Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Iraq)
It is 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.
Aljazeera.Net (http://english.aljazeera.net/homepage)
It is an important website from Doha, Qatar. It includes international stories
and analysis. It provides continuous coverage and analysis of issues impacting
the Arab World and the world in general. It is available in English.
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.
Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/iraq/index.html)
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.
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."
Contemporary Iraqi Art (http://www.strokes-of-genius.com/)
It provides information of contemporary Iraqi art.
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.
Electronic Iraq (http://electroniciraq.net/)
“Electronic Iraq is a news portal committed to providing a uniquely comprehensive look at Iraq and the violence that has engulfed it.”
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.
Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=IQ)
Searching this comprehensive English language ethnological site by country name
will yield lists and articles of the languages and linguistic groups spoken and
read in it.
Fares.net (http://www.fares.net/en/)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including
tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business. Search under
the name of the country. In English and Arabic.
Global IDP Project (http://www.db.idpproject.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/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.
Iraqi
Society and culture (http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/iraq/iraq%5Fpeople.html)
It provides general information on the Iraqi people and their culture.
Iraqi Women (http://www.womenwarpeace.org/iraq/iraq.htm)
Discusses
the impact that conflict has had on Iraqi women’s political participation,
safety, health, and economic rights.
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.
Kazem Al Sahir (http://www.demgmt.com/kazem.htm)
“Kazem Al Sahir is the top-selling singer in the Arab world today, both in terms of recordings and concert ticket sales. His music is rich with the melodies, rhythms, and complex sonic textures of Arabic classical music, but at the same time, his compositions are strikingly contemporary…”
Open Directory
- Society: Religion and Spirituality: Islam (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion%5Fand%5FSpirituality/Islam/)
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 texts of the Koran.
U.S. Agency for International Development. Development
Experience Clearinghouse
(DEC) (http://www.dec.org)
"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."
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/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/)
"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/index.cfm)
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. Department of State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.refugees.org/countryreports.aspx?subm=&ssm=&cid=1590)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001 |