Databases
- AnthroSource (Wiley) This link opens in a new windowA search engine for the publications of the American Anthropological Association.
- Encyclopaedia Judaica This link opens in a new windowEncyclopedia of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures. 22 volumes in print, 2nd ed. 2007
- Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill) This link opens in a new windowAll three editions of the encyclopedia, with extensive well-sourced essays on historical, biographical and religious information.
- Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture (Brill) This link opens in a new windowA highly scholarly work with international contributors, scope, and board, covering the modern history of the Jews from 1750 until the 1950s, from Europe to America to the Middle East, North Africa and other non-European Jewish settlement areas. 40 key articles plus 800 additional keywords. Maps and images.
- Foreign Affairs This link opens in a new windowFeatures articles and current news covering the political, historical and economic impacts of American foreign policy and global affairs; includes the full archive of Foreign Affairs Magazine 1922-present plus online-only content. Published by the Council on Foreign Relations.
- Jewish Studies Source WITH Index to Jewish Periodicals (Ebsco) This link opens in a new windowOver 350 full-text titles from Jewish Studies Source, along with abstracting and indexing of many more from the Index to Jewish Periodicals.
- MERIP: Middle East Research and Information Project This link opens in a new windowIndependent analysis of events and developments in the Middle East, including Middle East Report Online, which provides news and perspectives about the Middle East not available from mainstream news sources.
- MideastWire This link opens in a new windowA daily country-by-country summary and translation of news from around the Miiddle East region. Covers news sources from all 22 Arab countries, plus Iran and the Arab diaspora, including key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces.
News from the Middle East
- Al Arabiya NewsA leading CNN-style all-news television station and website. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE. (In English, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu)
- AljazeeraBreaking news from around the world, with strong coverage of the Middle East.
- HürriyetTurkey's mainstream newspaper of record, independent but leaning pro-government. (In Turkish and English)
- Jerusalem PostLeading Israeli newspaper, available in English ad-supported on the web with usually highly engaging comments. The newspaper facsimile is also in PressReader (requires personal account, free with your Northeastern email address) see .
- Jordan TimesEnglish language general purpose newspaper from Jordan.
Websites
- Digital Library of the Middle EastThe Digital Library of the Middle East (DLME) offers free and open access to the rich cultural legacy of the Middle East and North Africa by bringing together collections from a wide range of cultural heritage institutions.
- Arabian Gulf Digital ArchiveThe Arabian Gulf Digital Archives (“AGDA”) is an online archive that has been created to showcase historical and cultural material that tells the story of the rich, intriguing and complex history of the Arabian Gulf.An accessible resource, it serves to offer digital material that spans two centuries, documenting events and personalities that have shaped and defined the region. The contents offer an insight into the past with some material previously unseen by the general public.
- Middle East and North Africa NewspapersFrom the Ottoman Empire to the Arab Spring, the countries of the Middle East and North Africa have stood at the crossroads of history. The Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers collection includes publications from across this dynamic region.
- Qatar Digital LibraryThis growing archive covers modern history and culture of the Gulf and wider region, available online for the first time.
- Travelers in the Middle East ArchiveThe Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA) is a digital archive that focuses on Western interactions with the Middle East, particularly travels to Egypt during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. TIMEA brings together images, texts, maps, and research and teaching guides.
- Center for Palestinian Studies ProjectsThe Center for Palestine Studies promotes the academic study of Palestine by supporting research, teaching, and intellectual collaboration among scholars within Columbia University and beyond.
- Center for Jewish HistoryCenter for Jewish History and partner collections span five thousand years, with tens of millions of archival documents (in dozens of languages and alphabet systems), more than 500,000 volumes, as well as thousands of artworks, textiles, ritual objects, recordings, films, and photographs.
- The Palestinian Museum Digital ArchiveWith archival records nearing about two hundred thousand digitized items dealing with a variety of historical and social axes, the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive illuminates over 200 years of the Palestinian narrative through photographs, artworks, audio recordings and documents that are threatened with damage and loss.