Arab German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/links.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the government, history, economy, education systems.
Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.
The Country and People of Arab Countries (http://www.hejleh.com/countries/morocco.html)
Arranges links to many web sites by topics.
Desert War (http://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1980/11/talbot.html)
Information about U.S. relations with Morocco, article mentions phosphate deposits, the Soviet Union, and “Hassan’s Vietnam”
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.
Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works, etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.
Museums of Morocco (http://www.maroc.net/museums/)
Important site for the Moroccan museums of art, archaeology, ethnography, and natural science in Tangier, Meknes, Rabat, Fez, Marrakesh. Essaouira, Larache, Tetouan and Safi.
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 States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.
University of Texas Middle East Website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/mesattx/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.
World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
“World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations.” Searchable by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.
Yusuf ben Tachfin ( http://www.marcusgarvey.com/wmview.php?ArtID=441)
Essay on Yusuf ben Tachfin’s rise to power and the consolidation of southern Spain
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