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Religion and Philosophy: Yemen

Includes links to denominations within country, academic web sites. For more information, check sites listed under "General Resources" and under "Search Engines".

Created and maintained by the
 African & Middle Eastern Division,
Collections and Services Directorate

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.

Aid to the Church in Need (http://www.alleanzacattolica.org)
It gives information about churches and the religious freedom.

The Country and People of Arab Countries (http://www.hejleh.com/countries/)
Arranges links to many web sites by topics.

Derechos: Human Rights in Yemen (http://www.derechos.org/human-right/mena/yemen/)
It gives information about human rights in Yemen.

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 Yemen (http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/anti-semitism/yemenjews.html)
It shows the news of the small community of the Jews that remains in the northern area of Yemen which is tolerated and allowed to practice Judaism.

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.'

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.

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://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/countries/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.

Yemen Christian Persecution in Yemen (http://www.persecution.org/humanrights/yemen.html)
It gives information about the Christian minority in Yemen and their treatment in the country.

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