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.
Christians (http://www.answers.com/topic/christianity-in-morocco)
Information about the quantity, type, and history of Christians in Morocco
The Country and People of Arab Countries (http://www.hejleh.com/countries/)
Arranges links to many web sites by topics.
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.
Jewish Globe (http://www.jewishglobe.com/Morocco/)
Includes information about the life and culture of Jews in Morocco.
Lexicorient (http://lexicorient.com/morocco/)
Has information on many aspects of life in Morocco.
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.’
Morocco Page (http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Morocco.html)
Country specific information on language, culture, religion and folklore of Morocco.
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://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/ )
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.
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