• Historical Abstracts
• Index Islamicus
• Periodicals Index Online
• PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
• LexisNexis Academic News
• Academic Search Premier
• more...

• al-Ahram Weekly - 1998 to present
• al-Majallah Lond - 2001 to present - Clapp qAP95 .A6 M248
• Arab News
• Arabic News.com
• Middle East Daily

• Arab Culture & Civilization
• Middle East Research & Information Project (MERIP)
• IslamiCity
• Middle East Institute, School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia
• Virtual Religion Index
• more...

• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
  
  
• Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa
• Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World
• Oxford Dictionary of Islam
• Encyclopedia Judaica
• Introduction to Modern Literary Arabic - Clapp Lib PJ6307 .C68 2000
• Monitor: A Dictionary of Arabic Grammatical Terms, Arabic-English, English-Arabic - Clapp Library PJ6640 .C3 1973
• more...

• Try a subject search in the library catalog, for example:
  • middle east history
  • middle east religion
  • middle eastern literature
    
    
• Try a keyword search with a phrase such as
  • middle east literature criticism
  • middle east family life
    
    
• for items we don't own, search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

Librarians for Middle Eastern Studies

Jacqueline B. Fitzpatrick
Research & Instruction, x3497

Pamela Bristah
Collections, x2366

Related resources

Library catalog

Interlibrary loan

Writing help (PLTC)

Citing sources

Jewish Studies research guide

Middle Eastern Studies Program at Wellesley College

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