The Middle East is located at the juncture of
Asia, Africa, and Europe in the eastern hemisphere.
It is comprised of countries on and near the Arabian
Peninsula.
Center for Middle
Eastern and North African Studies at the
University of Michigan -
The Center for Middle Eastern and North
African Studies
(CMENAS) is an academic center that was
established "to foster and
coordinate interaction, research and
instruction on the Near East among
faculty and students in all academic
disciplines." This is a resource from the state of
Michigan.
Arab
Community Center for Economic and Social
Services - The Arab
Community Center for Economic and Social
Services (ACCESS) is a
community-based, mutli-service
organization that provides a variety
of services for the Arab American
Community including mental health,
substance abuse programs, health,
employment cultural and
cross-cultural promotion and
training. This is a resource from the state of
Michigan.
American
Arab Chamber of Commerce -
Domestically, the organization assists
businesses in improving their operations
and promoting their products
and services. By sponsoring and
receiving trade missions, holding
trade seminars, and sponsoring trade
assistance pgorams, the American
Arab Chamber of Commerce-Michigan
strengthens the ties between the
local Arab American community and the
Arab world. This is a resource from the state of
Michigan.
ArabNet - The aim of ArabNet is
"to provide the most comprehensive
online resource on the Arab world,
primarily dealing with countries in the
Middle East and North Africa."
To this end, the site contains extensive
information and resource
catalogues for all the countries of the
Middle East and parts of
Africa, including historical,
geographical, travel, and cultural
information for each country and
numerous links to other resources
on the web.
Middle Eastern
Studies
Virtual Library - The Virtual Library resources on the
Middle East
are organized both by country and by topical category. Like
the Latin
American collection, also housed at the University of Texas,
this
Virtual Library chooses a Yahoo!-style format for the
presentation
of its page.
