Middle East

General

• Arabnews.com - News from a Middle Eastern perspective.
• Global Connections: the Middle East - This informational site provided by PBS puts world events in context.
• History in the Middle East - Links to resources for the study of the Middle East, a complex place with many religious ideas, colorful cultures, and a long history.
• Middle East Institute - "The Middle East Institute of Columbia University, founded in 1954, has helped to set the national pace in developing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present, with a primary focus on the 19th and 20th centuries."
• Middle East & Islamic Studies - "An on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on the Middle East and North Africa (in the broadest sense) available on the global Internet, created under the purview of the Middle East Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries."
• Middle East History & Resources - Created by MidEastWe, this site offers numerous historical documents, as well as information the the peace process.
• Middle East Research and Information Project - Established in 1971, "the original conception of MERIP was to provide information and analysis on the Middle East that would be picked up by the existing media."
• Washington Report on Middle East Affairs - Provides "the American public with balanced and accurate information concerning U.S. relations with Middle Eastern states."

Afghanistan

• Afghanistan - Information on the Afghan constitution, put together by the Law Library of Congress.
• Afghanistan - An informational site, including videos and maps, created by National Geographic.
• Afghanistan: a Country Study - A collection of resources put together by the Library of Congress.
• Afghanistan and the US: Selected Internet Resources - Put together by U.C. Berkeley Libraries.
• Afghanistan Maps - Collected by the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
• Afghanistan: the Harrison Foreman Collection - "Contains 195 images which document the life and culture of Afghanistan in the late 1960s. The photographs portray the daily life of Afghanis, capture the beauty of the land, and document historic sites, including the great Buddhas of Bamiyan destroyed by the Taliban in 2001."
• Q & A: Democracy in Afghanistan - A BBC informational site.
• Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan - A political/social organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women's rights in fundamentalism-blighted Afghanistan.

Iraq

• BBC Key Maps - Maps focusing on the Iraq War.
• Iraq - A list of websites on the conflict created by Better World Links.
• Iraq - Special coverage of the conflict by U.K.'s Guardian.
• Iraq - Special coverage of the conflict by National Public Radio.
• Iraq Conflict in Context - A special news site created by BBC News.
• Iraq War Debate - Created at the University of Michigan.
• Timeline: Iraq - A chronology of key events created by the BBC.
• War in Iraq - A special news site created by the BBC UK.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict

• Anti-Defamation League - Their homepage includes many resources on how to fight anti-Semitism, biogotry, and extremism.
• Country Profile: Israel and Palestine - This BBC website includes information on the creation of Israel, as well as the plight of the Palestinians.
• Foundation for Middle East Peace - A nonprofit organization dedicated to informing Americans about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as assisting in a peaceful solution that brings security for both peoples.
• Gaza Crisis - A special website created by CNN.com.
• Israel at 60 - A special report put together by the BBC.
• Israel News.net - A comprehensive news site.
• Middle East and Jewish Studies - A virtual library about the Middle East.
• Question of Palestine - "An overview of the history and issues of the establishment of Palestine, with a collection of maps and a database of United Nations (UN) documents related to Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict."
• United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine - "Contains the texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace."