Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.' The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe.
Archives nationales
du Bénin (http://www.unesco.org/webworld/archives/benin/anb.htm)
In French. Describes the collections, publications, a photo exhibition of contemporary
Benin, 1962 photographs.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp)
Searching this comprehensive English language ethnological site by country name
will yield lists and articles of the languages and linguistic groups spoken and
read in it.
TRADITIONAL RELIGION
IN AFRICA: The Vodun phenomenon in Benin (http://afrikaworld.net/afrel/zinzindohoue.htm)
Discusses the origin of the gods in Vodoun/Vodun Religion of the people of South
Benin.
Vodoun: The World's Oldest Spiritual
Tradition (http://www.MamiWata.com/Vodoun.html)
Religious practices of enslaved Africans in Southern United States.
West African Dahomean Vodoun (http://www.mamiwata.com/index1.html)
Site features both Dahomean Vodoun and Mami Wata traditions of West Africa, with
articles on these and other African Traditional Religions in Benin, Togo and
Ghana: bibliography; links to related pages. |