Cyberiran (http://www.cyberiran.com)
English language portal page to the arts, society, government and culture of
Iran.
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.
The Epic of Kings (Ferdowsi) (http://classics.mit.edu/Ferdowsi/kings.html)
The Internet Classics Archives presents Hellen Zimmern's English translation
of the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings) by Firdausi (Ferdowsi), the Persian national
epic written inn the 11th century AD. A commentary is also provided along with
a downloadable version of the text.
FarsiNet (http://www.farsinet.com)
This multi-language, though principally in Farsi and English, international portal
page for Iranians [‘A Persian Iranian Farsi Speaking People Global eCommunity]
provides a broad spectrum of links relating to all aspects of Iranian history,
society, religion, literature and culture.
International Institute for
Caspian Studies (http://www.caspianstudies.com/E-home.htm)
‘The International Institute for Caspian Studies (IICS) is a non governmental
research and consultancy institute based in Tehran and aimed at promoting and
undertaking scholarly studies regarding political, economic, social, cultural,
environmental, and legal issues of the Caspian region.' Its English language
site offers newsletters, seminar and program information, links and other services
related to its mission.
Iran Access Web Directories (http://www.iranaccess.com/index.htm)
A comprehensive directory of sites, links, and basic information whose purpose
is to facilitate business and trade with Iran. A cultural directory provides
background materials for those intending to do business with it.
Iran Taraneh (http://www.iranfo.com/music/)
‘IranTaraneh.com was established on May of 2000 by a group of Iranians
in Houston Texas, United States of America, as a division of Vibrant Web Studio
Company.' This radio site provides music, a searchable Persian Dictionary
and extensive links to Iranian culture.
Iran Tourism and Touring Organization (ITTO) (http://itto.org/index.asp)
A comprehensive English site dedicated to tourism in Iran prepared by the Sirang
Rasaneh Co. Links to museums, regions, cites, etc. are complemented by practical
advice for foreign travelers.
Iranian
Museums (http://www.netiran.com/Frame-Html/WhosWho/museum-index.html)
Netiran here provides an extensive English language listing of the websites of
Iran's museums grouped by province.
Iranianartists.com (http://www.iranianartists.com)
English language site dedicated to providing biographical information on past
and contemporary Iranian artists, taken in its broadest definition, from musicians
to painters.
Lexicon of
Iranian Languages (LIL) (http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/indologie/lil/lil.html)
Arash Zeini is webmaster of this site, under construction, which presently includes
Pahlavi, Sogdian and Middle Persian and Parthian dictionaries. There are links
to related linguistic sites as well.
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.
The Oriental Institute
Museum (http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/PA/OI%5FPA.html)
The Museum of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute offers on
this page photographs of monuments in ancient Iran, Iraq, Sudan, and Egypt. Links
to related sites are also provided.
Persia: Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/)
The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook's website (part of the Internet
History Sourcebooks Project) provides a narrative on ancient Persian history,
life, society and culture. Links to Mediaeval and modern history sites are provided
as well.
RecipeSource (http://www.recipesource.com/)
A search by country in RecipeSource, the new website of SOAR: The Searchable
Online Archive of Recipes, yields traditional recipes in English from the various
Caucasian, Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries, as well as from other
countries others around the world.
Shahnameh Ferdowsi Foundation (http://geocities.com/shahnameh/)
English translations of the great Shahnameh (Book of kings) of Firdausi (Ferdowsi),
the Persian national epic written in the 11th century AD. Texts in Farsi may
also be requested free of charge.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
Using the search capabilities of the official site of the United Nations provides
articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives
and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture,
society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the
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