Primary Middle East Studies Databases & Article Indexes

Index Islamicus
- from CSA Databases
Bibliographic citations with subject indexing on Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world in general, including Muslims in Africa and Asia and major Muslim minorities worldwide. Topics covered inc...   [more]
Holdings: 1906-present.

Important Middle East Studies Databases & Article Indexes

Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources
Alphabetical List of Open Access Historical Newspapers and Other Periodicals on Middle East & Islamic Studies. Most titles on the list have been digitized by independent projects across the globe and ...   [more]
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Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources: Alphabetical list of Open Access Historical Newspapers and other Periodicals in Middle East and Islamic Studies
This is a list of Open Access historical newspapers and other periodicals in Middle Eastern Studies. Most titles on the list have been digitized by independent projects across the globe and may not ...   [more]
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Afghanistan In 1919: The Third Anglo-Afghan War
- from Archives Unbound
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Afghanistan: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1973-1990
Also Known as: DNSA
- from Digital National Security Archive
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Algerian Iconographic documents
800 photographs presented come principally from the collections of Iremam (holdings of Marcel Augiiras and Emile Laoust deposited at the library of the MMSH) and from the Grasse library....   [more]
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Arabic Papyrus, Parchment & Paper Collection
The Arabic Papyrus, Parchment & Paper Collection at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah is the largest of its kind in the United States. It contains 770 Arabic documents on papyrus and...   [more]
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Archive of Arab literature and cultural magazines
The Archive of Arab literature and cultural Magazines contains material from 1880 till 2010. It covers all Arabic countries. It contains more than 110 magazines and has about 10,000 issues, 28,000 wri...   [more]
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index: A&HCI (WOK Web of Science)
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Avini Collection
The Avini Collection is a fully academic and university-based research collection which includes 1,000 books and 100 films (both documentary and fiction) on the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). This collect...   [more]
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Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive
Also Known as: BAS online archive
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Bibliography of Arabic Books Online
- from Brill Online Books and Journals
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Bibliography of Slavery and World Slaving
The Bibliography of Slavery is a searchable database containing verified references (except as noted) to approximately 25,000 scholarly works in all academic disciplines and in all western European la...   [more]
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Bibliography Of Ugaritic Grammar And Biblical Hebrew Grammar In The Twentieth Century (Mark S. Smith)
Oriental Institute Reaserach Archives, University of Chicago...   [more]
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Chroniques du manuscrit au Yemen
Run by the Centre Francais d'Archeologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa. The site furnishes information and catalogs of Arabic manuscripts in Yemen. The site is in French, Arabic and English....   [more]
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Corpus Coranicum
In German and Arabic. This site seeks to chart the historical development of the text of the Qur'an through the study of numerous early manuscript versions. Full color facsimiles of the manuscripts, s...   [more]
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Database of Arabic Literature in Western Research (DAL)
DAL is a searchable, internet-based bibliographic database of Arabic literature as treated in Western research. Search Keyword and other Browse links as well as Simple Search and Advanced Search, prov...   [more]
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Dayan Center Bibliographical Database
Also Known as: ALEPH DAY Database
Indexing for articles, pamphlets, and occasional papers on the Middle East. ...   [more]
Holdings: 1979-present.
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Digital Islam: Theses on EThOS
Freely accessible UK dissertations on Islam. One must register to download material....   [more]
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Digital National Security Archive
Also Known as: DNSA
- from Digital National Security Archive
The database includes more than 94,000 of the most important declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions.

DNSA contains forty collections as of December 2012, which are deta...   [more]

E-corpus
e-corpus is a collective digital library that catalogs and disseminates numerous documents: manuscripts, archives, books, journals, prints, audio recordings, video, etc. This diverse platform present...   [more]
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e-Mediatheque
In French and Arabic. Manuscript facsimiles, archives of books and photos for the study of North Africa, and the Mediterranean world....   [more]
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Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library (1475-1900)
Also Known as: Early Arabic Printed Books 1475-1900, Early Arabic Printed Books From the British Library Part 1, Early Arabic Printed Books Part 1, Early Arabic Printed Books: Literature, Grammar, Language, Catalogues and Periodicals, Early Arabic Printed Books: Sciences, History and Geography
Early Arabic Printed Books 1475-1900, Early Arabic Printed Books: Literature, Grammar, Language, Catalogues and Periodicals, Early Arabic Printed Books: Sciences, History and Geography...   [more]
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Early Western Korans
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Encyclopaedia Iranica
Also Known as: Encyclopedia Iranica, Iranica.com
Please click on the "Entries" link on the top left hand side bar to access the materials....   [more]
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd Ed
Also Known as: Encyclopedia of Islam
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Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- from ABC-CLIO ebooks
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European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: French Colonialism in Africa: From Algeria to Madagascar, 1910-1929
- from Archives Unbound
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Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1941 - 1996
Also Known as: FBIS
Coverage of Africa, Asia, China, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle/Near East....   [more]

Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration and Cultural Exchange
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Hazine
This site is dedicated to helping scholars conduct research in the Middle East and beyond. The core content of HAZINE is practical articles regarding how to access and use archives, manuscript librari...   [more]
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Historical Abstracts
Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada)....   [more]
Holdings: ca. 1974- present. Updated three times a year.

History of Afghanistan Online
Also Known as: HAO
- from Brill Online Books and Journals
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İstanbul kad} sicilleri
These are Islamic court records for Istanbul for the 1500s and 1600s. Published by the T\RK]YE D]YANET VAKFI ]SLBM ARA^TIRMALARI MERKEZ]. In Turkish. The first 36 volumes are available on line as down...   [more]
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Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Also Known as: WHO IMEMR
Bibliographic citations with indexing for health literature published in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,...   [more]
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Iran: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1980
Also Known as: DNSA
- from Digital National Security Archive
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Iraqgate: Saddam Hussein, U.S. Policy and the Prelude to the Persian Gulf War, 1980-1994
Also Known as: DNSA
- from Digital National Security Archive
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Islamic History Sourcebook
This site is an internet Islamic history sourcebook, put together by a Fordham professor. Its readings are mostly translated Arabic texts, and it is a useful tool for non-Arabic speakers studying Isla...   [more]
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Islamic Law Materialized
This site provides a bibliography listing a lot of published editions of Islamic legal documents, Classical as well as modern....   [more]
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Islamic Painted Page
The Islamic Painted Page is a huge database of references for Persian paintings, Ottoman paintings, Arab paintings and Mughal paintings. This site enables you to locate printed reproductions, commenta...   [more]
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Jaraid - A Chronology of Nineteenth-Century Periodicals in Arabic
A chronology of nineteenth-century periodicals published in Arabic or in Arabic and in another language (like the usual pair of Arabic and Ottoman Turkish) or in Arabic written in a different script (...   [more]
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Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) 1957-1994
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King and the People in Morocco 1950-1959: U.S. State Department Records on the Internal Affairs of Morocco
- from Archives Unbound
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Kraus-Mayerhof Offprints
The Kraus-Meyerhof Offprints digital collection includes indexes to journal articles, books chapters, and portions of larger works. Generally printed at the same time as the book or journal, the offpr...   [more]
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Manar al-Athar
A Free multi-media resource for the study of the Middle East. The Manar al-Athar website, based at the University of Oxford, aims to provide high resolution, searchable images for teaching, research, ...   [more]
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Media/Materials Clearinghouse
A fulltext collection of international health communication materials: pamphlets, posters, audiotapes, videos, training materials, job aids, electronic media and other media/materials designed to prom...   [more]
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Middle East Online Series 1: Arab-Israeli Relations 1917-1970
- from Archives Unbound
A sampler of more than 1,000 documents providing more than 200,000 pages of documents from the National Archives UK covering Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict from the Balfour Declaration (1917)...   [more]

Middle East Online Series 2: Iraq 1914-1974
Also Known as: IRAQ 1914-1974: THE MIDDLE EAST ONLINE SERIES 2
- from Archives Unbound
A sampler of more than 3,000 documents from the National Archives UK selected to illustrate internal politics in Iraq, British colonial and foreign relations with Iraq, and Iraq in world politics duri...   [more]

Middle East Texts Initiative
This is a database of Middle Eastern texts in a variety of Islamicate languages translated into English. Islam, Judaism and Eastern Christianity are all covered....   [more]
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Mideastwire.com
Also Known as: mideast wire, mideastwire
Daily email newsletter of concise, translated briefs covering some of the key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces appearing in the media of the 22 Arab countries, Iran and the Arab Diaspo...   [more]

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
Also Known as: Modern Language Association Bibliography, MLAIB
Covers literature, languages, folklore, and linguistics. Includes English and foreign languages. ...   [more]
Holdings: Covers 1963 to the present. New records are added ten times a year.

OACIS
OACIS for the Middle East (Online Access to Consolidated Information on Serials) is a searchable catalog of Middle Eastern serials in libraries in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East....   [more]
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Persian Poetry at Bamdad.org
Searchable library of 35 of the best-known Persian poets; sponsored by Bamdad.org. ...   [more]
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ProQuest History Vault: Vietnam War and American Foreign Policy, 1960-1975
Also Known as: ProQuest History Vault (Vietnam War) , Vietnam War
- from ProQuest History Vault
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Qatar Digital Library
The Qatar Digital Library (QDL) is a vast archive featuring the cultural and historical heritage of the Gulf and wider region. It is freely available online. It includes archives, maps, manuscripts...   [more]
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Qatar Digital Library
Qatar Digital Library is a new bilingual, online portal providing access to previously undigitised British Library materials on two major themes: Gulf history, and the history of the sciences in the A...   [more]
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Researchers list and bibliography of Ottoman travel accounts to Europe
Compiled by Caspar Hillebrand. Part of the series: Working Papers of the BMBF project Europe from the outside Formations of Middle Eastern views on Europe from inside Europe. Sponsored by Univers...   [more]
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Shahnamah Editions Online
Also Known as: Shahnamah Online, Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah Editions Online
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Tel Aviv University Online Searchable Databases
Also Known as: Online databases of the Humanities Computing Initiative at Tel Aviv University
Available Databases Bibliography of Zionism (English) The Palestine Post - Searchable Database (Experimental Site)...   [more]
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    Palestine Post
    Bibliography of Zionism

The British Mandate in Palestine, Arab-Jewish Relations & the U.S. Consulate at Jerusalem
Also Known as: British Mandate in Palestine, Arab-Jewish Relations and the U.S. Consulate at Jerusalem
- from Archives Unbound
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U.S. and Iraqi Relations: U.S. Technical Aid 1950-1958
- from Archives Unbound
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West African Arabic Manuscript Database
Database featuring descriptive records of 20,000 Arabic manuscripts from West Africa, including Timbuctu, Nouakchott, Segou, Niamey, Kano and Boutilimit collections. The database and search interface ...   [more]
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Related Middle East Studies Databases & Article Indexes

Anthropological Index Online
Content is in Anthropology Plus. Index to current periodicals held in the Centre for Anthropology at the British Museum, London. Covers cultural and social anthropology, archaeology, biological and ph...   [more]
Holdings: 1957-.
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ATLA Religion Database
Covers all religious traditions; strongest coverage is for materials dealing with the Judeo-Christian tradition. While about half of the material included is in English. Includes materials published...   [more]
Holdings: 1949 to the present. Updated two times a year.

Bibliography of Asian Studies
All subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, South Asia, and Indian Ocean countries....   [more]
Holdings: 1971 to the present.

EBSCO MegaFILE
General, multidisciplinary periodical database, covering all scholarly disciplines, with many general and popular magazines, and news sources. Includes bibliographic citations with indexing and abstra...   [more]
Holdings: Coverage varies: mostly 1990s to present.

eHRAF World Cultures
Also Known as: eHRAF Collection of Ethnography
The Collection of Ethnography, established 1949, currently contains nearly one million pages of information on over 360 cultures of the world, past and present. Each culture case contains a variet...   [more]
Holdings: Updated in annual installments.
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    eHRAF User Guides
    Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM): Topics and Subjects
    Culture List for All Formats (Outline of World Cultures - OWC)
    Basic Guide to Cross-Cultural Research
    Overview and User Tips (obsolete)

Film Index International
Index of films and film personalities that is an unmatched reference work for entertainment films and biographical information about directors, producers, actors and more. in collaboration with the Br...   [more]

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Also Known as: IBSS CSA
- from CSA Databases
Bibliographic citations and subject indexing for the international journal article and book literature in anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology. Produced by British Library of Poli...   [more]
Holdings: Covers 1951 to the present in three separate files.
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    IBSS Journal Coverage List (LSE IBSS Web)

Periodicals Index Online
Also Known as: PIO,PCI,Periodical Contents Index,Chadwyck PCI,Periodicals Contents Index
Humanities and social sciences. The scope is international, including journals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other Western languages. ...   [more]

Proquest Dissertations and Theses Fulltext (formerly Dissertation Abstracts)
Also Known as: Digital Dissertations, Dissertation Abstracts, UMI, DAI, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT), Proquest Dissertations and Theses Fulltext
Indexing (since 1861) and abstracting (since 1980) for doctoral-level dissertations completed at North American universities. Page images or fulltext of all available dissertations - including Penn d...   [more]
Holdings: Indexing 1861-present, abstracts 1980-present, page-image or fulltext PDF for available dissertations dissertations from 1997 to the present.
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RAMBI - Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
RAMBI, the Index of Articles on Jewish Studies, is a selective bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish Studies and the study of the Land of Israel (Erets Israel), arranged by subjec...   [more]
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Web of Science
Also Known as: ISI Citation Indexes, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, SSCI, SCI, AHCI, ISI, WOK, Web of Knowledge
Indexes journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Allows for cited reference searching. Includes Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index[more]
Holdings: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)--1945-present, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)--1956-present, Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI)--1975-present. Updated weekly.
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    Web of Science Tutorials
    Cited Reference Searching Tutorial