Adherents.com (http://www.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.
The Country and People of Arab Countries (http://www.hejleh.com/countries/)
Arranges links to many web sites by topics.This page contains links to the Middle
East, North Africa, Arab and regional countries.
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.
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.'
The Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies (RIIFS) (http://www.riifs.org/)
This institute promotes the interdisciplinary study of religion and religious
affairs regionally and globally.
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.
Understanding Islam (http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/islam_pillars.html)
Short description of Islam and its five pillars.
University of Texas Middle
East Website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cmes/)
Website on the government, politics, news and media, education and
the social sciences in the Middle East. |