International and Global Studies: Middle East

MERIP is an independent organization with no links to any religious, educational or political organizations in the US or elsewhere. Their website provides information on Middle East politics, culture and society.

An independent e-zine produced by the Arab Studies Institute. It provides a unique source of insight and critical analysis that combines local knowledge, scholarship, and advocacy.

Oxford Bibliographies in Islamic Studies provides expert guidance to the field in all its diversity and throughout its developmental stages. The articles present a guided tour through the key literature on each topic, providing context for its development, and a balanced overview of the major issues within a given topic.

Promotes economic and social development of Western Asia through regional and sub-regional cooperation and integration. One of the UN's five regional commissions.

An independent, democratic, and civic organization that aims at strengthening civil society and enhancing the values of democracy and respect of Human Rights and sustainable development in the Arab region.

Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy and government.

Covers all aspects of Arabic languages and linguistics. Interdisciplinary in scope and represents different schools and approaches in order to be as objective and versatile as possible. Cross-searchable and cross-referenced, and equipped with a browsable index.

An authoritative source not only for the Islamic religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live.

Abridged and edited translation of the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī, one of the most comprehensive sources on Islam and the Muslim world. Provides unique attention to Shiʿi Islam and its rich and diverse heritage.

This encyclopedia looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps, and more.

Encyclopedic dictionary of qur'anic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'anic studies.