The Middle East-North Africa Internet Resource Guide

JOSEPH W. ROBERTS

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE -- MIDDLE EAST CENTER
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
E-MAIL ADDRESS: JOSEPH.ROBERTS@M.CC.UTAH.EDU
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***** SECTION 10: MAILING LISTS *****

The Mailing Lists are broken down by subject area to make it easier to find resources in specific areas. The categories are my own and I am open to suggestions for alternative categories.

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***** SPECIFIC REGIONS/ISSUES LISTS *****
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***** B: AFRICA *****
***** C: ARABIAN PENINSUSLA AND PERSIAN GULF *****
***** D: CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS *****
***** E: EGYPT *****
***** F: ISLAM *****
***** G: ISRAEL, JUDAISM AND JUDAICA *****
***** H: LANGUAGES *****
***** I: LEVANT *****
***** (JORDAN, LEBANON, PALESTINE, AND SYRIA) *****
***** J: MAGHREB *****
***** (ALGERIA, LIBYA, MAURITANIA, MOROCCO, TUNISIA) *****
***** K: NEWS SERVICES *****
***** L: RELIGION OTHER THAN ISLAM AND JUDAISM *****
***** M: SPECIAL REGIONAL TOPICS *****
***** (LISTS THAT DEFY CATEGORIZATION) *****
***** N: TURKEY *****
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***** NOTE: SECTION A OF THE MAILING LISTS ARE LOCATED IN *****
***** PART III OF THIS RESOURCE GUIDE *****
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***** B: AFRICA *****
Africa List. AFRICA-L is a forum for the discussion of the interests of African peoples (in Africa, and expatriate), and for those with an interest in the African continent and her peoples. News, light-hearted discussions, and cultural and educational items are welcome. Send subscription request to listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu.

French African Mailing List. AFRIQUE is a mailing list that discusses the former French colonies of Africa in French. The list is geared towards serious discussion of Africa for the francophone. Send subscription request to listserv@univ-lyon1.fr.

Eritrea Network and Discussion Group. ERITREA-NET is a forum for the sharing of information, ideas, comments and analysis of events in Eritrea. Send subscription request to listserv@eretrea.ci.net.

Eritrea List. ERITREA-L is a forum for discussing information and issues in Eretrea. Send subscription request to listserv@relay.doit.wisc.edu.

History Africa. H-AFRICA is a member of the H-Net family of mailing lists. H-Africa provides a moderated forum for professional researchers and teachers interested in the serious discussion and study of African History. The moderators are Mel Page (pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu) and Harold Marcus (22634mgr@msu.edu). Send subscription request to listserv@msu.edu. The format for the subscription request is "sub H-Africa firstname lastname, institution" without the quotes (capitalization is not important but the punctuation is). You will be required to complete a questionaire to demonstrate your research and academic interests in the region.

Sudan List. SUDAN-L is intended to provide a forum for sharing experience, ideas, thoughts, comments, and sources of information concerning the Sudan. Send subscription request to listserv@emuvm1.cc.edu.

Sudan List. SUDANLIST is a planned email list for exchanging information about the Sudan among scholars. It is organized by Albrech Hofheinz at the Centre for middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Bergen in Norway. Send subscription request to albrecht.hofheinz@smi.uib.no.

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***** C: ARABIAN PENINSULA AND PERSIAN GULF *****

Aljazirah-List. ALJAZIRAH-LIST Provides a forum for discussing issues of interest to students from the countries of the Arabian Peninsula (Al-Jazirah Al-Arabiya), and discussing issues that relate to the countries and peoples of the peninsula, in particular and the Muslim Ummah, in general. Membership is limited to Muslims. The list is maintained by badr@cs.washington.edu. Send subscription request to aljazirah-list-request@cs.washington.edu.

Camel Forum Discussion. CAMEL-L discusses the field of Camel research. It is maintained at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia by Abdullah Altaher(facmab76@sakfu00.bitnet). Send subscription request to listserv@sakfu00.bitnet.

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***** D: CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS *****
Central Asia Discussion List. CENASIA is a political and news forum discussing the Central Asian Republics. It posts, among other things, news from the Turan News Agency and the "World Radio Subscription Service" of Radio Moscow World Wervice. Send subscription request to listserv@vm1.mcgill.ca or listserv@mcgill1.bitnet.

Central Asian Studies List. CENTRAL-ASIA-STUDIES-L is for the discussion of Central Asian history, politics, culture, economics, languages, sociology and religion within the framework of a new global order. While the list is open to everyone only subscribers may send messages to the list. Send subscription request to majordomo@coombs.anu.edu.au.

Develpments in the Former Soviet Union. FSU. send subscription request to fsu-request@sovset.org.

Media in the Former Soviet Union. FSUMEDIA is a list sponsored by Internews and supported by the Eurasia Foundation to foster information exchange about all media outlets in the Former Soviet Union. While the list is open to everyone only subscribers may send messages to the list. Send subscription request to listproc@socan.com. Inquiries may be sent to Eric Johnson at Internews at 71064@compuserve.com.

Russian Agriculture List. RUSAG-L discusses all aspects of agriculture in the former Soviet States, not just Russia. It is maintained by James Gage (gage@umail.umd.edu), Douglas S. MacDiarmid (douglas_s_macdiarmid@umail.umd.edu), and Beth M. Gerard (beth_m_gerard@umail.umd.edu). Send subscription request to listserv@umdd.umd.edu.

Russia and Her Neighbors E-Conference. RUSSIA is dedicated to the civil and thoughtful exchange and analysis of information relating to Russia and her neighbors. Send subscription reauest to listserv@arizvm1.bitnet or listserv@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu.

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***** E: EGYPT *****

Egypt-Net. EGYPT-NET is a lively newletter published daily. E-mail submissions are compiled by the administrator into one long newsletter that is sent to all subcribers. Typical information is lively debate and news on Egypt. Send subscription request to egypt-net-request@das.harvard.edu.

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***** F: ISLAM *****
Islamic Education Network. AMDA was established as an outlet for Islamic Education, based onl Qur'an and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad. The network is also for the presentation of all Islamic ideas from any qualified scholar not just one Iman or Alim. It is intended for those who use the Qur'an and Sunnah in daily life and for those who seek greater understanding of Islam and its principles. For help with subscription requests send a message to fatimah.abdallah@treebranch.com.

Islamic Information and Issues Discussion Group. ISLAMIAT. Send subscription to listserv@sakaauo3.bitnet.

Islamic Economics Discussion List. ISLMECON is a list that discusses all aspects of economics from an Islamic perspective. It is based at the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Send subscription request to listserv@sairti00.bitnet or listserv%sairti00.bitnet@listserv.net.

History of Islam. ISLAM-L is a moderated list focused on the scholarly discussion and debate from various historical perspectives on issues concerning Islam and the Arab world. The list is owned by Jim Cocks at JACock01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu. The moderator is Joseph W. Roberts (Joseph.Roberts@m.cc.utah.edu). Alternate moderators are Jim Cocks (JACock01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu), and Mike Berdine (MBerdine@ccit.arizona.edu). Send subscription request to listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu.

Islam and Science List. ISL-SCI is a new list dealing with issues on Islam and science including history, sociology, anthropology, economics, politics, natureal sciences, and exegisis. Send subscription request to listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu.

Muslim Student Association Listserv. MSA-L provides information from the Muslim Student Association. Send subscription request to listserv@psuvm.psu.edu.

Muslim Student Association Net. MSANET is a mailing list to meet the communication needs of Muslim Student Associations in North America. Issues related to Islam, and MSAs are discussed between Muslim Students on the list. The current maintainer is Aalim Fevens (fevens@qucis.queensu.ca). Send subscription request to msa-request@htm3.ee.queensu.ca.

Muslim Bay Net. MUSLIM BAYNET is a list for Muslims in the San Fransisco area to share information and ideas on activities, events and local issues. It is maintained by Munes Tomeh (tomeh@ocf.berkeley.edu). Send subscription request to muslimbaynet-request@ocf.berkeley.edu.

Network for Early Islamic Studies is an occasional newsletter from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam for researchers studying early Islam (500-900 AD). The newsletter includes mailing lists, bibliographies, and research reports. Send subscription request to sofie@let.vu.nl (request the newsletter by its full name because this is not part of an automated email system of subscriptions).

Political Islam List. POLITICAL-ISLAM is a mailing list for the scholarly discussion of all aspects of political Islam. Possible topics for discussion, and this is by no means an exhaustive list, include: the use of the term fundamentalism to describe the phenomenon; the history, structure, and rhetoric of Islamic groups and organizations; leaders and leadership of Islamic groups and organizations; reasons for the emergence of radical and /or violent actors within Islamic groups and organizations; the possibilities for the creation of and the viability of an Islamic state; and, government responses to Islamic groups and organizations. The list is owned by Joseph W. Roberts at the University of Utah (Joseph.Roberts@m.cc.utah.edu). Send subscription request to political-islam-request@lists.utah.edu. The subject of your subscription request should be "subscribe" without the quotes. The posting address is political-islam@lists.utah.edu.

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***** G: ISRAEL, JUDAISM, AND JUDAICA *****
***** SPECIAL NOTE *****

In previous editions of this guide I have listed resoruces on Isreal, Judaism, and Judaica. I have deleted the paltry few resources that I listed did not do justice to the more than 150 E-Conferences that deal with Isreal, Judaism, and Jewish life that are found on the internet.

Please consult the "GLOBAL JEWISH NETWORKING HANDBOOK" by Dov Winer listed in the bibliography in Part I of this guide and the JERUSALEM ONE GOPHER SERVER described in Section 2, Part I entitled GOPHER SERVERS for information on the vast resources available. The sheer magnitude of the resources coupled with the fact that they were already effectively indexed made this decision inevitable.

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***** H: LANGUAGES *****

Arabic Linguistics and Language Teaching. ARABIC-L deals with issues of concern to Arab linguists and teachers of Arabic. Send subscription request to mailserv@byu.edu.

Electronic Hebrew User Group. E-HUG is for users who use the Hebrew language electonically. Send subscription request to listserv@dartcms1.bitnet.

Hebrew Grammar and Etymology. HEBLANG is a discussion group on the Hebrew language. Send subscription request to heblang@israel.nysernet.org.

It Is Arabic Language And Technology (ITISALAT). ITISALAT. Send subscription request to listserv@guvm.bitnet.

Hebrew Tex List. IVRITEX is a list for users of the Hebrew version of the Tex word processor. Send subscription request to listserv@taunivm.tau.ac.il.

Discussion Forum on Personal Comuters Arabization. PCARAB-L is a list of mostly Saudi users. Send subsciption request to listserv@sakfu00.bitnet.

Script on Computer. READER is a list that deals with Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, and other scripts on computer. Submissions should be sent to reader@tasha.poly.edu. Send subscription reqiest to alex@dt.uh.edu.

Turkish Tex Users Group. YUNUS deals with Turkish text processing. Send subscription request to listserv@trmetu.bitnet.

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