehensive
Jewish encyclopedia in the world. Created by the American-Israeli
Cooperative Enterprise (AICE), the website includes more than 6,000
articles. Divided into 13 sections such as History, Women, Politics,
Biography, Israel, Religion and Vital Statistics, the entries are
often illustrated by photographs and maps.
IslamiCity:
A website that provides a detailed account of Islam. Sections include
Understanding Islam, Culture and Art, History, Islam and Science,
Education, A Chronology of Islamic History and A Muslim Guide.
Middle
East News Online: Fadi Chahine, founder of Middle East and News
Online, has created a website that produces and disseminates information
that it claims "reflects the political, economic, social and
cultural realities of the Middle East and North Africa."
Palestine
History: Esam Shashaa from the United Arab Emirates has produced
this very detailed website on the history of Palestine. Sections include
History (Recent History, Ancient Palestine, Timelines, etc.), Current
Issues (News Headlines, Who Did It?, Al-Aqsa Intifada, Mohammed al-Durah,
etc.), Virtual Tours (Palestine, Holy Sites, Al-Qouds Old City, Al-Aqsa
Mosque, etc.), Palestinian State (West Bank, Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem,
Gaza City, Jericho, etc.), Palestinian Biography and Israeli Biography.
The
Middle East (1917-1978): This website contains information on
recent developments in the Middle East including: The McMahon Agreement,
The Balfour Declaration, Palestine 1918 to 1939; Palestine and the
League of Nations; ;The Jewish Agency; Haganah; The Middle East and
the United Nations; The bombing of the King David Hotel - 1946; Israel
and the 1948 War; David Ben Gurion; The Suez War of 1956; Gamal Abdel
Nasser; The Six-Day War;Palestinian Liberation Order; Golda Meir;
Moshe Dayan; The Yom Kippur War of 1973; Anwar Sadat; The Sadat Initiative
and Menachem Begin.
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