Adherents.com (http://purl.oclc.org/ATSRW/adherents)
“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.
Leb Seek (http://www.lebseek.com/)
Small but useful search engine with links to numerous cultural, economic and social sites.
Lebanon - Al-Mashriq (http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/index.html)
Important portal on every aspect of Lebanon’s social, economic and political life.
Lebanon Directory (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Middle%5FEast/Lebanon/)
Mega portal that can be searched by country. Includes information on all aspects of life in that 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.’
Makassed Islamic Philanthropic Association (http://www.makassed.org/indexflash.html)
The oldest and most important Muslim philanthropic organization in Lebanon. Established in 1878 it has provided very significant assistance to tens of thousands of families over the years. The site includes information on its heath and educational facilities and its publishing activities.
The Maronite Research Institute (http://www.mari.org/)
American Catholic non-profit organization in support of the Maronite Church. It strives to strengthen ties between the Maronites in Lebanon and the countries of emigration. Promotes research and publishes materials on the Maronites including the "Journal of Maronite Studies".
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.
Opus Libani (http://www.opuslibani.org.lb/)
A site of Christian churches of Lebanon and the Middle East. It includes links to the Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the Orient, the Middle East Council of Churches, the Patriarchates and churches of the Maronites, the Armenians, the Copts, the Syraics, the Chaldeans and others.
Religious Groups of Lebanon ( http://www.answers.com/topic/demographics-of-lebanon?cat=travel)
In depth look at the 18 religious communities that make up Lebanon
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.
University of Texas Middle East Website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.
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