Ahmad Elias (
http://www.ahmadelias.zoomshare.com/)
Born in Deir Atieh, Syria,
Elias has had 12 personal exhibitions and was awarded an International
Prize at the Baghdad International Third Festival for Arts 2002.
Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/)
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.
ArabianGallery.com ( http://www.arabiangallery.com/)
“This website was created to present some of the art and
work achieved by the Artist and Calligrapher Hassan S. Mourad.”
It
also includes a concise history of Arabic Calligraphy.
ArabsArt.com (http://www.arabsart.com/art/search/Syria/Artists/)
This
Arab art directory offers links searchable by country
Assala
Nasri (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asalah_Nasri#External_links)
“Nasri's
latest album, Hayati, was the second best
selling album of Rotana, the largest production company in the
Middle East. She won the Murex D'Or for best Female Arab Artist
of 2006.”
Creativesyria.com (http://www.creativesyria.com/index.htm)
Syrian
culture, arts, history, and current events depicted by photographs
and discussed in blogs
Dances
of Syria (http://www.medinaportal.net/syria/pages/poc.php?ID_AxisName=2&ID_POC=518&ID_Lang=1)
Eight pages of information about the Al-Samah, Dabbkeh, Al-Melaweieh,
The Sword
and Shield Dance, and Ballet.
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)
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.
Food & Gastronomy (http://www.medinaportal.net/syria/pages/poc.php?ID_AxisName=4&ID_POC=332&ID_Lang=1)
Includes
images and brief descriptions of appetizers, main dishes, deserts, and the
ingredients associated with Syrian cuisine.
George Wassouf (
http://www.wassoufclub.com/wassouf-bio/wassouf-bio.html)
George Wassouf of Kafroun,
Syria has produced more than 30 and has had concerts all around the world.
Handicrafts (http://www.medinaportal.net/syria/pages/poc.php?ID_AxisName=5&ID_POC=333&ID_Lang=1)
Brief
introduction of the types of art produced in Syria, mentions metal work, ceramics,
calligraphy, and iconic art
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
Oriental Institute Museum (http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/collections/pa/)
The Museum of the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute offers on this page photographs of monuments in ancient Iran, Iraq, Sudan, and Egypt. Links to related sites are also provided.
Poets (http://www.geocities.com/marxist_lb/index2.htm#me)
List
of poets and featured works from several countries, includes 4 Syrian poets
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.
Sara Shamma (http://www.sarashamma.com/)
Hisham
Adra of Al Sarq Al Awsat newpaper stated: “Sara is a Surrealist,
an Expressionist and a
Symbolist” with “hand movement that tells
the history of a human being…”
Syria. The
Cradle of Civilization (http://www.syrianstudents.com/Media/Swish_file/syria_cradle.htm)
It features national culture, history, religion, and information
on natural resource.
Syrian Music (http://www.damascus-online.com/Music/music_index.htm)
Highlights
extremely famous Syrian performers and gives their biographies and the opportunity
to hear their work
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://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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