Links
This page contains links to on-line resources related to the study of art in the Arab world, Iran and Turkey. To suggest additions to this list, please send your suggestions to info@amcainternational.com .
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- Art in the Arab world, Iran and Turkey
- This section links to non-profit art institutions dedicated to the visual arts of the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey.
- Image Archives
- A collection of image archives with significant focus on the region.
- International Organizations and Directories
- Organizations that occasionally cover the region's art and directories that include selected artists from the region.
- Related Cultural Institutions, Venues, and Foundations
- Institutions, foundations, festivals, and other entities promoting culture in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey.
- Middle Eastern and Related Areas of Study
- International listing of foundations and institutions with programs or courses of study related to the region.
Links to Arts of the Arab world, Iran and Turkey
Following are links to non-for-profit art institutions dedicated to the visual arts of the Arab world, Iran and Turkey as well as other selected art institutions that organize regular visual arts programs/ exhibitions or have a permanent on-line resource on art of the region.
Akbank Art Center, Istanbul
Organizes exhibitions, films, conferences, and other cultural events. Web site features short reviews of current and past exhibitions. http://www.akbanksanat.com/kategori/2/akbank-art-center-beyoglu
Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF), Alexandria
Organizes exhibitions and conferences on media and visual arts.
http://www.acafspace.org/
Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA), Beirut
On-line gallery of art and information on the Academy’s program.
http://www.alba.edu/index.htm
altashkeely (in Arabic)
Information of Kuwaiti artists, e-journal on Kuwait, Arab world and International Art
http://www.altshkeely.com/page2.html
Alexandria.placeinplaceof.net
Documents site-specific interventions and performances in Alexandria, Egypt, and includes collaborations with local art and architecture university students and recent graduates. The online component to the project functions as a translation that attempts to connect the Web and Web users to physical localities from disparate geographies and cultures.
http://alexandria.placeinplaceof.net/
ALWAN for the Arts, New York
Organizes visual art and cultural programs for Arab World and Iran.
http://alwan.org/info/
The Apartment Project, Istanbul
An artist’s initiative space on Turkish art.
http://www.apartmentproject.com/
Arab World Institute (Institut du Monde Arabe), Paris
Changing exhibitions include contemporary art. Houses collection of contemporary art from the region.
http://www.imarabe.org/index.html
Arab American National Museum (AANM), Dearborn, MI
AANM maintains a gallery dedicated to art by Arabs and Arab Americans.
http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org/Home.id.2.htm
Arab Film Distribution, Seattle
Distributes feature and documentary films by Arab, Iranian and Turkish filmmakers among others from Asia.
http://www.arabfilm.com/
The Arab Fund for Arts & Culture
A private independent Arab initiative dedicated to empowering the Arab contemporary narrative through strategic cultural philanthropy.
http://www.arabculturefund.org/
Arab Image Foundation, Beirut
Promotes photography in the Middle East and North Africa by locating, collecting, and preserving the region's photographic heritage. The collections available to the public at large in museum and gallery exhibitions and in published monographs. This is an on-going project to transfer the collection on-line.
http://www.fai.org.lb/
Art Dubai
Organizes the Global Art Forum held in conjunction with Art Dubai Fair and The Abraaj Capital Art Prize for creative collaboration between international curators and artists working within the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia (MENASA) region.
http://www.artdubai.ae/
Art-lb.com
This is a web portal dedicated to Lebanese Art.
http://www.onefineart.com/
ArtSchool Palestine, London & Ramallah
On-line resource of Palestinian visual art and film events includes articles and reviews as well as ArtSchool Palestine activities, which include art exhibitions, residency programs for Palestinian artists in the UK.
http://www.artschoolpalestine.com/
ArteEast, New York
Supports and promotes artists from the Middle East by featuring virtual exhibitions, screenings, a biennial film festival, a dynamic online gallery and a resource-rich website.
http://www.arteeast.org/
Ashal Alwan, Beirut
The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts initiates and promotes critical artistic practices through exhibitions, publications, programs and the now established cultural event "Home Works: A Forum on Cultural Practices” organized every eighteen months. Ashal Alwan documents and maintains an archival record of the region’s contemporary intellectual and creative activity. E-newsletter
http://www.ashkalalwan.org/
Asia Society
A global organization working to promote understanding among the people, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States. Programs include visual art exhibitions and film festivals.
http://www.asiasociety.org/
Asia Society and Museum, New York
http://www.asiasociety.org/visit/newyork.html
Atelier of Alexandria, Alexandria
Hosts international, regional and local visual art events as well as a poetry, music, history lectures and seminars. The Atelier was the venue for the International Youth Salon. Its visual arts program includes residencies and international workshops.
http://www.atelieralex.com/
BM SUMA- Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul
Center for alternative art, exhibits local, regional and international artists.
http://www.bmsuma.com/
Bahrain Arts Society, Bahrain
Information on Bahraini artists.
http://www.geocities.com/bartssociety/index.html
Beirut DC- Independent Filmmakers
A regional and international network of filmmakers, producers, distributors, film festival directors, film and video professionals. Produces non-commercial Lebanese and Arab feature films and videos. Promotes Arab cinema via workshops, the Ayam Beirut Al Cinema'iya film festival and touring of The Arab Film Week. Expanding a documentation center with books, videos and information on all subjects related to art and cinema, that is easily accessible to all.
http://www.beirutdc.org/
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina /The Plastic Arts program, Alexandria
Organizes exhibitions, seminars, workshops and cultural activities related to the Mediterranean and African countries. Documents 20th Century Egyptian plastic arts movement.
http://www.bibalex.org/English/artsmuseums/artscenter/Plasticarts.htm
Birzeit University's Ethnographic, Archeological & Art Collections
View the University’s collection on-line.
http://home.birzeit.edu/museum/exhibition_space.htm
The Paltel Virtual Gallery, Palestine
Birzeit University Virtual Gallery offers extensive archive on Palestinian contemporary art with a database on artists that includes interviews, articles and artist portfolios. The web site includes preview of past and current exhibitions, full length presentations at conferences, and an on-line course on Palestinian art and an artists’ residency program.
http://virtualgallery.birzeit.edu/home
Borusan Center for Culture and Arts, Istanbul
On-line archive of past exhibitions at the now closed gallery.
http://www.borusansanat.com/en/default.aspx
The British Museum/ The Department of the Middle East, London
Covers the ancient and contemporary civilizations and cultures of the Middle East from the Neolithic period until the present. Holds an extensive collection of contemporary Islamic/Middle Eastern art.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/departments/middle_east.aspx
Brunei Gallery/SOAS, University of London
Hosts and organizes exhibitions that reflect subjects and regions studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies including contemporary art exhibitions.
http://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/
Cairo Art Index
On-line interviews with selected Egyptian artists.
http://www.cairoartindex.org/indexns.html#
Center for Iranian Modern Arts, New York
Network and forum for Iranian American artists. Organizes exhibitions, lectures, seminars on Iranian art and maintains a registry of Iranian American artists.
http://www.cimarts.com/
The Contemporary Image Collective (CIC), Cairo
A collective of artists and professional photographers focusing on the visual image and the development of contemporary visual arts and culture in Egypt. Organizes exhibitions, photography courses, film screenings, performances, lectures and workshops. Studio residency program open to local, regional and international artists and researchers.
http://www.ciccairo.com/
Darat al-Funun, Amman
A project of the Khalid Shoman Foundation, Darat al-Funun organizes exhibitions for artists of Jordan and the Arab world. Features selections from Khalid Shoman Private Collection of Arab art, offers a diverse cultural program, an artist residency, publishes on Arab art, and maintains an art library and archive for Arab artists.
http://www.daratalfunun.org/main/index.html
Dar Annadwa/International Center of Bethlehem
Organizes exhibitions, cultural programs, artists’ residency and academic program in arts and crafts.
http://www.annadwa.org/en/
The Dogançay Museum, Istanbul
Museum dedicated to its founder Burhan Dogançay Turkey’s foremost contemporary artist and the artist’s father, Adil Dogançay.
http://www.dogancaymuseum.org/
Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul.
http://www.proje4l.org/
Evolving Perceptions, Washington, D.C.
Promotes and exhibits Iranian art and artists of diverse cultural backgrounds.
http://www.evolvingperceptions.com/index.html
In Focus
E-journal for the exhibition In-Focus that traveled in the UK 2007.
http://www.infocusdialogue.com/
Iniva, London
A contemporary visual arts organization which creates exhibitions, publications, multimedia, and education and research projects designed to bring the work of artists from culturally diverse backgrounds to the attention of the widest possible public. Extensive on-line resource on international artist.
http://www.iniva.org
The International Academy of Art Palestine, Ramallah
Four year institution granting Bachelor of Arts degree in Contemporary Visual Art. Organizes art exhibitions and conferences and a visiting lecturer’s program.
http://www.artacademy.ps/english/index.html
International Association of Art Critics, Turkey
http://www.aicaturkey.com/
International Network for Contemporary Iraqi Artists (Incia)
On-line resource and data base on Iraqi artists. A network for Iraqi artists and an advocacy group that organizes exhibitions on Iraqi art.
http://www.incia.co.uk/index2.html
Iranian Academy of the Arts, Tehran
http://www.honar.ac.ir/
Iranian Art Foundation, New York
Organizes exhibitions for its collection as well as film festivals and cultural events at American art museums.
http://www.iranianartfoundation.org/
The Iran Heritage Foundation, London
Organizes cultural programs, provides grants for research in arts and culture.
http://www.iranheritage.org/default.htm
Iran Chamber Society
On-line resource on Iran’s history, visual art and culture, includes articles and biographies on Iranian artists.
http://www.iranchamber.com/art/visual_arts.php#top
Iraqi Art (Arabic)
On-line resource on Iraq’s culture and visual arts includes critical essays and news on current art events.
http://www.iraqiart.com/
Istanbul Biennial
http://www.iksv.org/bienal/english/bienal.asp?cid=12
Lebanon American University/The Fine Arts Program
Program with description of courses.
http://arts-sciences.beirut.lau.edu.lb/arts/arts/index.html
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Features information on the new acquisitions of contemporary art of the Middle East within the context of their Islamic collection.
http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/ian.htm
Jerusalem Fund Gallery. Washington, D.C.
The Jerusalem Fund's cultural program promotes the work of artists from Palestine, the Arab and Islamic worlds through art exhibits, book signings, film screenings and musical performances. Web site features lesson plans for students of all ages on Islamic art.
http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/gallery/index.php
Al-Jisser for Arab Art and Culture, New York
Organizes visual art exhibitions, films and other cultural programs on Arab art.
http://www.aljisser.org/
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman
Holds extensive collection of art from the Islamic world. Hosts international exhibitions and cultural programs.
http://www.nationalgallery.org/Intro.html
Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah
Organizes exhibitions, cultural programs and outreach art education for children and youth.
http://www.sakakini.org/
L’appartement 22 , Rabat
Organizes exhibitions and artists’ residencies.
http://www.appartement22.com/
Lebrecord.com
On-line resource dedicated to the visual arts in Lebanon. Includes interviews with artists, articles, a forum, a collaborative virtual projects and a calendar of visual art events.
http://lebrecord.com/About/index.html
Al Mahatta Gallery, Ramallah
Artists’ collective web site features exhibitions and artist’s profiles.
http://www.almahattagallery.com/exhibitions.htm
MAKAN, Amman
Provides a dynamic space for expression and interaction amongst young emerging artists in Jordan offering them opportunities to network and exchange ideas may supported by Makan in the form of exhibitions, performances and other visual expressions in and outside of Makan. Offers residency program.
http://www.makanhouse.net/
Al Ma’mal Foundation, Jerusalem
Organizes exhibitions, educational programs and artists’ residencies.
http://www.almamalfoundation.org/
Masarat
On-line portal for the 2008 Palestinian festival for art and culture in Belgium. Announcement and information on visual art exhibitions and other programs.
http://www.masarat.be/
The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Timeline of Art History
A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, extending from prehistory to the present day. Includes a unique resource on the region’s modern and contemporary visual art; featuring a historical overview and a timeline of political and art related events from 1900 to the present. Seven thematic essays highlight sixty five artists from the region with images of art works, information on each artist and a bibliography.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hm/11/wa/hm11wa.htm
Muslim Women in the Arts (MWIA)
Organizes group art exhibitions in the US and Canada.
http://nmwia.org/about.html
NOMAD, Istanbul
Organizes local and international exhibitions, art projects, workshops and conferences.
http://nomad-tv.net/
Palestinian Art Court, Al-Hoash, Jerusalem
Organizes exhibitions, art educational programs for children and adults, film screenings, and publishes books on Palestinian art.
http://www.alhoashgallery.org/aboutus.shtml
Al Qattan Foundation Culture and Arts Program, Ramallah
Organizes and sponsors art exhibitions and programs throughout Palestine as well as at their gallery in Ramnallah. Sponsors the Young Artists Award for emerging artists. Offers artists residencies for international artists. Publishes books on Palestinian art and culture. See web site for their audio-visual program.
http://www.qattanfoundation.org/CSP/EN/index.asp
The Palestine Gallery, London
Gallery scheduled to open in fall 2008 dedicated to Palestinian visual arts and culture. (Web site under construction)
Pera Museum, Istanbul
Private museum that houses permanent collections of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation. Includes Orientalist art and changing exhibitions of international and local contemporary art.
http://www.pm.org.tr/index_en.html
Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center Platform, Istanbul
Acts as a dynamic catalyst for the dissemination, research and practice of contemporary art in the city, and also provides a meeting point for exchange between contemporary artists, curators and critics. The Center organizes exhibitions, local, regional and international conferences, houses an art library, archive and a residency program.
http://www.platformgaranti.blogspot.com/
RAMI - International Encounters on Arts and Multimedia
A cooperative that began in 2001 between SHAMS-Beirut, ZINC/ECM-Marseilles, l’ATELIER of Alexandria and ASTAR-Milan. The web site is a record of past collaborations in different cities in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
http://rami.lafriche.org/spip.php?article4
Sabancı University's Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Istanbul
http://muze.sabanciuniv.edu
Santralistanbul, Istanbul
Contemporary Art Musuem.
http://www.santralistanbul.org/
Sharjah Biennial
http://www.sharjahbiennial.org/en/
Sudan Artists e-Gallery
On-line archive for contemporary Sudanese art by Sudanese artists and others whose work is related to Sudan.
http://www.sudanartists.org/khalidkodi.htm
Townhouse, Cairo
Organizes exhibitions for Arab and international artists in visual and performative art. Maintains a library and offers residencies and educational programs.
http://www.thetownhousegallery.com/main7.html
ULISphotoFEST 2007 Istanbul web site
http://www.ulisphotofest.org/en/
Universe-in-Universe
Extensive resource on visual arts from Africa, the Americas and Asia (includes Arab world, Iran and Turkey). Includes art directories, index of artists, and e-magazine Nafas dedicated to visual arts from Islamic influenced countries and regions, including the Diaspora.
http://www.universes-in-universe.de/english.htm
Um el Fahim Art Gallery, Um el Fahim, Palestine
Organizes exhibitions and educational programs.
http://www.umelfahemgallery.org/about.html
Virtual Museum – Arts of the Islamic Worlds
An interactive, image-based site dedicated to Islamic art, aside from digital images with didactic information the site offers pod casts, and audio casts by leading experts, documentary films and relevant scholarly materials.
http://www.artsoftheislamicworld.org/mission.html
Visual Arts in Tunisia (VAT)
On-line resource on artists, exhibitions and conferences on Tunisian contemporary art.
http://www.visartunisia.com/
www.111101.net (Lebanon)
E-newsletter on Lebanese art and literature includes full length articles on art and culture.
http://www.111101.net/
The world’s Women On-Line
Maintains a section on art by women from the region.
wwol.inre.asu.edu/
The Young Arab Theatre Fund (YATF)
An international organization designed to serve independent young Arab artists living in the region and working in a variety of media. Organizes visual art programs.
http://www.yatfund.org/yatftypo3/httpdocs/index.php?id=14
http://www.meetingpoints.org/
Zenith, London
Dedicated to contemporary Arab arts. Organizes visual art exhibitions, conferences and film series.
http://www.zenithfoundation.com/
Zico House, Beirut
Organizes exhibitions and cultural programs.
http://www.libanvision.com/zico.htm
Ziyarat
Informal platform for cultural gatherings artists, producers, journalists, curators, academics and others for the generation of collaborative projects related to the Arab world including visual art.
http://www.ziyarat.info/
Image Archives
This section provides a collection of links to image archives with significant focus on the Arab world, Iran and Turkey. (Return to Top)
ArchNet
Online community for Islamic architecture. Features a virtual library of books, journals, reference tools, as well as thousands of images of architecture in the Islamic world.
http://www.archnet.org/lobby/
Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, (CULTNAT)
Affiliated with Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Center's mandate is to document the various aspects of Egypt's tangible and intangible cultural heritage as well as its natural heritage.
http://beta.cultnat.org/
The Documentation Center of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at the Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
The Fine Arts Library's visual collections of photographs and slides documenting Islamic art and architecture, as well as ethnographic views that provide cultural context.
http://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/iaa/index.html
The Islamic Art Network
A Photo Archive consisting of a searchable database of contemporary photographs of Islamic buildings. The complete collection of the Bulletins of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe in French and Arabic. The Bulletins are a standard resource for the study of the Islamic architecture of Cairo as they describe the restoration work on all its Islamic monuments between 1882 – 1953, a virtual exhibition Creswell’s Cairo: Then and Now, books and articles on-line. A project of the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation
http://www.islamic-art.org/Home/Home.asp
University of Chicago Middle East Photographic Archive and the archive of Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes (CAMEL)
Images pertaining to both the ancient and modern Middle East.
http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/camel/
http://www1.lib.uchicago.edu/e/index.php3
ARAMCO
One of the world's largest photographic archives specializing in images of the Middle East and the Islamic world. Most of the images here are from the bimonthly magazine Aramco World, 1964-2000 and its successor, Saudi Aramco World, to the present.
http://www.photoarchive.saudiaramcoworld.com/default.asp
A List of Historical photographs and illustrations from the Middle East
A useful list of historical photographs and illustrations from Lebanon and the Levant.
http://almashriq.hiof.no/general/700/770/779/historical/images_past.html
International Organizations and Directories
In this category are links to entities that occasionally cover the region’s art and directories that include selected artists from the region. (Return to Top)
Art in context
http://www.artincontext.org/
Association of Art Historians
http://www.aah.org.uk/
Association for Cultural Studies (ACS)
http://cultstud.org/
College Art Association
http://www.collegeart.org/
culturebase.net
A database and information source on international artists.
http://www.culturebase.net/
Groves Art Online
http://www.oxfordartonline.com/
Historians of Islamic Art Association
http://www.historiansofislamicart.org/
International Association of Art Critics
http://www.aica-int.org/
International Association of Word and Image Studies / Association Internationale pour l'Etude des Rapports entre Texte et Image (IAWIS/AIERTI)
Seeks to foster the study of Word and Image relations in a general cultural context and especially in the arts in the broadest sense.
http://www.iawis.org/
re-title.com
International contemporary art listings and artists’ directory.
http://www.re-title.com/
world wide art resource
http://wwar.com/
Related Cultural Institutions, Venues, and Foundations
This section provides links to institutions, foundations, festivals, and other entities promoting culture in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. (Return to Top)
Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH)
http://www.adach.ae/
Algerian Art
http://www.algeriades.com/news/
Assila Art Festival, Assila, Morocco
Documents the annual programs of the Festival.
http://www.c-assilah.com/intro/
Arab World and Islamic Resources (AWAIR)
Publishes educational material on the Arab world and Islam for schools and conducts Teacher Professional Development Programs on the subject.
http://awaironline.org/
SAUDI ARAMCO World
Saudi Aramco, the oil company born as an international enterprise 75 years ago, distributes Saudi Aramco World to increase cross-cultural understanding. The bimonthly magazine's goal is to broaden knowledge of the cultures, history and geography of the Arab and Muslim worlds and their connections with the West. Saudi Aramco World is distributed without charge, upon request, to interested readers worldwide.
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/
Babelmed.net
The leading independent website on Mediterranean issues. It is free, totally independent and put together by a multicultural network of journalists from the whole Mediterranean. E-journal covers visual art and film.
http://www.babelmed.net/
The Khatt Foundation, Center for Arabic Typography
A non-profit organization that aims to encourage new design developments and improve (typo) graphic communication in the Arab World and provide a network for designers, extensive web site with reviews, calendars and events related to visual arts.
http://www.khtt.net/index.php?lang=en
Casa Árabe and Its International Institute of Arab and Muslim World Studies, Madrid, Spain
Casa Árabe and its International Institute of Arab and Muslim World Studies has two venues, in Madrid and Cordoba, and is a consortium established in 2006. Aims to become a reference in the study and knowledge of the reality and the history of the region. Programs include visual culture, art and film.
http://www.casaarabe-ieam.es/
Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy)
A regional, non-profit organization that seeks to support artistic creativity in the Arab region and to encourage cultural exchanges within this region and with the developing world.
http://www.mawred.org/aboutus.htm
Heinrich Böll Foundation
The Foundation’s Middle East Office supports and organizes workshops, conferences, awareness campaigns and exchange programs related to our main program areas
Statehood and Participation
,
Power and Identity
,
War and Peace
and
Sustainable Development
. Supports other activities initiated by regional organizations including visual art, film.
http://www.boell-meo.org/en/web/73.htm
ifa – The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen- Dialogue with the Islamic world
http://www.qantara.de
http://cms.ifa.de/index.php?id=196&type=0&L=1
The International Museum of Muslim Cultures
Dedicated to educating the public about Islamic History and Culture. Jackson, Mississippi.
http://www.muslimmuseum.org/
Museum With No Frontiers (MWNF)
An organization whose ground-breaking and visionary program aims to establish a vast trans-national museum that presents works of art, architecture and archaeology in the context in which they were created.
http://www.discoverislamicart.org/
Islamic Arts and Architecture (IAAO)
Provides information and links on Islamic arts and architecture, includes a good introductory bibliography on different forms of Islamic art.
http://www.islamicart.com/index.html
Levantine Center, LA
Organizes programs on the cultures of the Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean.
http://www.levantinecenter.org/index.html
Maghreb Center, Washington DC
Organizes Maghreb-related conferences, seminars, lectures, round-tables, and offers a series of publicly available publications.
http://maghrebcenter.org/
Open Society Institute & the Soros Foundations Networks/Middle East & North Africa Initiative
Acts as the primary contact point and clearinghouse for OSI activity in the region. In addition to their main mission, MENA supports a number of scholarships in law and other disciplines such as culture and the arts, as a means of fostering freedom of expression and critical thinking.
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena
Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Cairo
Acts as a funding body, advisor and coordinator of cultural (exchange) projects in the region and Switzerland. Web site features projects from the region and in Cairo.
http://www.prohelvetia.org.eg/
Sharjah Museums
On-line information on museums in Sharjah.
http://www.sharjahmuseums.ae/ArtMuseum.htm
Saving Antiquities for Everyone (SAFE)
A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving cultural heritage worldwide. SAFE’s mission is to raise public awareness about the irreversible damage that results from looting, smuggling and trading illicit antiquities. While the impetus to found SAFE was the ransacking of the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad, our efforts are global. SAFE has no political affiliations. Activities include advocacy, education, conferences and the
Candlelight Vigil
to commemorate the looting of the Iraq Museum in an effort to shed light on the vulnerability of our shared cultural heritage.
http://www.savingantiquities.org/index.php
Turkish Cultural Foundation
http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/
Middle Eastern and Related Fields of Study
This section contains an international listing of foundations and institutions with programs or courses of study related to the region. (Return to top)
The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (AKPIA)
Of Interest- Lecture series- open to public
http://web.mit.edu/akpia/www/AKPsite/
Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (AKU-ISMC)
http://www.aku.edu/ismc/
The American Institute of Iranian Studies
http://www.simorgh-aiis.org/
The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS)
http://aimsnorthafrica.org/
American Institute for Yemeni Studies
http://www.aiys.org/
Arab American Studies, University of Michigan- Dearborn
http://www.casl.umd.umich.edu/345601/
British Institute of Persian Studies
http://www.bips.ac.uk/
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies
http://www.dur.ac.uk/brismes/
The Center for Arab and Islamic Studies
http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/arabislamic/
Center for Arab & Islamic Studies (The Middle East and Central Asia), the Australian National University, Canberra.
http://arts.anu.edu.au/cais/pubs.asp
Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University
http://www.iranica.com/cis/
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), Indiana University of Pennsylvania
http://www.chss.iup.edu/cmes/
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, California
http://cmes.berkeley.edu/
Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW) at the University of Mainz, Germany.
An interdisciplinary research network that deals with various aspects of film production in the Middle East and the depiction of the reality of life in this region as seen in national, American, European and Indian films.
http://www.geo.uni-mainz.de/cme/
Columbia University - Middle East Studies
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/
European Association for Middle Eastern Studies, EURAMES
Organizes the European network of Middle Eastern Studies, an academic exchange or information concerning research on the Middle East. Eurames runs the Eurames Info Service via email, and hosts thematic working groups and links to European and other centers and university departments working on the Middle East.
http://www.uib.no/hff/smi/eurames/
European University/ Robert Shuman Centre for Advanced Study/Mediterranean Program.
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/Research/Mediterranean
The Foundation for Iranian Studies
http://www.fis-iran.org/
The Institute for Palestine Studies
http://www.palestine-studies.org/
L’Institut de recherche sur le Maghreb contemporain (IRMC)
http://www.irmcmaghreb.org/
Institute of Turkish Studies,
http://turkishstudies.org/
International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS)
http://www.humanities.uci.edu/iranian-studies/
The Iran Society
http://www.iransociety.org/
Iranian women Studies Foundation
http://www.iwsf.org/
Istanbul Modern
Features the museums permanent and changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art of Turkey.
http://www.istanbulmodern.org/
The London Middle East Institute (LMEI)
Draws upon the resources of London and SOAS to provide teaching, training, research, publication, consultancy, outreach and other services related to the Middle East.
http://www.lmei.soas.ac.uk/
Middle Eastern Americans Resources online (MEARO)
First interactive resource database on Middle Eastern Americans. A joint project of the UCLA Middle Eastern American Program based at the Center for Near Eastern Studies and the Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY).
http://mearo.org/
The Middle East Institute, Columbia University
http://sipa.columbia.edu/REGIONAL/mei/
Middle East Libraries Committee
Lists of bibliographies on the Middle East
http://www.groups.ex.ac.uk/MELCOM/pubs.htm
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
http://mesa.wns.ccit.arizona.edu/
Al Mashriq
An electronic resource on the Middle East, from Østfold College, Halden, Norway
http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/index.html
NITLE
A community-based, non-profit initiative dedicated to helping undergraduate-centered colleges, universities, and educational organizations use technology effectively to strengthen undergraduate education. A resource section on Islam and Arab culture.
http://nitle.org/
The Oriental Institute of Chicago
https://oi.uchicago.edu/
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Offers an online resource for students, scholars, government officials, community groups, and librarians. An authoritative, dynamic online resource for students, scholars, government officials, community groups, and librarians, Oxford Islamic Studies Online brings together the best current scholarship in the field and promotes accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world. This fully integrated resource features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in the field. Editor in Chief, John L. Esposito. Log in subscription required.
http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/
Palestinian American Research Council, Washington, D.C. and Ramallah, Palestine.
http://parc-us-pal.org/
School of Oriental and African Studies/ Department of Near East and Middle East (SOAS)
http://www.soas.ac.uk/nme/
Society for Libyan Studies
http://www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/libya/
Sudan Studies Association e-Newsletter
http://www.sudanstudies.org/ssanewsletter.html
Syrian Studies Association
http://www.ou.edu/ssa/
Turkish Studies Association
http://www.h-net.org/~thetsa/
Turkish Studies Program/Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~turkish/home.html
Library at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Links to other sources on the region can be found on the Middle East virtual Library at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, Austin
http://menic.utexas.edu/mes