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Important Sites centering
on the Middle East |
| BBC
News |
Good government site for the "unbiased"
(?) version -- you decide. For a wide search, check these out. |
| Middle
East News Sites |
Various Sites across the World: Have any to
add, then send them to Markowski
with a short sentence describing what the site has to offer us. |
| Time-Table/Chronology |
Bible Gateway |
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| Hebrew
Bible |
Jewish Publication Society's translation, now
in the public domain. |
| New Testament
at the U. of Birmingham |
Various searchable translations; related site with more material
at Birmingham: The New Testament Gateway |
| The
Qu'ran at Virginia |
Textual Foundation with searchable features; for various versions, try this Quran-Browser |
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| Documents
of Early Christianity |
What the title says |
| Christianity
in the Middle East Links |
Links to indigineous Christian populations surviving in the Middle East
at Columbia |
| Early
Christian Pilgrimage to the Holy Land |
Much more in this site by the Franciscans in the Holy Land |
| Markowski's
Crusade Bib |
and Chronology
with more links at the bottom of this file |
| Crusade Primary
Sources and some Secondary sources too |
Scroll down the links on the left a bit until you see "Crusades"
then click it and continue the hunt. |
| SSCLE
the International Crusade Society |
The one scholarly organization dedicated to promoting study, interest
and ideas concerning the history of the crusades. |
| The Peace Encyclopedia
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Uncovers the long-term persecutions & "ethnic cleansings"
that Christians have lived through in the Middle East |
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| Hebrew
University of Jerusalem |
Jewish History Resource Center |
| The Knesset |
Israel's Government Center |
| Zionist
Movement |
What is it? -- from the world home of Zionism; many other resources, including
"doing it" |
| Jews
against Zionism |
What the title says |
| Jewish
History Sourcebook |
Good set of mostly Primary Sources covering a large variety of aspects,
including Hollywood |
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| Islam
from the Inside |
Always good to start with the basics |
| Internet
Islamic History Sourcebook |
Fordham & Paul Halsall produce some excellent primary
& secondary sources. |
| Islam.org
on Muslim terrorists |
Clarifyies some Western misconceptions, e.g., Why
are women oppressed in Islamic countries? also points the finger concerning
9/11 away from Osamah and toward.... |
Bin Laden targets Pakistan: he is there, armed, with followers and hoping for many Pakistanis to join.
P.S. -- Pakistan is a nuclear power -- much more powerful than Afganistan, which has long proved to be very tough! |
Osama bin Laden
His latest (Sept 2007) statement in PFD and again in web-text
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The
1996 original Fatwa
1997 Interview: Osama & Peter Arnett
The Influential 1998 Fatwa
2002 Letter to the American People |
Osama really means it! --
bin Laden & 'his crusade'
The Controversial Video about 9/11 |
Live Interview with Osama: Who, me? just after 9/11
"I am not involved in the September 11 attacks": just after 9/11
"Wage war against America" Osama's view of the U.S.
"Country of the Two Holy Places" Osama's view of Saudi Arabia |
| al-Queda: Who's who? and The Training Manual |
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| Crusade
Links |
Ousama ibn
Munkidh, a Muslim noble & warrior's view of local Frankish crusaders |
| Women
& Islam |
Key issues and verses from the Qu'ran |
| Voice
of Bahrain |
Published by the Bahrain Freedom Movement for Promoting Human
and Constitutional Rights. |
| PLO
Charter |
Arafat's
renunciation of the Charter's provisions to destroy Israel |
| Palestine |
All kinds of info: "Welcome to Palestine!" |
| Hamas Charter |
Of 1988 -- Terrorist Organization? Why and/or why not? |
| 1001 Nights |
One strange tale of Muslim tolerance |
| Jordan Home Page |
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| Pilgrimage |
Etheria's trip (aka Egeria) through the Middle East in the 4th Century -- Her account is informative and fascinating, and peacful. |
| Modern
History of the Middle East |
Many sources of the East (including some recent Al-Quidah
materials like a training manual, and some western sources |
| U.N. High Commissioner
for Human Rights |
All sorts of United Nations documents to search out online,
e.g., Palestinian Rights |
| Democracy Now |
One of the few truly "independent" news organization -- independent of funding restrictions of gov't & business. |
| Art,
books & religion |
Near Eastern Center of Library of Congress has some fine artwork
and useful explanations. |
| U.S.-Iraq
relations |
Recent headline stories |
| First
Crusade Sources |
Primary Sources on the Original Crusade |
| Bush
& 'his crusade' |
The BBC distances Bush from his words |
| Bush
on "Terrorists" |
Shaking hands with the ?? -- Last chance for peace? |
| Intelligence |
Navy on Al-Qaeda |
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| Palestine-Israel Journal of
Politics, Economics, and Culture. |
Run by both Palestinians and Israelis to promote the current
peace process. |
| Iranian
Human Rights Violations |
(Article at Amnesty International; This organization &
site has much more along these lines.) |
| MidEast Web
Gateway |
All nationalities, faiths dedicated to peaceful coexistence
on the Web |
| Peace Documents
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Lots of recent primary sources, but scroll down through the
beginning part |
| Foundation for Middle Eastern
Peace |
What the title says |
| Reporters Without Borders |
A site that reports the news with less of the usual press bias, pressures, restraints, propaganda and self-centeredness . |
| Road Map for Peace |
Outline, History, Text, |
| Peace from a sense of humor? |
Amnesty International Home & Amnesty's page on Torture |
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