Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies: Web Resources

Al Jazeera America, an extension of the Arabic channel, has one of the largest newsgathering capabilities of any news organization in the United States with 12 bureaus in major cities around the country, 3 broadcast centers, a headquarters in New York City and a team of close to 800 journalists and staff.

A digital collective of the culture of Egypt and its impact on the world including its Islamic history in multiple mediums.

News and analysis of Islam in Europe and North America.

Information for the study of Islam, Qur'an, hadith, the Sunnah, Shi'ism and Heterodox Movements Sufism and Sufi Poetry Islam in the modern world, militant Islam, jihad, Islamist or extremist Muslims, and terrorism, Islam in Iraq, Muslim women, Islamic art, architecture, music, as well as Islamic history, theology, philosophy, and Arabic and other Islamic languages such as Persian, and religion in general.

IslamiCity’s mission is to share with the world an understanding of Islam and Muslims and promote peace, justice and harmony for all people.
IslamiCity aims to advance an understanding and dialogue among civilizations. We believe through emerging online media there is an opportunity to enhance awareness and knowledge leading to a better understanding and peaceful coexistence in our rapidly shrinking global village. IslamiCity has evolved into one of the world’s leading online source of Islamic information and one of the largest Muslim e-Community, offering a wide range of information and services.

Translation, news and analysis of contemporary Islamic thought online.

LookLex is a Norway based media house presenting North Africa and the Middle East to a mainly western audience. This we do through 3 main channels; reference material organized into an encyclopaedia, traveller's guides to the North African countries and a basic language course in Arabic.

This work is an effort to collect,compile and store (electronically, in one place) authentic information about Muslim scholars since the advent of Islam more than 1400 years ago. The first phase of the project includes the biographical information of the first 4 generations, covering the first 300 years after the migration of Prophet (saw). This is an on-ongoing project. Please visit more often to see new and updated information.

Portal to links on various subjects related to the Middle East and Islam.