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When a dance is taken out of its cultural context do we insult the people from which the dance originated or do we assist in establishing common ground? Desert Moon Dance Academy does not purport to know the answer to this question; however in our effort to establish common ground, we encourage Middle Eastern
* dancers of the West to explore the countries from which the dances we perform originated. Toward that goal, we offer the following web site links.

 


Culture

  almashriq 3 Arabia Video - Video clips of famous Middle Eastern singer.
 
  almashriq Al Mashriq - Cultural riches from the eastern Mediterranean.
 
  Arab Culture Arabian Business and Cultural Guide - Excepts from the book by this name. The site includes descriptions of some of the Arabian customs followed in social interactions, eating & drinking, invitations, dress, and other daily activities.  
  Arab Culture Arabian Celebs - Information about famous Arab celebrities.    
 
Arab Films

Arab Film - Buy a movie and learn more about the culture of the Arab world.  This site features a wide range of narrative films, documentaries, visual essays and ethnographic films, all of which are subtitled in English. 

Arab Stars

Arabstars.net - The Arab Stars news site with information about current movies, TV shows, music and more. 

Art

ArabyArt.com - Featuring music clips, picture gallary, video clips, greeting cards and more.    

Cafe Arabica

Cafe Arabica - Online guide to culture, people, organizations, politics and law pertaining to the Middle East.

Syria

Cafe Syria - Cafe-Syria an online guide to Syria. This site is intended to promote Syria both technically and culturally. 

Cairo Cafe

Cairo Cafe - Online entertainment guide.

Turath

Saudi Aramco WorldBimonthly magazine with a goal to broaden knowledge of the cultures, history and geography of the Arab and Muslim worlds and their connections with the West. Includes a suggested reading and listening list.  Also see the article regarding Rashid Music. 
 

Turath

Turath – On line resource for Arab arts and culture.  
 

Yallabina

Yallabina – Cairo-Egypt Entertainment website. Get the latest news and information about restaurants, movies and performing arts.    
 


News

 

The following links represent various Middle Eastern news media.  Please note that the news presented in some of these sites does not reflect the views of Desert Moon Dance Academy. However, at this time of international turmoil we offer links that present alternative perspectives on the media, politics and war.
 

  al-ahram

Al Ahram - On line weekly newspaper.  Human interest and important news reporting.  In Arabic with an icon to access mirror image English site (or www.weekly.ahram.org.eg).

  Al-Bab

Al-Bab.com - News about cinema, women, computers, the environment and more, as well as, news from numerous Middle Eastern countries.  The site has a list of English words that have Arabic origins (http://www.al-bab.com/arab/language/lang.htm#words

  Arabic News

Arabic News - On line newspaper covering daily news from many Middle Eastern countries.

  News

Arab World Online - News from the region and details regarding many Middle Eastern countries including legal, travel, entertainment, and business matters.

  News

Arab World News - Arab World News provides up to date information and latest Arab country headlines with global coverage. 

  Bassatine

Bassatine News - The only Jewish newsletter reporting directly from Egypt. 

  Cairo Times

Cairo Times - Online magazine with interesting news articles.

  Cairo

Cairolive.com – Egyptian news and views.  
 

  Haaretz

HaaretzOne of Israel's newspapers. (English Edition)  

  Jersusalem Post

Jerusalem Post - Internet Addition – Extensive news coverage of Israel and world matters affecting Israel and the Middle East.

  Khaleej Times

Khaleej Times – Daily newspaper online from United Arab Emirates, one of the Khaleej (Gulf) countries of the Middle East.

  Lebanon

Lebanon – Daily news about Lebanon, including politics, culture, recipes, book reviews, weather, sports and the arts. Also includes a resource and community guide with a directory of business, tourism, hotels, entertainment and other topics.

  Mid East Daily

Middle East Daily - Produced by Worldnews,  a global news portal,  the Middle East Daily news service provides up to date information on the latest news and current affairs throughout the Middle East.  Site includes news photos. 

  Mid East Information

Middle East Information Network - American non-profit company dedicated to providing accurate and comprehensive information about the Middle East.   Includes book reviews, a library of articles, links to Middle Eastern educational institutions, religious sites, news, and business.

  Middle East Online

Middle East On Line – News coverage of current events, business and culture in the Middle East.   With a link to a mirror site in English.

  Mid East Times

Middle East Times – International edition of Middle East Times provides a weekly source for news and independent analysis of politics, sport, business, religion and culture in the Middle East.

  Morocco Today

Morocco Today – On line edition of this 20 year old paper.
Morocco Today is the first Moroccan newspaper written in English and covers all aspects of Moroccan life. 

  News

US Report on the Middle East -  Daily updated political, economic and defense news on the Middle East with sources including, among others,  the Defense Department, Congress, the World Bank, and the White House. 

  Yemen Times

Yemen Times - Yemen's only weekly English newspaper on-line. 
 



Portals, Search Engines, Directories

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4 Arabs
4Arabs - Search engine of Arabic and Islamic sites.
 
al-bawaba Al Bawaba -   Middle Eastern portal to travel, business information and services, games resources, free downloads, and in-depth articles on news coverage on a variety of Middle Eastern topics including business, politics, tourism, culture, health, entertainment and sports. 
 
ArabBay ArabBay - Arabic Directory and Search Engine for the Arab world with links to Arabic sites, Arabic culture, Arabic news and more...
 
Arabia Online Arabia Online - Portal with bilingual Arabic and English services. Pan-Arab content channels covers a broad range of topics with continuous news, sports, and business coverage as well as in-depth and entertaining lifestyle, books, music and movie content.
 
Arabiata Arabiata - Directory of business, arts and culture, travel, entertainment, shopping, employment and sports.  
 
Arab Net Arabic Net - The online resource for the Arab world in the Middle East and North Africa.
 
ArabicNetwork Arabic Network - Directory featuring news, e-cards, travel services and music.    
 
ArabicNetwork ArabTop Group Network - Directory featuring news, stars, links. 
 
Egypt Search EgyptSearch.com - Egypt's Search Engine, for culture, tourism, governarates, business and environment.
 
Jordan Jordanhere.com - Jordan portal for news, entertainment, TV, radio, shopping, business and more.   
 
Kufta Kufta.com - Egypt Directory for news, entertainment, health, sports government and more. 
 
Iraq IraqiOasis.com – A site full of Iraqi and international information, entertainment and useful links on the Internet.  
 
Mid-East-Pages Middle East Internet Pages – A comprehensive directory of the Middle East.  
 
Planet Arabia Planet Arabia - Arab portal of news, entertainment, women, business, and food.
 


Other

Arab
A is for Arab - Article regarding Arab contributions to the West.
 
Translate
Ajeeb Translation - Translate Arabic web pages to English or English to Arabic. 
 
Movies
Arabic Movies - Boasting the largest collection of Arabic movies on the web.
 
Arab Chamber
Arab American Chamber of Commerce - Information intended to unite Arab and American businesses for mutual benefit. Site includes information on many Middle Eastern countries and links to radio and TV and newspapers.
 
Arab Chamber
Arab American Media Oasis - Hanania's website offers information on Arab Americans and particularly those in the Chicago area. Speaking on behalf of his community, read Hania's perspective on the recent tragic events in the United States. 
 
Arabian Woman
Arabian Woman - Online magazine.  
 
Invest Arab2invest.com – Arabic online stock trading website (in Arabic) 
 
Arabies Arabies - International magazine on Arab affairs.  
 
Die4UAE
DIE4UAE - History, news and music for the United Arab Emirates.
 
Dining
Dining in Dubai - Planning a trip the the UAE? This web site offers pictorial information regarding more than 360 dining outlets, cafes, cruises and safaris in Dubai. 
 
Egy.com Egy.com - Offers a variety of news articles, photos, and  references dealing with century-old aspects of Cairo. Learn about its architecture, landmarks, character and people.
 
Egyptian castle

Egyptian Castle - Business, travel, culture, music, shopping, services, history and more.....  Deeply buried in the castle are excerpts relating to some of the famous Arab bellydancers and Real Audio film clips.  Belly Dance movie clips   
 
Egypt State Information Service Egypt State Information Service - Web site of the Arab Republic of Egypt ministry of information. The State information service offers information on ancient Egypt, politics, culture, history, the economy and tourism. 
 
Orient Encyclopedia of the Orient – On line encyclopedia for North Africa and the Middle East.
 
Ancient Egypt Gander Academy; Ancient Egypt – All sorts of information about ancient Egypt presented in a fun way.
 
Guardians Egypt Guardians Egypt – Pictures, facts and information about Egypt.
 
Matchmakers Habibi – Habibilee – A matchmaker site for Arabs and others in love.
 
MidEast Web MidEast Web Group – Web site with a goal "to weave a world-wide web of Arabs, Jews and others who want to build a new Middle East based on coexistence and neighborly relations."
 
Qatif Oasis Qatif Oasis – The designer named this site after the oasis City in Saudi Arabia where he was born. Although the home page is mostly in Arabic many of the links are in English. (slow loading)
 
Sahafa Sahfa Online - Sahfa is a  service to find newspapers and magazine publications from the Middle East.
 
Souria Souria - Intended to unite Syrians world wide. Web site includes information about tourism and travel, an on line magazine, a search engine for Syrian websites, greeting cards and more.   
 
Tour Egypt Tour Egypt - The official Internet site of the Ministry of Tourism with recipes, information about places and cities in Egypt, shopping and more. I love the on line Arabic dictionary that has real audio sound clips of the words.   Translate 
 
Women World of Beautiful Arab Women - Pictures of beautiful Arab women, models, dancers, actresses
 
 

 

*  The Middle East is generally defined as the geographical area extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the West to the Persian Gulf in the East and bound by the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia in the North and the Sahara in the South. The region is predominately Arab, in addition to three main non-Arab regional countries: Israel, Turkey and Iran.


 

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