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Subject: Middle East & No.Africa net guide -latest ed.(big!)
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Attached is the latest update of the Middle East-North Africa Internet
Resource Guide.
[Publisher's note: I have left this text pre-formated because its interest is becoming more historical than substantive. Users should be aware that resources have both changed and increased enormously since 1995.]
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***** TABLE OF CONTENTS *****
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***** SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND CONDITIONS OF USE *****
***** SECTION 2: GOPHER and WWW SERVERS *****
***** SECTION 3: TELNET SITES *****
***** SECTION 4: FTP SITES *****
***** SECTION 5: ORGANIZATIONS ONLINE *****
***** SECTION 6: USENET NEWSGROUP *****
***** SECTION 7: BIBLIOGRAPHY *****
***** SECTION 8: MAILING LISTS *****
***** Academic Discipline Lists - Part II *****
***** Specific Regions/Issues Lists - Part III *****
***** *****
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***** SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND CONDITIONS OF USE *****
This guide was created to serve the needs of scholars, students, and
interested individuals in finding and using internet resources dealing
with the Middle East. In this document the Middle East is defined as
broadly as possible. It includes:
MAURITANIA IN THE WEST,
PAKISTAN IN THE EAST,
SOMALIA IN THE SOUTH, AND
CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS IN THE NORTH.
This document is correct to the best of my knowledge but there are
undoubtedly errors. I would appreciate any corrections. Please send
them to me at the above E-Mail address.
In the section on Mailing Lists, now located in Parts II and III of
this guide, the reader will note that the descriptions vary from
nothing at all to a very detailed description. It is impossible for me
to subscribe to all of the mailing lists so I would appreciate it if
any subscribers would send me a brief description of the lists that are
not described, partially described, or described inaccurately. With
your help this resource guide will be useful for everyone.
This guide is Copyright 1995, by Joseph W. Roberts.
This guide may be adapted, within the limits of fair use, provided that
a citation is given. Any questionable use should be discussed in
advance with the author. This guide may not be sold for profit, in
either the original or an adapted form, without permission from the
author. Single copies of any document citing this guide would be much
appreciated. The suggested citation is:
** Roberts, Joseph W. "The Middle East-North Africa Internet **
Resource Guide, Parts I, II, and III" Version # (Date). The **
official copy is available via Gopher at University of Utah ** Middle
East Center Gopher (mideast01.hum.utah.edu).
It is also available from the Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented
Resource Guides at the University of Michigan (available by Gopher
[gopher.lib.umich.edu], FTP [una.hh.lib.umich.edu], or WWW using any of
the following URLs:
http://http2.sils.umich.edu/~lou/chhome.html
http://www.lib.umich.edu/chhome.html
gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/11/inetdirs
Every attempt is made to keep the information in this guide up-to-date
and correct. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
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***** SECTION 2: GOPHER and WWW SERVERS *****
ISLAMIC RESOURCES GOPHER SERVER is available using gopher by selecting
the following directory path from your home gopher: Other Gopher
Servers/North America/USA/New York/Islamic Resources Gopher. It is
available by telnet or gopher client at latif.com 70, login as gopher.
There are a number of resources available here and it is growing
steadily. Among the items available are this guide, Mas'ood Cajee's
Cybermuslim 2.0 Resource guide, the Qur'an, and many other Islamic
resources. For more information on the gopher contact Yaakob Abdullah,
the system administrator, at yaakob@latif.com.
THE ISLAMIC STUDENT SOCIETY GOPHER is an attempt to link Islamic
Student Societies (ISS) on the internet. The gopher lists gophers from
around the world dealing with Islamic issues. The emphasis seems to be
non-North American gophers. It is available at gopher.aber.ac.uk with
the following directory path: UWA Student Services and
Information/Information About and From Student Soceites/Islamic Society
(ISS).
THE ISRAEL INFORMATION SERVICE is an experimental service from the
Information Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem.
It is available at israel-info.gov.il by telnet or gopher, login as
gopher. The Gopher server includes material and documents from Israeli
official and governmental sources. In the future a listserv, E-Mail,
and FTP archives will be available. An E-Mail question and answer
service is also available, send questions relating to any aspect of
Israel to ask@israel-info.gov.il, subject to the volume of questions
anwsers may not be immediate.
THE JERUSALEM ONE GOPHER SERVER is a very extensive collection of
resources on Israel and the Middle East of varying degrees of quality
(some of the material is excellent and some is of poor quality). The
material is primarily geared to an Israeli or Jewish audience. It can
be reached through the following directory path from your home gopher:
Other Gophers/Middle East/Jerusalem One. It can also be reached at
jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il with a gopher client. Jerusalem One contains:
1. An extensive collection of News Archives from around the world; 2.
An extensive collection of E-Conferences that deal with such disparate
issues as Touring Israel, the Arab Media, and a Rabinical Question and
Answer forum; 3. A collection of Hebrew Software; 4. A very detailed
archive on Holocaust history; and 5. A detailed listing of Israeli and
Jewish Organizations world wide. 6. Information from the Likud
Opposition party 7. Information from AIPAC, the Pro-Israel Lobby in
Washington, D.C. The service is maintained by Zvi Lando
(lando@jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il).
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND maintains a gopher that also allows searches
of the Qur'an. Use the following directory path from your home gopher:
Other Gopher Servers/North America/USA/Maryland/ University of
Maryland. It is also available by telnet or gopher client to
info.umd.edu (128.8.10.29 ). The directory path to the Qur'an is:
Educational Resources/Reading Room/Religion/Koran.
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION maintains a gopher that includes the
Tables of Contents and notes on 'research resources' beginning with the
December 1992 (Vol. 26, No. 2) issue. Connect by gopher client to
gopher.cua.edu. It is located at the Catholic University of America in
Washington, D.C. Please direct questions to mesabul@cua.edu.
MIDDLE EASTERN WORLD WIDE WEB SYSTEMS are available for Iran, Arabic,
the Levant, and Lebanon by using the following Uniform Resource
Locators (URLs) in a WWW client like NCSA Mosaic or Lynx:
AFRICA
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html
http://www.cs.uwm.edu/public/beshir
gopher://ftp.std.com:70/11/nonprofits/Eritrea
ARABIAN PENINSULA AND PERSIAN GULF
http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8801/web/people/anwar/kuwait.html
http://www.wpi.edu/~zakharia/Saudi-Arabia.html
ARABIC
http://philae.sas.upenn.edu/arabic/arabic.html
CENTRAL ASIA
http://www.rpi.edu/~ansars/paksa_locker/pak_mosaic/pakistan.html
http://cuda3.me.mtu.edu:8023/home/maxwella.ee/kmushtaq.mosaic/
pakistan/pakistan.html
http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/armenia.html
http://www.deltanet.com/users/llambert
IRAN AND PERSIA
http://tehran.stanford.edu/tehran.html
ISLAM
http://www.uio.no:80/~stuhoy/islbank.html
http://wings.buffalo.edu/student-life/sa/muslim/isl/isl.html
gopher://wings.buffalo.edu/hh/student-life/sa/muslim
http://www.uoknor.edu/cybermuslim
http://www.uoknor.edu/cybermuslim/cy)quraan.html
http://cswww2.essex.ac.uk/users/rafiam
http://www.dcs.aber.ac.uk/~sls93/islam.html
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA
JUDAISM
http://shamash.nysernet.org/trb/judaism.html
LEVANT
http://www.ludvigsen.hiof.no/webdoc/levant_servers.html
http://www.ludvigsen.dhhalden.no/webdoc/elies_pictures.html
MIDDLE EAST - GENERAL
http://www.einet.net/galaxy/community/world-communities/
middle-east.html
http://eurecom27.cica.fr:8080
http://nearnet.gnn.com/wic/soc.17.html
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/middle_east.html
http://www.pitt.edu/~ian/ianres.html
http://haynese.winthrop.edu/index.html
http://www.hf-fak.uib.no/institutter/smi/ksv/arabhome.html
Turkey
http://www.ede.edu.tr/turkiye/services.html
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MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
maintains a gopher that can be reached by gopher client at
cwis.usc.edu. The site contains two translations of the Qur'an, the
Sahih Bukhari database and various articles.
THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA GOPHER is available by telnet or gopher
client at gopher.upenn.edu 70 or under the following directory path
from your home gopher: Other Gophers/North
America/USA/Pennsylvania/University of Pennsylvania. The gopher
includes Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies information from the
University of Pennsylvania's Middle East Center. Select the following
directory path: PennInfo via the Gopher->PennInfo
Gateway/PennInfo/Interdisciplinary Programs/Middle East Center. It is
maintained by Darlene Jackson (darlene@mec.sas.upenn.edu).
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY maintains an on-line search utility for the Qur'an
that is available by the following directory path from your home
gopher: Other Gopher Servers/North America/USA/New Jersey/ Rutgers
Gopher. It is also available by telnet or gopher client to info.ru
tgers.edu (128.6.4.7). The directory path to the Qur'an utility is:
Libraries, Information Resources, Reference Material,
Publications/Online Dictionary and Other Reference Material.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK-BUFFALO MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION
operates a gopher that includes information about the MSA, various
Islamic texts and resources, information on Muslims, information on
activism, and internet information. The site also contains the M. H.
Shakir, M. Marmaduke Pickthal, and A. Yusuf Ali translations of the
Qur'an. There are also links to others includint a Turkish,
Indonesian, Malay and transliterated version. The site can be reached
at the following URL:
gopher://wings.buffalo.edu/hh/student/life/sa/muslim
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MIDDLE EAST NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER (MENIC) is a
new gopher that lists a great deal of information on the Middle East
including links to other gophers, on-line databases, and other items
including this guide. It is available from the following directory
path from you home gopher: Other Gopher Servers/North
America/USA/Texas/University of Texas/Colleges, Departments, Projects
or by pointing you rgopher client to menic.utexas.edu. It is maintained
by Elizabeth N. Bouri (bouri@link.lanic.utexas.edu).
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDDLE EAST CENTER GOPHER is currently under
construction. It can be reached by gopher client to
mideast01.hum.utah.edu (that is zero one) or from the University of
Utah gopher through the following directory path Academic
Organizations/Middle East Center. If you would like to see any
information placed on the gopher site please mail it to me at
Joseph.Roberts@m.cc.utah.edu.
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***** SECTION 3: TELNET SITES *****
THE BIRON SYSTEM: THE ESRC'S ONLINE CATALOGUE AND SUBJECT INDEX is a
search tool that prompts you to enter a topic for which you are seeking
data. Your term is matched against a list of several thousand
descriptive terms arranged in associated groups. If an exact match is
found, you are told how many datasets have been indexed with the
matching term and are offered other associated terms which might assist
you in focusing your search. If no exact match is found, lists of
similarly spelled words are offered for your selection and the process
of matching is repeated. The data in the archive cover most areas of
social and economic life including:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Agriculture and rural development
> Child development and child rearing
> Computer programs, teaching packages and reference sources
> Economic behavior
> Education
> Elites and leadership
> Ethnic minorities and race relations
> Health, health services and medical care
> Housing, enviromnent and town planning
> Industrial relations
> International systems, linkages, relationships and events
> Language and linguistics
> Management and organization studies
> Mass political behavior and attitudes
> Media studies
> National characteristics and policies
> Population studies and censuses
> Social issues and values
> Social structure and social stratification
> Social welfare: use and provision of social services
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To access telnet to solb1.essex.ac.uk (155.245.10.133) or
biron.essex.ac.uk, login as biron. The password is norib. Datasets may
be ordered by sending an E-Mail message to archive@essex.ac.uk with the
data set number. For more information contact sheil@erssex.ac.uk or
alan@essex.ac.uk.
THE CLEVELAND FREENET maintains an Islamic School that provides
introductory information on Islam, the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), and
other frequently asked questions. Telnet to freenet-in-a.cwru.edu
(129.22.8.21). Select Visitor from the main menu, then select Explore.
At the menu type "go islam" to enter the Islamic School. I was unable
to test this because the service is extremely busy. The maintainers of
the Islamic school are:
Sysop Eusat Mercan (aa722@freenet-in-a.cwru.edu)
Co-Sysop Sukru Gultop (sxg12@freenet-in-a.cwru.edu)
Co-Sysop Mesut Sahin (mxs44@freenet-in-a.cwru.edu).
THE MIDDLE EAST DOCUMENTATION UNIT (MEDUSA) of the University of Durham
is now available on-line. This is a collection of almost a quarter of a
million official government reports, statistical publications,
development plans, and special reports of international and domestic
agencies and political parties, etc. Internet access is avaialable by
telnet to melib.durham.ac.uk (login and password: melib) or
info.durham.ac.uk (login and password: melib). It is also available
from the MESA Bulletin Gopher.
THE MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION AT SUNY-BUFFALO operates a WWW homepage
at gopher://wings.buffalo.edu/hh/student-life/sa/muslim Information on
MSA, various Islamic texts and resources, information on Muslims,
information on activism, and Internet information are contained on the
site. It is also available by gopher at wings.buffalo.edu (choose the
directory pathStudent Life and Services/Undergraduate Student
Association/The Muslim Student Association. The site is still under
construction so ignore the construction debris.
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS maintains a site to browse documents relating
to the former Soviet Union. All fifteen republics are represented.
Telnet to ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu (129.237.33.1). Login as either history
or ex-ussr. The ex-ussr login provides lists of political parties and
individuals within the republics. The history login provides historical
and other information about the republics.
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***** SECTION 4: FTP SITES *****
The following FTP sites allow you to download the Qur'an. FTP to them
and login as anonymous with your e-mail address as the password. The
majority of these sites use the M. H. Shakir translation. The sites
preceded and followed by ***** carry either the A. Yusuf Ali or M.
Marmaduke Pickthall translations. Directories are given in parentheses
and are case sensitive the / indicates a new directory.
ARIEL.UNM.EDU (/PUB/MISC)
***** CS.BU.EDU ***** (/AMASS/QURAN)
CS.UBC.CA (/MIRROR1/NEXT/LITERATURE/WORKING)
ETLPORT.ETL.GO.JP (/PUB/NEXT/LITERATURE/WORKING)
FTP.UU.NET (/DOC/LITERARY/OBI/RELIGION)
GATEKEEPER.DEC.COM (/.8/MISC/SCRIPTURE/QURAN)
NOVA.CC. PURDUE.EDU (/PUB/NEXT/LITERATURE/WORKING)
OCF.BERKELEY.EDU (/PUB/RELIGION/QURAN)
PHOENIX.OULU.FI (/PUB/QURAN)
PINUS.SLU.SE (/PUB/ETEXT/MISC)
PRINCETON.EDU (/PUB/QURAN.TAR.Z)
ROXETTE.MTY.ITESM.MX (/PUB/NEXT/LITERATURE/WORKING)
SLOPOKE.MLB.SEMI.HARRIS.COM (/PUBS/DOCS/BOOKS/RELIGIOUS)
SONATA.CC.PURDUE.EDU (/PUBS/DOCS/BOOKS/RELIGIOUS)
UNIX.HENSA.AC.UK (/PUB/UUNET/DOC/LITERARY/OBI/RELIGION)
UXC.CSO.UIUC.EDU (/PUB/QURAN.TAR.Z)
The following sites have other software, sounds, graphics, and documents
available to be downloaded. A general description of the material and
the general directory will be included in parentheses.
CS.ARIZONA.EDU (QuranRef:/pub/icon/)
CS.BU.EDU (ArabTeX, Macintosh software, sounds, American-Arab
Scientific Society Newsletter (AMASS the owner of the archive):
/amass/). This is one of the best collections.
CS.UBC.CA (ArabTeX: /pub/local/arabtex)
CSD4.CSD.UWM.EDU (Arabic and Islamic software, graphics:
/pub/bashar/)
FTP.BWC.ORG (Bahai writings: /bahai)
FTP.CSE.PSU.EDU or 130.203.2.11 (Tunisian Scientific Society
information and documents: /pub/jamoussi/TSS)
FTP.DHHALDEN.NO (158.36.33.3) (Information on the Levant:
pub/levant).
FTP.INFORMATIK.UNI-STUTTGART.DE (ArabTeX: /pub/arabtex)
FTP.SHSU.EDU (Coordinated TeX Archive Network: tex-archive)
FTP.TECHNION.AC.IL (Israeli archive)
FTP.TEX.AC.UK (Coordinated TeX Archive Network: pub/archive)
FTP.UGSC.CAL TECH.EDU (Islamic articles: /pub/cms and Pakistan
information, graphics, and documents: /pub/gifs/Pakistan)
FTP.UNI-STUTTGART.DE (Coordinated TeX Archive Network: soft/tex)
ISRAEL.NYSERNET.ORG (Israeli and Jewish archive: /pub/)
LIASUN3.EPFL.CH (ArabTeX: /pub/tex and Kaaba, Hajj, Lebanon, Syria,
Arab music, graphics, and sounds: /users/choueiri). This is also
one of the best collections.
ONEWORLD.WA.COM (Baha'i writings: /pub/bwc)
OSTMVSA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (Images of Islamic and Arabic Art,
Architecture, Design, and Calligraphy: /'kalmub') You must use
the single quotation marks to enter the directory.
PITT-MANAGER.MIT.EDU (Documents about the state of Israel and the
Middle East. Includes the Israeli "Declaration of Independence,"
articles about the PLO, and political relations in the Middle East:
/pub/israel)
RAMA.POLY.EDU (128.238.10.212) (various shareware and freeware
software programs: pub/reader)
RTFM.MIT.EDU (Internet information guides and frequently asked
question guides (FAQs): various sub-directories)
SUNSITE.UNC.EDU (Internet information guides and frequently asked
question guides (FAQs): various sub-directories)
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***** SECTION 5: ORGANIZATIONS ONLINE *****
NOTE: Any information about the organizations listed here would be
greatly appreciated. Please send me a few lines describing the service
or organization so that the listing will be complete.
AL-QUDS is a BBS and WWW site that will deal with Palestinian issues.
The domain name will be alquds.org. It can be reached by pointing your
gopher client to alquds.org. Yaser K. Doleh (doleh@alquds.org) is the
maintainer of this site.
The AMERICAN-ARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE is an organization
similar to the NAACP that focuses on Arab-Americans. It can be reached
at adcnatl@igc.apc.org.
The ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE is a Washington D.C. based lobbying
organization on issues of concern to Arab-Americans, specifically, and
Arabs, generally. It can be reached at aii@igc.apc.org.
ARAB WORLD AND ISLAMIC RESOURCES (AWAIR) is a non-profit organization
whose goal is to increase the undertanding of Arab and Islamic issues
and culture. They give seminars to educators and others with this goal
in mind. Audrey Shabbas is the founder and head of AWAIR. It is based
in Berkeley, California and publishes a quarterly on-line newsletter
MIDDLE EAST RESOURCES for pre-collegiate educators. Other informational
mailings are also common. Contact awair@igc.apc.org for more
information.
BARAKA, a Palestinian Bulletin Board System can be reached at
support@baraka.gn.apc.org. This system is for the support of
Non-Governmental Organizations that includes the Alternative
Information Center, the Jerusalem Media and Communication Center, and
the Mandela Institute for Political Prisoners.
BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY has a domain name of birzeit.edu is located in the
West Bank and can be contacted through mtaylor@igc.apc.org or the
public relations office at penny@pr.birzeit.edu. The system
administrator can be reached at abdallah@birzeit.edu.
CONFLICTNET can be reached by contacting its director John Helie at
jrhelie@igc.apc.org.
DAR AL-ISLAM located in Abiqiui, New Mexico can be reached at
rcoburn@igc.apc.org.
ERITREAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER (ENIC) operates a World Wide Web site
(URL: http://www.cs.uwm.edu/public/beshir) to share information about
Eritrea. The E-mail address is info@eritrea.org. The administrator of
ENIC is Ibrahim Beshir (beshir@eritrea.org).
The ISLAMIC AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS ASSOCIATION located in New York City
can be reached through Mohib Durrani at mnd@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu.
The ISLAMIC ASSEMBLY OF NORTH AMERICA located in Chicago can be reached
at iana@mcimail.com.
The ISRAEL/PALESTINE CENTER FOR RESEARCH can be reached at
ipcri@zeus.datasrv.co.il. There is also IPCRI LONDON located at
ipcri@demon.co.uk.
The JEWISH ARAB DIALOGUE IN EUROPE is a UN affiliated Non-Governmental
Organization located at jade@jade.demon.co.uk.
The MESSAGE MAGAZINE located in Jamaica, New York can be reached at
5577178@mcimail.com
The MIDDLE EAST CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA can be reached
by contacting Darlene Jackson at darlene@mec.sas.upenn.edu.
The MIDDLE EAST CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH can be reached by
contacting Joseph W. Roberts at Joseph.Roberts@m.cc.utah.edu.
The MIDDLE EAST CHILDRENS ALLIANCE is a Berkeley, California based
charitable and peace activist organization that can be reached at
meca@igc.apa.org.
The MIDDLE EAST JUSTICE NETWORK can be reached at mejn@igc.apc.org.
MIDDLE EAST ON-LINE INFORMATION can be reached through Fayez Abu-Hilal
at mideastdesk@igc.apc.org.
The MUSLIM PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL located in Los Angeles can be reached
at shahed@igc.apc.org.
The NEAR EASTERN ALLIANCE is a non-profit public benefit corportation
whose purpose is to promote and facilitate charitable, educational and
other public benefit services to the Near Eastern communities of
California. Contact Sarah Yeraka (trh@netcom.com).
The NEW MIDDLE EAST MAGAZINE is available from the On-Line BookStore.
To access the magazine use the WWW site at
http://marketplace.com/obws/mem/obsxxx.html
The PAKISTAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION in Norway can be reached by
contacting Shazia Mushtaq at shaziam@ifi.uio.no.
The PALESTINE SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE located in Chicago can be reached at
abster@igc.apc.org.
PEACENET MIDEAST can be reached at pnmideast@igc.apc.org.
PEACE OPERATION SOMALIA can be reached at pos@igc.apc.org.
RELCOM located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan can be reached at
vladimir@igc.apc.org.
The SEATTLE-TASHKENT SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION can be reached at
rhawkins@igc.apc.org.
The SOCIETY OF PALESTINIAN ENGINEERS can be reached at
foweis@igc.apc.org.
UNICEF AMMAN located in Amman, Jordan can be reached at
elannert@igc.apc.org.
The UNION OF PALESTINIAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA can be
reached at upwana@igc.apc.org.
The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, Geneva, Switzerland can be contacted
through Mr. Shunichi Akazawa, Network Manager (manager@who.arcom.ch),
Mr. David Berg, Director, Information Technology office
(berg@who.arcom.ch), Mr. Jim Duppenthaler, Dissemination of Health
Statistics (duppenthaler@who.arcom.ch), or Dr. K. Hata, Information
Manager, Tropical Diseases Research (hata@who.arcom.ch or
hata@unicc.bitnet).
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*** ***
*** There are over 114 Jewish or Israeli organizations ***
*** online. Obviously there are far too many to list here. ***
*** Please consult the JERUSALEM ONE GOPHER SERVER ***
*** described above. ***
*** ***
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***** SECTION 6: USENET NEWSGROUPS *****
The following newsgroups deal with issues of concern to the geographical
boundaries that I have set for this resource guide. These are the
newsgroups that are in my news resource file at the present time. I am
sure I missed some of the groups (out of 3000) that deal with the
region. Please send me the names of the ones that I missed. These are
also the groups with world-wide distribution. There may be many other
newsgroups that deal with the region from a local point of view. I will
not include those here because they have only limited benefit.
To access any of these you must use a Newsreader such as tin, rn, trn,
or nn. Have your program subscribe to the newsgroup (usually by typing:
g newsgroup name). The listing here lists the newsgroup name in
lowercase letters on the left and a description in uppercase letters on
the right.
alt.current-events.somalia SOMALIA
alt.politics.un.org UNITED NATIONS
alt.sect.ahmadiyya AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT
misc.activism.progressive ALTERNATIVE NEWS
misc.news.rferl-rfe RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY
soc.culture.afghanistan AFGHANIISSUES AND CULTURE
soc.culture.arabic ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN ISSUES
soc.culture.berber AMAZIGH (BERBER) CULTURE
soc.culture.egyptian EGYPTIAN ISSUES AND CULTURE
soc.culture.iranian IRAN AND PERSIAN ISSUES
soc.culture.iraq IRAQI ISSUES AND CULTURE
soc.culture.israel ISRAELI ISSUES AND CULTURE
soc.culture.jewish INTERNATIONAL JEWISH CULTURE
soc.culture.jordan JORDANIAN CULTURAL ISSUE
S
soc.culture.kuwait KUWAITI ISSUES AND CULTURE
soc.culture.lebanon LEBANESE ISSUES AND CULTURE
soc.culture.maghreb COUNTRIES OF NORTH AFRICA
soc.culture.pakistan PAKISTANI ISSUES AND CULTURE
soc.culture.palestine PALESTINIAN ISSUES AND CULTURE
soc.culture.syria SYRIAN ISSUES AND CULTUR
E
soc.culture.turkish TURKISH ISSUES AND CULTURE
soc.religion.bahai BAHAI RELIGION (MODERATED)
soc.religion.christian CHRISTIAN RELIGION (MODERATED)
soc.religion.islam ISLAMIC RELIGION (MODERATED)
talk.politics.mideast MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS
talk.politics.soviet SOVIET AND CENTRAL ASIAN
POLITICS
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Cajee, Mas'ood. "CyberMuslim: A Guide to Islamic Resources on the
Internet" (1994). Available by anonymous FTP at cs.bu.edu.
Hashem, Basil. "Islamic Computing Resource Guide" (1994). It is
available by anonymous FTP at cs.bu.edu.
Kehoe, Brendan P. " Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide
to the Internet," (February 1992). It is available by anonymous FTP
from ftp.cs.widener.edu
Klass, Gary et al. "The Political Science List of Lists, Version 5.07,"
(September 1994). Available by gopher at Illinois State University
(ilstu.edu) under "Information About Colleges and Departments".
Kovacs, Diane. "ACADLISTS, 7th Revision" (1993) Available by anonymouys
FTP from mcs.kent.edu.
"Middle East Studies Association Bulletin" Each issue contains a
listing of 10 to 15 resources that are available on the internet. It
has been an excellent source of information about internet resources.
Winer, Dov. "Global Jewish Networking Handbook." It is available by
contacting Dov Winer at one of the following addresses:
dovw@vms.huji.ac.il
viener@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
viner@bguvm.bgu.ac.il
rdinfo@matimop.org.il
Yanoff, Scott. "Special Internet Connections: Internet Services List"
(May 1994). It is available in alt.internet.services newsgroup or by
anonymous FTP drom csd4.csd.uwm.edu.
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THE MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE
PART II
VERSION 12 MAY 1995
JOSEPH W. ROBERTS
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE -- MIDDLE EAST CENTER
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
E-MAIL ADDRESS: JOSEPH.ROBERTS@M.CC.UTAH.EDU
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***** SECTION 8: MAILING LISTS *****
The Mailing Lists are broken down by subject area to make it easier to
find resources in specific areas. The categories are my own and I am
open to suggestions for alternative categories.
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***** INSTRUCTIONS *****
** To subscribe to any of the mailing lists listed here send the
** following one line e-mail message, making sure that the subject
** line is blank:
** SUBSCRIBE LISTNAME YOURNAME.
**
** To unsubscribe to a list that you have subscribed to send the
** folowing one line e-mail message, making sure that the subject
** line is blank:
** SIGNOFF LISTNAME
**
** In the following listing the listname is given in ALLCAPS. Use
** this name when sending subscription messages.
**
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***** *****
***** A: ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES LISTS *****
***** LISTS FOR ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREAS OF CONCERN TO *****
***** SCHOLARS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA *****
***** i. ANTHROPOLOGY *****
***** ii. DATA ANALYSIS/SOURCES *****
***** iii. ECONOMICS *****
***** iv. HISTORY *****
***** v. PHILOSOPHY *****
***** vi. POLITICAL SCIENCE *****
***** vii. SOCIOLOGY *****
***** *****
***** NOTE: SECTIONS B THROUGH N OF THE MAILING LISTS *****
***** FOLLOW IN PART IIIOF THIS RESOURCE GUIDE *****
***** *****
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***** A: ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES *****
***** LISTS FOR ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREAS OF CONCERN *****
***** TO SCHOLARS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA *****
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** NOTE: There are a number of new lists in this part of **
** the Guide that do not have descriptions. I encourage any **
** subscribers to these lists to relay a short synopsis of **
** the list to me so that I can pass this information along **
** in future versions of the Guide. **
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***** i: ANTHROPOLOGY *****
Oral Traditions List. ORTRAD-L seeks to provide an interdisciplinary
forum for open disc ussion and exchange of resources in the general
field of studies in oral tradition. All those interested in the world's
living oral traditions (e.g., African, Hispanic, Native American, etc.)
or in texts with roots in oral tradition (e.g., the Old and New
Testaments, the Mahabharata, the Iliad and Odyssey, Beowulf, etc.) are
invited to join the conversation. This e-conference should be useful
for specialists in language and literature, folklore, anthropology,
history, and other areas. Send subscription request to
listserv@mizzou1.bitnet or listserv@mizzou1.missouri.edu.
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***** ii: DATA ANALYSIS/SOURCES *****
Social Science Research Methodology and Insruction. METHODS. Send
subscription request to listserv@unmvma.unm.edu.
Research Methodology List. METHODS. Send subscription request to
listserv@vm.its.pri.edu.
Social Science Data Discussion List. SOS-DATA is owned by Jim Cassell
at Cassell@unc.edu. Send subscription request to listserv@unc.edu.
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***** iii: ECONOMICS *****
Canadian Association of International Development. CASID-L. Send
subscription request to listserv@vm1.mcgill.ca.
Communication and International Development. COMDEV. Send subscription
request to listserv@vm.ecs.rpi.edu
Economy of Less Developed Countries (LDCs) List. ECONOMY is a mailing
list aimed at analyzing economic problems, theories, policies, social
conditions, political settings, etc of LDCs and their relationships
with the industrial world. The economy and economic problems of LDCs
have become real laboratories for the economic disciln nenmic policy
measures. Send subscription request to listserv@tecmtyvm.mty.itesm.mx
Economic Development List. ECON-DEV is organized to share information
and network with professionals in international economic development.
For more information contact Stephanie Neumann at sn@csn.org. Send
subscription request to majordomo@csn.org.
International Development List. INTDEV-L. Send subscription request to
listserv@uriacc.uri.edu.
International Political Economy. IPE is a discussion group that will
allow persons around the world interested in International Political
Economy to discuss matters of mutual concern. Possible topics for
discussion might includes but is not limited to any of the following:
NAFTA, regional trade blocks, trade regimes, long cycles, historical
world systems, the EEC, currency and market crises, democracy and
governance, and commodity negotiations. An archive is available by
gopher at csf.colorado.edu or by WWW using the following URL
(http://csf.colorado.edu/ipe). Send subscription request to
mailserv@csf.colorado.edu.
Rural Development Discussion List. RURALDEV is a list intended for the
international discussion of community and rural economic development.
Send subscription request to listserv@ksuvm.bitnet.
International Trade Policy List. TRADE has been set up to facilitate
discussion of international trade policy. Subjects could include items
such as NAFTA, the Uruguay Round, US trade policy and related issues.
Although TRADE has been organized by international trade economists we
hope to attract participation by a wide group of interested parties.
Participation by individuals outside the United States is welcomed.
Archived on gopher at csf.colorado.edu. Send subscription request to
listserv@csf.colorado.edu.
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History of the Ancient Mediterranean. ANCIEN-L deals with the history of
the Ancient Mediterranean including the Middle East, North Africa, and
Southern Europe. Send subscription request to
listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu.
Historians Lists from the University of Illinois-Chicago. The H-Net
project at the University of Illinois-Chicago maintains more than 20
lists concerned with history subjects typically presented in university
history departments. To get a complete list send the request "get h-net
announce" without the quotes to listserv@uicvm.uic.edu. A few of note
are:
Listname Subject
----------------------------------------------------------
H-DIPLO Diplomatic History and Foreign Affairs
H-ETHNIC Ethnic and Immigration Studies
H-JUDAIC Judaica and Jewish Studies
H-POL Political History
H-TEACH Teaching College History
H-WORLD World History Teaching and Research
Send subscription request to listserv@msu.edu.
Late Antiquities List. LT-ANTIQ is an unmoderated list that provides a
discussion forum for topics relating to Late Antiquity (c. AD 260-640).
For the purposes of this discussion list, "Late Antiquity" includes the
Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Early Medieval, and Early Islamic periods.
Geographical coverage extends from Western Europe to the Middle East,
and from the Sahara to Russia. Cross disciplinary interaction is
particularly encouraged. The list is maintained by Ralph W. Mathisen at
the University of South Carolina (n330009@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu).
Send subscription request to listserv@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu.
World List. WORLD-L is a forum for the discussion of the teaching,
methodology, and theory of a scientific and non-eurocentric world
history. It aims to hold regular electronic conferences related to the
purpose of the list. Send subscription request to
listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu.
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***** v: PHILOSOPHY *****
Philosophy of Social/Human Science. COCTA-L. Send subscription request
to listserv@nosferatu.cas.usf.edu.
Ancient Philosophy. SOPHIA is a discussion group that deals with
ancient philosophy from Hesiod to Iamblichus and Spain to Palestine.
Send subscription request to listserv@liverpool.ac.uk.
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***** vi: POLITICAL SCIENCE *****
American Association for the Advancement of Science Human Rights Action
Network. AAASHRAN disseminated reports and calls for action concerning
human rights violations around the world. Send subscription request to
listserv@gwuvm.gwu.edu.
Activists Mailing List. ACTIV-L. Send subscription request to
listserv@mizzou1.missouri.edu.
Arms Digest. ARMS-D deals with all aspects of the arms race and
proliferation. Send subscription request to
arms-d-request@xx.lcs.mit.edu.
Arms Proliferation Issues List. ARMS-L. This list is owned by Rob Gross
and deals with all policy issues concerning peace, war, national
security, arms and armaments, and prolifieration. Send subscription
request to listserv@buacca.bu.edu.
The Australian National University runs two general lists that are
pertinent to the study of international relations and development for
political scientists.
Listname Subject
--------------------------------------------------------------------
INTL-RELS-MA-COURSE-L International Relations Theory
DEVELOPMENT-STUDIES-L Economic and Social Development
Send subscription to majordomo@coombs.anu.edu.au
Defense and Security Network. DEFSEC is devoted to all aspects of
defense and security in domestic and international contexts. Send
subscription request to listserv@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be.
Dispute Resolution List. DISPUTE-RES is a list oriented around
alternative dispute resolution issues. Send subscription request to
listserv@fatty.law.cornell.edu
European Consortium for Political Research E-Conference. ECPR-PILOT is
concerned with the development and teaching of poltcal science in
Europe. There are approximately 2000 individual members in 154 academic
institutons throughout Western Europe. Send subscription reauest to
mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk.
Economic and Social Development List. ECON-SOC-DEVT is a political
economy list that deals with general political economy issues and
economic and social development issues (with particular attention to
LDCs and countries in transition). Send subscription request to
mailbase.mailbase.ac.uk.
Political Geography. GEOPOL. Send subscription request to
listserv@ukcc.uky.edu.
Human Rights Systematic Studies. HRS-L is a discussion list for
scholars interested in the scientific study of human rights. Send
subscription request to listserv@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu.
Foreign and International Law Librarians List. INT-LAW. Send
subscription request to listserv@vm1.spcs.umn.edu.
International Relations Student Union. IRSU-L. Send subscription
request to listserv@yalevm.cis.yale.edu.
International Studies Association Foreign Policy List. ISAFP is a
discussion group dedicated to the scholarly discussion of foreign
policy. Archived on gopher at csf.colorado.edu. Send subscription
request to mailserv@csf.colorado.edu.
Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Journal. POFP-J. Send subscription
request to listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu.
Public Opinion and Foreign Policy List. POFP-L. Send subscription
request to listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu.
Political Methodology List. POLMETH is a discussion forum created to
serve the needs of the Political Methodology Section of the American
Political Science Association. The list will contain general
information about the field that will be of interest to the Section
membership and discussion about the issues of political methodology.
Send subscription request to polmeth-request@wizard.ucr.edu. The
subscription command in the body of the message with no subject is is
"subscribe " without the quotes.
Political Science Digest. POLI-SCI. Send subscription request to
listserv@rutvm1.rutgers.edu.
Politics of Science and Technology List. POL-SCI-TECH is a list devoted
to discussing democratic politics of science and technology worldwide.
Send subscription request to majordomo@igc.agc.org.
Political Science Mailing List. POSCIM is a private list for those
researching, teaching or studying political science and for practicians
of politics. Send subscription request to Markus Schlegel at
ps500@ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de or markus@uni-bonn.de
Political Science Research and Teaching E-Conference. PSRT-L is a
moderated E-Conference which deals with issues of interest to
professional political scientists, both researchers and teachers. The
E-Conference is not intended to serve as a public forum for debate over
current issues in politics, as other lists already fill that niche.
Send subscription request to listserv@mizzou1.missouri.edu.
Rational Choice Theory List. RMTUCKER_CHOICE is an electronic forum
owned by Richard Tucker (rmtucker@ucs.indiana.edu) devoted to rational
choice theory, in general, and choice-theoretic work in international
relations/international political economy, in particular. Information
on employment, scholarships, courses, and conferenes is also
encouraged. Send subscription request to majordomo@indiana.edu stating
with no subject without the quotes: "subscribe listname email (first
name last name)".
Scientific Study of International Proceses. RMTUCKER_SSIP is an
electronic forum owned by Richard Tucker (rmtucker@ucs.indiana.edu)
devoted to the quantitative study of international policics.
Information on employment, scholarships, courses, and conferenes is
also encouraged. Send subscription request to majordomo@indiana.edu
stating with no subject without the quotes: "subscribe listname email
(first name last name)".
Third World Studies Association. THDWRLD is devoted to scholarly
discussion of all issues in the context of the third world, including
political economy, strong state vs. weak state issues, state-society
relations, political insititions, political culture, economic
development, nationalism, and post-colonial history. Send subscription
request to listserv@gsuvm1.gsu.edu
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Network on Health in International Development. CANCHID. Send
subscription request to listserv@youkvm1.bitnet.
International Migration List. MIGRA-LIST is maintained by Maurizio
Oliva (moliva@cc.utah.edu) at the University of Utah. Send subscription
request to migra-list-request@cc.utah.edu.
Progressive Sociologist's Network. PSN is archived on gopher at
csf.colorado.edu and is devoted to all aspects of progressive
sociology. Send subscription request to listserv@csf.colorado.edu.
Racial-Religious-Ethnonationalist Violence Network. REVS is an
international forum dedicated to the reporting, investigating, and
analyzing the growth and development of racial, religious, ethnic, or
nationalist violence throughout the world. The list is owned by Alan
Spector (spector@nwi.calumet.purdue.edu) and is archived on gopher at
csf.colorado.edu. Send subscription request to
listserv@csf.colorado.edu.
World Systems Network. WSN is a new transnational and transdisciplinary
e-mail network for scholars and researchers who are studying
world-systems or other topics relevant to the world-systems
perspective. Its purpose is to facilitate the sharing of information
about research, data, publications, announcements, meetings, syllabi,
commentary, book reviews, scuttlebutt and etc. Send subscription
request to listserv@csf.colorado.edu. It is archived on gopher at
csf.colorado.edu.
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THE MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE
PART III
VERSION 12 MAY 1995
JOSEPH W. ROBERTS
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE -- MIDDLE EAST CENTER
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
E-MAIL ADDRESS: JOSEPH.ROBERTS@M.CC.UTAH.EDU
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***** SECTION 8: MAILING LISTS *****
The Mailing Lists are broken down by subject area to make it easier to
find resources in specific areas. The categories are my own and I am
open to suggestions for alternative categories.
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***** SPECIFIC REGIONS/ISSUES LISTS *****
***** *****
***** B: AFRICA *****
***** C: ARABIAN PENINSUSLA AND PERSIAN GULF *****
***** D: CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS *****
***** E: EGYPT *****
***** F: ISLAM *****
***** G: ISRAEL, JUDAISM AND JUDAICA *****
***** H: LANGUAGES *****
***** I: LEVANT *****
***** (JORDAN, LEBANON, PALESTINE, AND SYRIA *****
***** J: MAGHREB *****
***** (ALGERIA, LIBYA, MAURITANIA, MOROCCO, TUNISIA) *****
***** K: NEWS SERVICES *****
***** L: RELIGION OTHER THAN ISLAM AND JUDAISM *****
***** M: SPECIAL REGIONAL TOPICS *****
***** (LISTS THAT DEFY CATEGORIZATION) *****
***** N: TURKEY *****
***** *****
***** NOTE: SECTION A OF THE MAILING LISTS ARE LOCATED *****
***** IN PART II OF THIS RESOURCE GUIDE *****
***** *****
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** NOTE: There are a number of new lists in this part of **
** the Guide that do not have descriptions. I encourage any **
** subscribers to these lists to relay a short synopsis of **
** the list to me so that I can pass this information along **
** in future versions of the Guide. **
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***** B: AFRICA *****
Africa List. AFRICA-L is a forum for the discussion of the interests of
African peoples (in Africa, and expatriate), and for those with an
interest in the African continent and her peoples. News, light-hearted
discussions, and cultural and educational items are welcome. Send
subscription request to listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu.
French African Mailing List. AFRIQUE is a mailing list that discusses
the former French colonies of Africa in French. The list is geared
towards serious discussion of Africa for the francophone. Send
subscription request to listserv@univ-lyon1.fr.
Eritrea Network and Discussion Group. ERITREA-NET is a forum for the
sharing of information, ideas, comments and analysis of events in
Eritrea. Send subscription request to listserv@eretrea.ci.net.
Eritrea List. ERITREA-L is a forum for discussing information and issues
in Eretrea. Send subscription request to listserv@relay.doit.wisc.edu.
History Africa. H-AFRICA is a member of the H-Net family of mailing
lists. H-Africa provides a moderated forum for professional
researchers and teachers interested in the serious discussion and study
of African History. The moderators are Mel Page
(pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu) and Harold Marcus (22634mgr@msu.edu).
Send subscription request to listserv@msu.edu. The format for the
subscription request is "sub H-Africa firstname lastname, institution"
without the quotes (capitalization is not important but the punctuation
is). You will be required to complete a questionaire to demonstrate
your research and academic interests in the region.
Sudan List. SUDAN-L is intended to provide a forum for sharing
experience, ideas, thoughts, comments, and sources of information
concerning the Sudan. Send subscription request to
listserv@emuvm1.cc.edu.
Sudan List. SUDANLIST is a planned email list for exchanging
information about the Sudan among scholars. It is organized by Albrech
Hofheinz at the Centre for middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the
University of Bergen in Norway. Send subscription request to
albrecht.hofheinz@smi.uib.no.
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Aljazirah-List. ALJAZIRAH-LIST Provides a forum for discussing issues of
interest to students from the countries of the Arabian Peninsula
(Al-Jazirah Al-Arabiya), and discussing issues that relate to the
countries and peoples of the peninsula, in particular and the Muslim
Ummah, in general. Membership is limited to Muslims. The list is
maintained by badr@cs.washington.edu. Send subscription request to
aljazirah-list-request@cs.washington.edu.
Camel Forum Discussion. CAMEL-L discusses the field of Camel research.
It is maintained at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia by Abdullah
Altaher(facmab76@sakfu00.bitnet). Send subscription request to
listserv@sakfu00.bitnet.
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***** D: CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS *****
Central Asia Discussion List. CENASIA is a political and news forum
discussing the Central Asian Republics. It posts, among other things,
news from the Turan News Agency and the "World Radio Subscription
Service" of Radio Moscow World Wervice. Send subscription request to
listserv@vm1.mcgill.ca or listserv@mcgill1.bitnet.
Central Asian Studies List. CENTRAL-ASIA-STUDIES-L is for the
discussion of Central Asian history, politics, culture, economics,
languages, sociology and religion within the framework of a new global
order. While the list is open to everyone only subscribers may send
messages to the list. Send subscription request to
majordomo@coombs.anu.edu.au.
Develpments in the Former Soviet Union. FSU. send subscription request
to fsu-request@sovset.org.
Media in the Former Soviet Union. FSUMEDIA is a list sponsored by
Internews and supported by the Eurasia Foundation to foster information
exchange about all media outlets in the Former Soviet Union. While the
list is open to everyone only subscribers may send messages to the
list. Send subscription request to listproc@socan.com. Inquiries may
be sent to Eric Johnson at Internews at 71064@compuserve.com.
Russian Agriculture List. RUSAG-L discusses all aspects of agriculture
in the former Soviet States, not just Russia. It is maintained by James
Gage (gage@umail.umd.edu), Douglas S. MacDiarmid
(douglas_s_macdiarmid@umail.umd.edu), and Beth M. Gerard
(beth_m_gerard@umail.umd.edu). Send subscription request to
listserv@umdd.umd.edu.
Russia and Her Neighbors E-Conference. RUSSIA is dedicated to the civil
and thoughtful exchange and analysis of information relating to Russia
and her neighbors. Send subscription reauest to listserv@arizvm1.bitnet
or listserv@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu.
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***** E: EGYPT *****
Egypt-Net. EGYPT-NET is a lively newletter published daily. E-mail
submissions are compiled by the administrator into one long newsletter
that is sent to all subcribers. Typical information is lively debate
and news on Egypt. Send subscription request to
egypt-net-request@das.harvard.edu.
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***** F: ISLAM *****
Islamic Education Network. AMDA was established as an outlet for Islamic
Education, based onl Qur'an and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad. The
network is also for the presentation of all Islamic ideas from any
qualified scholar not just one Iman or Alim. It is intended for those
who use the Qur'an and Sunnah in daily life and for those who seek
greater understanding of Islam and its principles. For help with
subscription requests send a message to
fatimah.abdallah@treebranch.com.
Islamic Information and Issues Discussion Group. ISLAMIAT. Send
subscription to listserv@sakaauo3.bitnet.
Islamic Economics Discussion List. ISLMECON is a list that discusses
all aspects of economics from an Islamic perspective. It is based at
the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Send subscription
request to listserv@sairti00.bitnet or
listserv%sairti00.bitnet@listserv.net.
History of Islam. ISLAM-L is a moderated list focused on the scholarly
discussion and debate from various historical perspectives on issues
concerning Islam and the Arab world. The list is owned by Jim Cocks at
JACock01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu. The moderators are Joseph W. Roberts
(Joseph.Roberts@m.cc.utah.edu), Jim Cocks
(JACock01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu), and Mike Berdine
(MBerdine@ccit.arizona.edu). Send subscription request to
listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu.
Islam and Science List. ISL-SCI is a new list dealing with issues on
Islam and science including history, sociology, anthropology,
economics, politics, natureal sciences, and exegisis. Send subscription
request to listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu.
Muslim Student Association Listserv. MSA-L provides information from
the Muslim Student Association. Send subscription request to
listserv@psuvm.psu.edu.
Muslim Student Association Net. MSANET is a mailing list to meet the
communication needs of Muslim Student Associations in North America.
Issues related to Islam, and MSAs are discussed between Muslim Students
on the list. The current maintainer is Aalim Fevens
(fevens@qucis.queensu.ca). Send subscription request to
msa-request@htm3.ee.queensu.ca.
Muslim Bay Net. MUSLIM BAYNET is a list for Muslims in the San
Fransisco area to share information and ideas on activities, events and
local issues. It is maintained by Munes Tomeh (tomeh@ocf.berkeley.edu).
Send subscription request to muslimbaynet-request@ocf.berkeley.edu.
Political Islam List. POLITICAL-ISLAM is a mailing list for the
scholarly discussion of all aspects of political Islam. Possible
topics for discussion, and this is by no means an exhaustive list,
include: the use of the term fundamentalism to describe the
phenomenon; the history, structure, and rhetoric of Islamic groups and
organizations; leaders and leadership of Islamic groups and
organizations; reasons for the emergence of radical and /or violent
actors within Islamic groups and organizations; the possibilities for
the creation of and the viability of an Islamic state; and, government
responses to Islamic groups and organizations. The list is owned by
Joseph W. Roberts at the University of Utah
(Joseph.Roberts@m.cc.utah.edu). Send subscription request to
political-islam-request@lists.utah.edu. The subject of your
subscription request should be "subscribe" without the quotes. The
posting address is political-islam@lists.utah.edu.
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***** G: ISRAEL, JUDAISM, AND JUDAICA *****
***** SPECIAL NOTE *****
In previous editions of this guide I have listed resoruces on Isreal,
Judaism, and Judaica. In this edition I have deleted the few that I
listed for two reasons:
1. Inherent limitations in gopher and some E-Mail programs (storage and
receipt of no more than 32k of information) some data was being lost or
damaged.
2. The paltry few resources that I listed did not do justice to the
more than 117 E-Conferences that deal with Isreal, Judaism, and Jewish
Life that are found on the internet.
Please consult the "GLOBAL JEWISH NETWORKING HANDBOOK" by Dov Winer
listed in the bibliography in Part I of this guide and the JERUSALEM
ONE GOPHER SERVER described in Section 2, Part I entitled GOPHER AND
WWW SERVERS. I apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause but
this action was inevitable.
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***** H: LANGUAGES *****
Arabic Linguistics and Language Teaching. ARABIC-L deals with issues of
concern to Arab linguists and teachers of Arabic. Send subscription
request to mailserv@byu.edu.
Electronic Hebrew User Group. E-HUG is for users who use the Hebrew
language electonically. Send subscription request to
listserv@dartcms1.bitnet.
Hebrew Grammar and Etymology. HEBLANG is a discussion group on the
Hebrew language. Send subscription request to
heblang@israel.nysernet.org.
It Is Arabic Language And Technology (ITISALAT). ITISALAT. Send
subscription request to listserv@guvm.bitnet.
Hebrew Tex List. IVRITEX is a list for users of the Hebrew version of
the Tex word processor. Send subscription request to
listserv@taunivm.tau.ac.il.
Discussion Forum on Personal Comuters Arabization. PCARAB-L is a list
of mostly Saudi users. Send subsciption request to
listserv@sakfu00.bitnet.
Script on Computer. READER is a list that deals with Arabic, Farsi,
Urdu, and other scripts on computer. Submissions should be sent to
reader@tasha.poly.edu. Send subscription reqiest to alex@dt.uh.edu.
Turkish Tex Users Group. YUNUS deals with Turkish text processing. Send
subscription request to listserv@trmetu.bitnet.
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***** I: LEVANT *****
***** (JORDAN, LEBANON, PALESTINE, AND SYRIA) *****
Jordan News List. JORDANNEWS-L is a new discussion group that focuses on
issues of concern to Jordanians and about Jordan itself. For
information on the list send messages to isaid@netcom.com. Send
subscription request to listserv@netcom.com.
Lebanon-Net. LEB-NET is a discussion list for news relating to Lebanon.
It is monitored by boudi@cumesa.mech.columbia.edu. Send subscription
request to leb-net@cumesa.mech.columbia.edu.
Palestine-Net. PNET is a very lively and active discussion list for
friends of the Palestinian people. News, debates, and friendly
discussion is the norm. Send subscription request to the P-Net Steering
Committee listed below. The important addresses are:
GENERAL (Palestine-net@banumusa.csl.uiuc.edu);
GENERAL (P-Net@banumusa.csl.uiuc.edu);
GENERAL (Pnet@banumusa.csl.uiuc.edu);
NEWS ITEMS (Pnet-news@banumusa.csl.uiuc.edu);
P-NET STEERING
COMMITTEE (Pnet-sc@banumusa.csl.uiuc.edu); and
UNSUBSCRIBE (Pnet-unsub@banumusa.csl.uiuc.edu).
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***** J: MAGHREB *****
***** ALGERIA, LIBYA, MAURITANIA, MOROCCO, AND TUNISIA *****
Algeria-Net. ALGERIA-NET contains news and discussion of Algeria in
French and English. Send subscription request to
majordomo@mail.msen.com.
Amazigh-Net. AMAZIGH-NET is a forum for discussions on any issue
related to the Amazigh language, history, and culture. The goals of
Amazigh-net is to promote and preserve the Amazigh culture and
language. It is hoped that this network will serve as a factor in order
to create a constant and cohesive effort towards giving Tamazight and
the Amazigh culture the international status they deserve. Send
subscription request to amazigh-net@ensisun.imag.fr to receive
subscription information.
Algerian Peace Association. APA-NET os a forum for coordinating the
efforts of all people interested in solving the actual Algerian Crisis
through peaceful means. It contains articles, news, discussions, and
organizational information for APA. Send subscription request to
apa-net@mail.msen.com.
Mauritania Network. MAURITANIE-NET is a new list hosted in French and
English that discusses historical, political, and cultural issues in
Mauritania. Send subscription request to
mauritanie-net-request@bat710.univ-lyon1.fr.
Maghrebian Scientific Institute. MIAST is a forum for the discussion of
science and technology in the Arab Middle East. Send subscription
request to listserv@uiucvmd.bitnet.
Tunisian Scientific Society Activities List. TSSACT-L. Send
subscription request to listserv@utkvm1.bitnet.
Tunisian Scientific Society News. TSSNEWS. Send subscription request to
listserv@athena.mit.edu.
The Tunisia List. TUNISIA LIST was created to encourage contact among
Tunisian students and researchers throughout the world. The list is
owned by Maher Hamdi (hamdi@rsm.enst-bretagne.fr. Send subscription
request to hamdi@rennes.enst-bretagne.fr.
The Tunisia Network. TUNISNET provides discussion and news about
Tunisia. There is also substantial discussion about the sciences in
Tunisia. Send subscription request to listserv@psuvm.psu.edu.
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***** K: NEWS SERVICES *****
Africa News and Information Service. AFRICA-N contains news briefs and
analysis of African issues. Send subscription to
listserv@vm.utcc.utoronto.edu.
Afriqua News Service. AFRIQNEWS. Send subscription to
listserv@athena.mit.edu
Al-Akhbar Daily/Weekly News contains news briefs about the Middle East.
It is edited by Sami H. Mustafa. It can be accessed from the gopher at
alquds.org or send subscription request to the editor akhbar@yorku.ca.
Algeria News List. ALGNEWS contains news about Algeria in French.
Material reflects official Algerian positions and is thus potentially
biased but it is very informative. Send subscription request to
listserv@gwuvm.gwu.edu.
Arabian African Contracts and Tenders. AACT details concise current
construction project information on a fortnightly and monthly basis.
Areas covered include Leisure, Medical and Educational facilities,
Housing, Offices, Factories, Warehouses, Infrastructure works, Water
and Sewage, Petrochemical and Power. For further information contact
Tony Degazon at Tony@rhillc.demon.co.uk.
Arabian Computer News. ACN details current news events effecting the
middle east computer industry. Subscription fees are US$50 per year.
It is owned by Tony Degazon (tony@rhillc.demon.co.uk). To request an
order form send request to acn@rhillc.demon.co.uk.
Ar-Rassed. AR-RASSED provides news and analysis from an Islamic
perspective. Send subscription request to eabdelr@uofto2.utoledo.edu.
Azerbaijan News Service. AZERBAIJAN NEWS SERVICE provides news from the
Turan News Agency in Baku, Azerbaijan. This list is run by the
Azerbaijan Aydinlig Association of Berkeley California and is
maintained by Farid H. Miandoab (farid@mem.odu.edu). Send subscription
request to the maintainer.
Islamic World News. IMNET is issued twice per week and provides news
updates, analysis, book reviews, essays and opinions from readers. It
is published by the International Muslim Student Union, Seattle
Washington. It is maintained by Ahmed E. Souaiaia (no e-mail address
available). Send subscription request to imnet2@max.u.washington.edu.
IPM Tehran News. IPM NEWS BULLETIN is published in Persian every three
months in hardcopy only. Send subscription request to
rezagbk@irearn.bitnet.
Islam News. ISLAM-NEWS provides news related to Islam in English.
Submissions should be directed to islam-news@iastate.edu. Send
subscription request to spectre@uiuc.edu.
Israeline. ISRAELINE is a compilation of Israeli press coverage in
English. Coverage is somewhat biased but is generally good. It is
compiled by the Israeli Consulate. Send subscription request to
listserv@vm.tau.ac.il.
Israel-Mideast. ISRAEL-MIDEAST deals with Israeli and Middle Eastern
issues, including media clips, editorials, and information, from an
Israeli persepctive. Send subscription request to
listserv@vm.tau.ac.il.
Muslim Student Association News MSANEWS provides complete coverage of
Islam, Muslims, and the Muslim world. This is perhaps the single
largest source of news coverage on the Middle East available on the
internet. It is maintained by Rached Zantout
(rzantout@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu). Send subscription request to
msanews-request@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu.
Islamic Information and News Network. MUSLIMS is a weekly Islamic news
and information service that provides news, essays, and opinions on
issues of concern to Muslims. It is maintained by Asim Mughal
(mughal@iago.caltech.edu). Send subscription request to
listserv@asuacad.bitnet or listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu or
listserv@psuvm.psu.edu.
Electronic Middle East Insight. EMEI is an electronic publication from
the pages of Middle East Insight, a bi-monthly magazine. The service
will feature full text articles from the magazine including interviews,
news, and analysis. Send subscription request to mideast@dgs.dgsys.com
The subject of your subscription request should be "subscribe EMEI"
without the quotes and the body of the message should be your E-Mail
address.
Nation Magazine. NATION-L contains articles from the print magazine
Nation dealing with a wide variety of US and international political
subjects. Send subscription to listserv@yukon.cren.org.
Pakistan News Service. PAKISTAN provides news articles on Pakistan.
Send subscription request to listserv@asuacad.bitnet or
listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Daily Report. RFERL-L is a digest from
the RFE/RL Research Institute in Munich Germany that provides news and
infromation on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics. It is
published Monday through Friday (except German holidays). Information
can be obtained from Dawn Mann (mannd@rferl.org). Send subscription
request to listserv@ubvm.bitnet or listserv@ubvm.vm.cc.buffalo.edu.
Somalia News Update. SNU is an irregular newletter devoted to critical
discussion of events in Somalia. It is maintained by
antbh@strix.udac.uu.se. Send subscription request to the above
address. Back issues are available from ftp.uu.net in /doc/politics/
umich-poli/SNU.
Turkish News. TRKNWS-L is a more news oriented offshoot of the Turkish
E-Mail List managed by the Turkish Radio Hour, KUSF-FM. News is in both
English and Turkish. It is archived on the WWW
(http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/~yusuf). Send subscription request to
trh@netcom.com.
Tunisia Information TUNINFO contains potentially biased news and
information from the Tunisian Information Office primarily in French.
Send subscription request to listserv@psuvm.bitnet.
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***** L: RELIGION OTHER THAN ISLAM OR JUDAISM *****
Baha'i Faith List. BAHAI-FAITH is a non-threatening forum for
discussingand sharing information about the Baha'i faith. Send
subscription request to bahai-faith-request@oneworld.wa.com.
Christian Liturgy List. LITURGY provides an academic forum for
discussion of all aspects of Christian liturgy. The list does not
confine itself to any one historical period, geographical area or
Christian tradition. Therefore contributions are welcome from all
historical and theological fields. We also welcome discussion from
those involved in other disciplines such as literary analysis,
comparative religions and sociology of religion. Send subscription
request to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk.
Objective Discussion of Religion. OBJ-REL is intended to meet the needs
of those who seek information and intelligent discussion on religion.
Discussion on OBJ-REL is intended to be centered around such topics as:
the existence of God or gods, creationism versus evolution, reasons for
the existence of religions, epistemology, religion and government, etc.
This discussion is ** NOT ** intended to be a forum for emotional
appeals to convert others to your faith, but discussions about the
content of your beliefs ** AND THE REASONS BEHIND THOSE BELIEFS **.
Send subscription request to listserv@emuvm1.cc.emory.edu.
Orthodox Christianity. ORTHODOX is dedicated to the thoughtful exchange
of ideas concerning Orthodox Christianity worldwide. Particular
attention is paid to the rise of Christianity in Russia and her
neighbors. Send subscription request to listserv@arizvm1.bitnet or
listserv@arizvm.ccit.arizona.edu.
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***** M: SPECIAL TOPICS *****
***** (LISTS THAT DEFY CATEGORIZATION) *****
Arab-American List. ARAB-AMERICAN is designed to foster and build
community amongst Americans of Arab descent. Any topic of discussion
directly relating to the experience of Arab-Americans is welcome. The
list is moderated by Andrea Nixon (anixon@carleton.edu) and Cheryl
Abdullah (cabdullah@freenet.columbos.oh.us). Send subscription request
to mailserv@carleton.edu.
Middle East Information. MOINFO-I is a list dedicated to discussing the
issues of concern to students of the Middle East. The discussion is in
Dutch. Send subscription request to listserv@nic.surfnet.nl
Middle East Librarians List. MELANET is a discussion forum for
administrators of Middle East libraries. Send subscription request to
listserv@cornell.edu.
Middle Eastern Music List. MIDDLE-EASTERN-MUSIC discusses all aspects
of music in the Middle East. Send subscription request to
middle-eastern-music-request@nic.funet.fi.
Middle East Water List. MEH2O-L is a discussion group for information
and research related to water in the Middle East. Possible topics
include, but are not limited to: limnology; oceanography; marine
biotechnology; aquaculture (marine and freshwater); conservation;
reclamation; wetlands development; ecological aspects; shared resource
management; notice of upcoming conference and seminars. Send
subscription reauest to listserv@taunivm.bitnet or
listserv@taunivm.tau.ac.il.
North American Historians of Islamic Art List. NAHIA-L is an academic
discussion group posting news and queries on the subject of the art and
architecture of Islamic countries. Send subscription request to
listserv@msu.edu.
TalKnow Dialogue List. TALKNOW is a list devoted to creating a
dialogue between Jewish/Israeli Children and Arab/Palestinian Children.
The list is open to all children under grade 12. Adults who subscribe
may not contribute to the list but may listen in. The list is moderated
by Cheryl Abdullah (cabdullah@freenet.columbus.oh.us) Send subcsription
request to listserv@jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il.
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***** N: TURKEY *****
Turk Amiga'cilar Listesi. AMIGA-TR. Send subscription request to
listserv@trearn.bitnet.
Bilim ve Felsefe Uzerine Tartisma Listesi. BILFEL is a discussion group
on science and philosophy in Turkish. Send subscription to
listserv@tritu.bitnet.
Turkiye Ekonomisi be Borsa Listesi. BORSA-L.Send subscription request
to listserv@trearn.bitnet.
Turkish Scientists Discussion Group. DOST. Send subscription request to
listserv@trearn.bitnet.
Genel Amacli Duyuru ve Tartisma Listesi. DUVAR-L is a general
discussion list in Turkish. Send subscription request to
listserv@tritu.bitnet.
European Community List. EC is a discussion group of primarily Turkish
users on the European Community. Send subscription request to
listserv@indycms.bitnet.
IEEE Turkey Section Communication List. IEEE-TR. Send subscription
request to listserv@tritu.bitnet.
Turkiye Internet Tartisma Listesi. INET-TR lists networks available in
Turkey. Send subscription request to listserv@trmetu.bitnet.
Kitaplar Uzerine Tartisma Listesi. KITAP-L is a discussion group on
books in Turkish. Send subscription request to listserv@tritu.bitnet.
Turkish Libraries Discussion Group. KUTUP-L is a group for the
discussion of libraries and librarianship in Turkey. Send subscription
request to listserv@trmetu.bitnet.
Turk Liste Sahipleri Listesi. LOWNR-TR. Send subscription request to
listserv@trearn.bitnet.
Turkish Macintosh Users Discussion Group. MACTURK provides news and
discussions for Turkish Macintosh computer users. Send subscription
request to listserv@trearn.bitnet.
Turk Siyaseti Uzerine Tartisma Listesi. POLITIKA is a discussion group
on Turkish Politics in Turkish. Send subscription request to
listserv@tritu.bitnet.
Programlama Dillerini Tartisma Listesi. PROGDIL. Send subscription
request to listserv@trearn.bitnet.
Turkish Issues List. PTT-L provides English and Turkish news and
discussion of Turkey and Turkish issues. Send subscription request to
listserv@trearn.bitnet.
Sanat Uzerine Tartisma Listesi. SANAT-L is a discussion group on the
arts in Turkish. Send subscription request to listserv@tritu.bitnet.
Haftalik Guncel Yorum Dergisi. SENFONI is a weekly online magazine in
Turkish. Send subscription request to listserv@trearn.bitnet.
Sinema Uzerine Tartisma Listesi. SINEMA-L is a discussion group on
films in Turkish. Send subscription request to listserv@tritu.bitnet.
Short Wave Listening in Turkiye. SWL-TR. Send subscription request to
listserv@tritu.bitnet.
Turkish Studies Association. TSA-L is organized to foster
communications among members of the Turkish Studies Association. It is
maintained by Alan Fisher (alan@ah2.cal.msu.edu). Send subscription
request to listserv@msu.edu.
Turkish Student Assistance Association. TSAA-L is organized to help
Turkish students abroad. Send subscription request to
listserv@purccvm.bitnet.
Bilib Dili Olarak Turkce Listesi. TURKCE-L deals with the Turkish
language. Send subscription request to listserv@tritu.bitnet.
Turkish Mathematicians Discussion Group. TURKMATH. Send subscription
request to listserv@trearn.bitnet.
Bilgisayar Virusleri Uzerine Tartisma Listesi. VIRUS-TR. Send
subscription request to listserv@tritu.bitnet.
Turkish Comics Magazine. VM-SHOW. Send subscription request to
listserv@trearn.bitnet.
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Joseph W. Roberts | Department of Political Science
Phone: (801) 581 - 4262 | University of Utah
Fax: (801) 581 - 6183 | 252 Orson Spencer Hall
E-Mail: Joseph.Roberts@m.cc.utah.edu | Salt Lake City, UT 84112