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Culture : Iraq

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/Iraq)
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.

ArabsArt.com (http://www.arabsart.com/art/search/Iraq/)  
This Arab art directory offers links searchable by country, includes links to painters, sculptors, and ceramic artists

British School of Archaeology in Iraq (http://www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/iraq/)
BSAI was founded in 1932. It has a wide range of interests including Iraqi archaeology, history.

Contemporary Iraqi Art (http://strokesofgenius.ipsuk.com/Education)
It provides information of contemporary Iraqi art.

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 (http://www.fares.net/en/)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business. Search under the name of the country. In English and Arabic.

Iraqi Art (http://www.iraqiart.com/)
Iraqi art is a small effort to present Iraqi art and culture on the web. It presents 30 artists and their work: song lyrics, folk poetry, many old Iraqi singers. In Arabic.

Iraq Country Information (http://www.countryreports.org/country.aspx?countryid=117&countryName=Iraq)
Site has information on the culture of Iraq, including fashion, family, and food.

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.

RecipeSource (http://www.recipesource.com/)
A search by country in RecipeSource, the new website of SOAR: The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes, yields traditional recipes in English from countries around the world.

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.

WorldStatesmen.org: Iraq (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Iraq.htm)
Images of past and present flags of Iraq, as well as past and present National Anthems and leaders.

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