Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.’ The English language homepage provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the globe.
AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
“Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over 95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them.”
Cost of Living (http://www.justlanded.com/english/qatar/tools/articles/money/how_much_does_living_in_qatar_cost)
Gives estimates for the cost of living in Qatar, other links include jobs, visas &permits, education, housing, and legal system.
Customs & Etiquette in Qatar (http://www.qatar.alloexpat.com/qatar_information/customs_etiquettes_qatar.php)
Tips on how to interact properly with people in Qatar, includes terms of address, greetings, importance of the hands and feet, invitations, and a few helpful pointers.
Derechos Cafe - A Human Rights Hangout (http://www.derechos.net)
Offers documents, web links arranged by region and country, news reports as well as a directory of human rights organizations.
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.
Genealogy.com (http://www.genealogy.com/index%5Fn.html)
A comprehensive genealogical search engine which allows a researcher to search by name.
The General Secretariat for Development Planning (http://www.planning.gov.qa/)
“Human development and clear economic visions are our goals, strategic plan is our tool.” (English and Arabic)
Global IDP Project (http://www.internal-displacement.org)
“Raising awareness on the plight of people internally displaced by conflict.”
Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
“Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide.” Search its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given country.
INCORE: Conflict Data Service: Regional Internet Guides (http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/countries/index.html)
Founded in 1993, INCORE (Initiative in Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity) offers a number of publications and services, including internet guides to particular countries involved in conflict. “Each guide lists sources which have unique, relevant and preferably substantive content relating to ethnicity and/or conflict in the country/region concerned.”
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
International Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org/)
The IMF is an “organization of 183 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment.” A search by country will yield reports on the IMF’s initiatives and programs in it.
Islamic philosophy (http://www.muslimphilosophy.com)
It provides an excellent number of scholarly electronic resources on Islamic philosophy in complete texts.
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular country.
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.
Population (http://www.qatar.alloexpat.com/qatar_information/population_qatar.php)
Brief explanation of the placement, age, and ethnic groups of the population of Qatar
Qatar Living (http://www.qatarliving.com/blog/aisha)
“Qatar Living is a fun, friendly and relaxed community. It is also a huge community with over 11,000 members!” Blogs found on site give a unique understanding of Qatar.
Qatari Women (http://english.mofa.gov.qa/details.cfm?id=33)
“The Qatari woman, on her part, does not grudge any effort in asserting herself and her efficacy in the positions she assumes. To this end, the State of Qatar creates the appropriate working atmosphere that conforms with the familial responsibilities of the Qatari woman in addition to enhancing parity between men and women by providing equal chances for quality education, training women and developing their administrative and leadership skills and boosting the role of the social institutes concerned with women's affairs…”
UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
“UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
“Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Site offers reports and information about the status and living situations of children in many countries.
United Nations ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?openForm)
“ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the information
needs of the humanitarian relief community” Offers news updates to crisis
situations around the world and includes information about refugee camps and
other relief efforts.
United States Committee for Refugees (USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN’s initiative to aid refugees, the USCR’s site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and from the various countries of the world.
United States. Agency for International Development. Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) (http://dec.usaid.gov/)
“The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects, activities, and programs by making ... development experience documents available to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions, developing countries, and the public worldwide.”
United States. Department of State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001.t
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