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al-Ahram (http://www.ahram.org.eg/)
Most important Arabic newspaper in the Arab world and particularly for Egypt.

al-Jihad (http://www.nps.edu/Library/Research/SubjectGuides/SpecialTopics/TerroristProfile/Current/AlJihad.html)
Terrorist group profile of the group known as "Egyptian Islamic Jihad" or "Al-Jihad" from Country Reports on Terrorism, 2004. United States Department of State, April 2005.

American Institute of Pyramidology (http://www.greatpyramid.org/aip/)
Focuses its studies on the Great Pyramid of Egypt.

American Research Center in Egypt (http://www.arce.org/aboutarce/aboutarce.html)
The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) is a private, not-for-profit organization founded in 1948 by a consortium of educational and cultural institutions to support research in Egypt on all phases of Egyptian civilization and culture.

Americans in the Egyptian Army: Ismail's Bold Experiment (http://egypt.atomicmartinis.com/)
Recognizes 50 American officers who served in the Egyptian army during the 1870's

Ancient Egypt (http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html)
A British Museum website providing information on all aspects of ancient Egyptian life, gods and goddesses, pharoahs, mummification, pyramids, temples, trades, writing.

The Ancient Egypt Site (http://www.ancient-egypt.org/)
Educational information about the history, monuments and sites, the language, and "A to Z" of ancient Egypt. A bibliography on ancient Egypt is provided.

Ancient Egypt Webquest (http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm)
"Elementary and middle students can now enjoy locating information on ancient Egypt! Learn about ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and archeology."

Arab German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/arabinfo/egypt.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the government, history, economy, education systems.

Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/egypt/index.html)
Major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

Arab-Israeli Wars: The Suez /Sinai War (1956) (http://www.historyguy.com/suez%5Fwar%5F1956.html)
Examines the short, violent clash in the Egyptian regions known as the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula.

Assault on the Canal (http://www.britains-smallwars.com/suez/suez-index.html)
Includes photographs, Operation Musketeer, the role of British ships in the crisis, and Egyptian resistance.

Browse the World: MrDowling.com (http://www.mrdowling.com)
Site includes sections on Ancient Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa, and Conflicts in the Middle East.

DIA: Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans for Teachers (http://www.dia.org/education/egypt-teachers/index.htm)
Ancient Egypt lesson plans for teachers in the areas of art, language arts, math and science, mummies, social studies..

The Document Room (http://www.mideastinfo.com/documents/index.html)
The Document Room of the Middle East Information Network includes constitutions, Amnesty International Country Reports, treaties, historical documents, Israeli-Palestinian materials, United Nations Resolutions, speeches and special reports relating to the Middle Eastern countries.

Egypt as United Arab Republic (1958-1972) (http://www.fotw.net/flags/eg-uar.html)
Site showing the flag of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria). Site also includes Egyptian coats of arms, seals, presidential standards, and naval ensigns of the UAR.

Egypt Centre [The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities] (http://www.swan.ac.uk/egypt/)
The Egypt Centre consists of part of the collection of the pharmacist Sir Henry Wellcome from the turn of the 20th century. It has been in the keeping of University of Wales, Swansea, since the early 1970s.

The Egypt Exploration Society (EES) (http://www.ees.ac.uk/)
Publications, news, excavation reports and contact information concerning this British Egyptological society. EES was founded in 1882 in order to explore, survey, and excavate at ancient sites in Egypt, and to publish the results of this work.

Egypt Fun Guide (http://www.seaworld.org/fun%2Dzone/fun%2Dguides/egypt/index.htm)
A simple introduction to hieroglyphics, mummies, the pyramids, the Nile River.

Egypt State Information Service (http://www.sis.gov.eg/)
Detailed information on politics, culture, history, economy and tourism, as well as news articles, video and audio broadcasts and daily news updates from the Egypt State Information Service.

Egypt Today - The Magazine of Egypt (http://www.egypttoday.com/)
English language magazine covers Egyptian news, tourism, politics, people, and culture.

Egyptians and Foreigners (http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/people/foreigners.htm)
Describes ancient Egyptian interaction with non-Egyptians

Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (http://www.egsma.gov.eg/)
Guide to the activites of the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA). In English and Arabic.

Egyptian Romany (http://www.egypt-tehuti.org/books/egyptian-romany-pg.html)
Discusses the cultural connections between Egyptians and the Roma of Spain

Egyptology Resources - Resources for Ancient Egypt (http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/)
Main pages include links to "essential resources, Egyptological institutions, museums, digs, journals, magazines, publishers and booksellers, organizations and societies, and Egypt pages."

Encyclopedia Coptica (http://www.coptic.net/)
Provides information about the Coptic Church history and Coptic studies.

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.

Fares.net English: (http://www.fares.net/en/) Arabic: (http://www.fares.net/ar/)
Directory of websites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.

French Invasion of Egypt (http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_french_egypt.html)
Explores the history that France and Egypt shared between the years 1798 and 1801

Guardian's Egypt (http://www.guardians.net/egypt/)
Provides links to sites that feature all aspects of ancient Egypt.

Hejleh Egypt Country Study: The Country and People of Egypt
(http://www.hejleh.com/countries/egypt.html)
Important portal site on Egypt that covers every major aspect of its history, culture, economy, education, media organizations, political institutions. It also has links to every major Egyptian city.

Historical Society of Jews from Egypt (http://www.hsje.org/)
Site designed to gather and provide historical and current information on the Jews from Egypt.

Hosni Mubarak (http://i-cias.com/e.o/mubarak.htm)
Brief biography of the Egyptian president.

Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works, etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.

Islamic History of Egypt (http://countrystudies.us/egypt/67.htm)
Relationship of Islam to Egypt starting with the Prophet (PBUH) until 1990

The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology (http://academic.memphis.edu/egypt/)
Dedicated to the study of the art and cultures of ancient Egypt through teaching, research, exhibition.

Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty (http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa)
From the navbar on the left side of the page, select "Peace Process," "Reference Documents," then " Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt, March 26, 1979" to see the complete text of the treaty which Carter witnessed in March 26, 1979.

Kenuzi-Dongola ( http://www.rosettaproject.org/archive/kzh)
Shows how Kenuzi-Dongola, one of the lesser-spoken languages of Egypt fits into world language classifications

LookLex.com - Encyclopedia of the Orient
(http://lexicorient.com/index.htm)
LexicOrient presents information on all aspects of North African and the Middle Eastern countries - mainly for a Western audience. Topics include climate and geography, major cities, history, economy, government, status, political situation, health and education, religions and peoples.

Life in Ancient Egypt (http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/egypt/guide.htm)
Examination of every day life in ancient Egypt through artifacts on display at the Carnegie Museum.

The Life of our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt (http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/st.mary.html)
Provides information about the life of Saint Mary in Egypt.

Military Analysis Network Suez Crisis (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/970100-jb.htm)
A military crisis occurred July 26, 1956, when Egypt’s president Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. (Scroll down to the heading "Suez Canal - 1956.)

The Multinational Force and Observers (http://www.iaw.on.ca/%7Eawoolley/mfo.html)
Unofficial web site for an international, non-UN military peace keeping force in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.

Nasser and Arab Unity (http://www.mrdowling.com/608-nasser.html)
A short essay on Nasser's attempts to create a unified pan-Arab nation

Nova Online/Mysteries of the Nile (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/)
A team from the PBS television program Nova attempted to recreate the raising of an obelisk. Provides information about the pyramids, temples, and other architecture of ancient Egypt.

The Oriental Institute Museum (http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/PA/OI_PA.html)
The Museum of the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute offers on this page photographs of monuments in ancient Iran, Iraq, Sudan, and Egypt. Links to related sites are also provided.

President Nasser: Denouncement of the Proposal for a Canal Users' Association, 1956
(http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1956Nasser-suez1.html)
Speech by President Nasser of the UAR on September 15, 1956 in the Modern History Sourcebook at Fordham University.

Reeders Egypt Page (http://www.egyptology.com/reeder/)
Greg Reeder’s look at aspects of ancient Egypt. It includes love poems, inscriptions and information about the tomb of Niankhkhnu.

UCLA Library Collections & Internet Resources (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/mideast/)
The University of California Library Collections and Internet Resources in Middle Eastern, Arab, Islamic, Armenian and Central Asian studies.

United States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/egtoc.html)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.

University of Texas Middle East Website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cmes/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.

Valley of the Kings (http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/2815/)
It gives information on the kings of ancient Egypt.

Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt from Prehistory to Late Antiquity
(http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/WomenandGender/title.html)
Online version of a Kelsey Museum exhibition mounted from March 14 through June 15, 1997, and curated by Terry G. Wilfong. which uses Egyptian artifacts to highlight roles, lives of women in ancient Egypt.

World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
“ World Statesmen.org is an encyclopedia of nations, dependencies, international organizations
and religious groups. Maps, chronologies, anthems, flags, and indexes will enhance your exploration of world history.

www.virtual-egypt.com (http://www.virtual-egypt.com/)
Educational, multimedia resource about ancient Egypt.

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