Online Resources
- ArchNet: Islamic Architecture CommunityArchnet is a globally-accessible, intellectual resource focused on architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation issues related to the Muslim world. Archnet’s mission is to provide ready access to unique visual and textual material to facilitate teaching, scholarship, and professional work of high quality.
- Association for Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World, Iran, and TurkeyThe Association for Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey (AMCA) is a private, non-profit, non-political, international organization. An affiliate organization of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) and the College Art Association (CAA), AMCA aims to advance the study of this emerging field through the creation of a network of interested scholars and organizations.
- Directory of Scholars of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia (AMESA)AMESA is a free online international directory containing records of individuals who have identified themselves as being involved in any aspect of scholarship in the fields of African Studies, Middle Eastern Studies or South Asian Studies
- Historians of Islamic Art AssociationDedicated to promoting the study and teaching of the art, architecture and archaeology of Islamic cultures world-wide.
- Institute for Palestine StudiesThe Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS), is the oldest institute in the world devoted exclusively to documentation, research, analysis, and publication on Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict. It was established in Beirut in 1963 and incorporated there as a private, independent, non-profit Arab institute unaffiliated with any political organization or government.
- Middle East Economic Association (MEEA)The MEEA is a private, non-profit, non-political organization of scholars interested in the study of the economies and economics of the Middle East.
- Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA)The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is a private, non-profit, non-political learned society that brings together scholars, educators and those interested in the study of the region from all over the world. From its inception in 1966 with 50 founding members, MESA has increased its membership to more than 2,700 and now serves as an umbrella organization for more than sixty institutional members and thirty-nine affiliated organizations.
- Open Society FoundationsThe Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.
- The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association (OTSA)The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, founded and incorporated as the Turkish Studies Association in 1971, is a private, non-profit, non-political organization of persons interested in Turkish and Ottoman studies. The objectives of the Association are to promote high standards of scholarship and instruction; to facilitate communication among its members through meetings and written exchanges of information; and to promote international, scholarly cooperation among persons and organizations concerned with Turkish and Ottoman studies.
- Syrian Studies Association (SSA)The SSA is an international association organized to encourage and promote research and scholarly understanding of Syria in all periods and in all academic disciplines. The SSA is a non-profit, non-political association affiliated with MESA (The Middle East Studies Association of North America).
- Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) was 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. MERIP is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Washington, DC. A completely independent organization, it has no links to any religious, educational or political organizations in the US or elsewhere. Since 1996, MERIP has maintained one of the most informative websites on Middle East politics, culture and society.
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- The Afghanistan Digital LibraryThe immediate objective of the Afghanistan Digital Library is to retrieve and restore the first sixty years of Afghanistan’s published cultural heritage. The project is collecting, cataloging, digitizing, and making available over the Internet as many Afghan publications from the period 1871–1930 as it is possible to identify and locate.
- Blueprints for the Middle EastTwo cities on the Persian Gulf, Doha and Abu Dhabi are the settings for vast construction projects, including major new museums designed by some of the world's most celebrated architects.
- The Islamic Arts Society.The Islamic Arts Society is a 501C3 Non-Profit organization and aims to promote the rich heritage of arts in Islam. The society organizes events to celebrate our culture and promote the positive image of our community. Art is a common language and binds diverse communities. By promoting Islamic Arts, we hope to promote mutual understanding and to bring the broader Houston community together.
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian ArchaeologyThe Petrie Museum houses an estimated 80,000 objects, making it one of the greatest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. It illustrates life in the Nile Valley from prehistory through the time of the pharaohs, the Ptolemaic, Roman and Coptic periods to the Islamic period.
- Yad VashemAs the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Holocaust, Yad Vashem safeguards the memory of the past and imparts its meaning for future generations. Established in 1953, as the world center for documentation, research, education and commemoration of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem is today a dynamic and vital place of intergenerational and international encounter.
- Al Jazeera. Essential Middle East podcasts.Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.
- Middle East Forum Lecture PodcastsLectures recorded live at Middle East Forum Briefings.
- National Public Radio Middle East PodcastsFrom National Public Radio.
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