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Culture : Libya

Includes performing and visual arts, film, music, museums, theater, folklore. Check sites listed under 'General' for more information and under 'Search Engines' for more sites.

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Al-Bawaba  (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Libya)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.

Amazigh People of Libya  (http://www.libyamazigh.org/)
This is an important site for information on the Berbers of Libya. Includes photographs of cities and historical sites.

Arabji ( http://www.arabji.com/Libya/index.htm)
An internet guide of Libya that includes economic, cultural, and political aspects of the country. 

Encyclopedia.com  (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Libya.html)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

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.

Jews of Libya  (http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/libyajew/)
Site created at the University of California at Berkeley about the Jewish community in Libya.

Libya Business Directory  (http://www.libyabusinessguide.com/main)
An important website that includes addresses and contact information not only for businesses in Libya but also for academic and research institutions, the media, the arts and entertainment,

Libya Directory  (http://www.marweb.net/libya/)
This is an online directory and search engine with information of political, economic and social life in Libya.

Libya Page  (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African%5FStudies/)
Website of the African Studies Department of the University of Pennsylvania that includes important online sites on the social, economic and political conditions in Libya.

Libyana  (http://www.libyana.org/)
Small site put up by Libyan artists that include some delightful works of contemporary Libyan paintings, photography, crafts, poetry and music. The site also includes food recipes.

Middle East Policy Council ( http://www.mepc.org/resources_links/libya.asp)
A non-profit educational organization that covers cultural, economic, political aspects of Libya as well as many online newspapers. 

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.

The Society for Libyan Studies  (http://www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/libya/)
The Society of Libyan Studies is part of the Institute of Archaeology in London, that has a wide range of interests including Libyan archaeology, history, linguistics, and the natural sciences. The site includes sites and information on all of these fields.

Theodora.com ( http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/libya/index.html)
Historical events as well as current information about the economy, government, and politics of Libya.

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 Nations  (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.

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

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