An Informed Debate on the Middle East Requires Information

Here are a few sources of information about the Middle East available from Mabee Library or online. Feel free to leave the names of other recommended resources in the comments.

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa
WU Mabee Reference
DS44 .C37 1988

Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics
WU Mabee Stacks
DS44 .H418 2000

Understanding the Contemporary Middle East
WU Mabee Stacks
DS44 .U473 2004

From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East
WU Mabee Stacks
DS44 .L48 2004

Through Middle Eastern Eyes
WU Mabee Stacks
DS42.4 .T48 2002

Middle East - World Book entry

The University of Texas-Austin Libraries' Online Collection of Iraq maps and Afghanistan maps.

The Partisans of Ali: A History of Shia Faith and Politics (from npr.org)
The United States is immersed more deeply than ever in the Muslim world's sectarian divide. A five-part series explores the split between Shia and Sunnis, from its origins shortly after the death of Muhammed in the seventh century to the modern-day upheaval in Iraq.