Adherents.com (http://adherents.com/)
“Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc... Data [is presented] from both primary research sources such as government census reports, statistical sampling surveys and organizational reporting, as well as citations from secondary literature which mention adherent statistics.” Database is searchable by the name of the religion (denomination, sect) or by location.
Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites 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.
Live
TV-Saudi Arabia (http://www.lyngsat.com/nettv/Saudi-Arabia.html?PHPSESSID=f3adcd73641b248f40e8d9af7dbe2ae1)
Major site that provides live TV programs produced in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute (http://www.memri.org/)
Founded in 1998, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) ‘explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.’
Ministry of Hajj ( http://www.hajinformation.com/main/m.htm)
“The ministry is the official authority directly responsible for all pilgrim affairs. This website is designed to provide English-speaking Muslims with comprehensive information about the Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam”
Open Directory Portal Page on Islam (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion%5Fand%5FSpirituality/Islam/Quran/)
The Open Directory Projects portal page on Islam offers hundreds of citations on various aspects of Islam as practiced around the globe, as well as sites which contain the complete Arabic and English texts of the Koran.
Prayer Times (http://www.islamicfinder.org/world.php?&home=2004-2-19&lang=english)
“Prayer Times for 6 Million Cities Worldwide”
Saudi Arabia-Religion (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35507.htm)
International Religious Freedom Report 2004, released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Saudi Embassy Site (http://www.saudiembassy.net/)
The site contains a comprehensive profile of Saudi culture, society, history, politics, geography and natural resources. Includes embassy information and publications.
Saudi Network (http://www.the-saudi.net/)
A small Saudi portal on economic, political, historical aspects of Saudi society.
Saudi Online (http://www.saudia-online.com/)
An important portal site on social, economic and political aspects of Saudi society.
Saudi Yellow Pages (http://www.saudianyellowpages.com/)
This is the site of the business directory of Saudi Arabia where you can find names, addresses, telephone numbers, faxes and some emails for practically any public or private institution, company or organization.
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.
US Embassy in Riyadh (http://riyadh.usembassy.gov/)
Official site of the US embassy in Riyadh - Provides consular information as well security information, job announcements, information on US war on terrorism, Islam in America, State Department Human Rights reports on Saudi Arabia.
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.
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