http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://www.country-studies.com/ Links with no descriptions. admin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:23:54 +0000 afghanistan albania algeria angola armenia austria azerbaijan bangladesh belarus belize bhutan bolivia brazil bulgaria cambodia caribbean islands chad chile china colombia comoros country studies cyprus czech republic dominican republic ecuador egypt el salvador estonia ethiopia finland georgia germany ghana guyana haiti honduras hungary india indonesia iran iraq israel ivory coast japan jordan kazakstan kyrgyzstan laos latvia lebanon libya lithuania madagascar maldives mauritania mauritius mexico moldova mongolia nepal nicaragua nigeria north korea pakistan panama paraguay persian gulf states peru philippines poland portugal romania russia saudi arabia seychelles singapore somalia south africa south korea spain sri lanka sudan syria tajikistan thailand turkey turkmenistan uganda uruguay uzbekistan venezuela vietnam http://www.farsinet.com/persiansinbible Has electronic books in Farsi.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:27:31 +0000 e-books farsi electronic books iran persians in the bible http://www.irna.ir/en/ An online news service, with a guide to online news agencies and newswires in Iran. In English, French, Spanish, Persian, Arabic, and others. admin Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:09:43 +0000 iran islam islamic republic news muslims http://www.behindthename.com/ Gives the history behind first names from England, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Iran, Turkey, India, some parts of Africa, and a number of other countries. Also covers Arabic names, biblical names, and mythological names. admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:26:00 +0000 african albanian arabic arabic names armenian azerbaijani basque biblical names breton bulgarian catalan chinese cornish corsican czech and slovak danish dutch england english esperanto estonian etymologies finnish first names france french frisian galician german germany great britain greek hawaiian hungarian icelandic igbo india indian iran iranian ireland irish italian italy japanese jewish kazakh khmer korean kurdish latvian lithuanian macedonian manx maori modern english mythological names names native american north korea norwegian polish portuguese provencal romanian russian scottish serbian and croatian slovene south korea spain spanish swedish thai traditional english turkey turkish ukrainian united kingdom vietnamese welsh yoruba http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/revolution/ Short history of the 1979 Iranian Revolution in which Muslim fundamentalists, under the leadership of the Ayatollah Khomeini, overthrew Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Audio clips are in Farsi with English transcripts.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:37:54 +0000 1979 ayatollah khomeini bani-sadr bazargan biographies (bakhtiar shahpour history iran islam islam and state muslim fundamentalists muslims revolution shah mohammed reza pahlavi http://www.nationsonline.org/ 'Made to improve cross-cultural understanding and global awareness through information.... a portal of gateways to the countries, cultures and nations in this world, a reference directory ...' and more. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:26:02 +0000 afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda arctic ocean argentina armenia aruba ash and cartier islands atlantic ocean australia austria azerbaijan bahamas baker island bangladesh barbados bassas da india belarus belgium belize benin bermuda bhutan bolivia bosnia and herzegovina botswana bouvet island brazil british indian ocean territory british virgin islands brunei bulgaria burkina faso burma burundi cambodia cameroon canada cape verde cayman islands central african republic chad chile china christmas island clipperton island cocos islands colombia comoros congo congo (brazzaville) congo (kinshasa) cook islands coral sea islands costa rica cote d'ivoire country studies croatia cuba cyprus czech republic denmark dhekelia djibouti dominica dominican republic east timor ecuador egypt el salvador england equatorial guinea eritrea estonia ethiopia europa island european union falkland islands faroe islands federated states of fiji finland france french guiana french metropolitan french polynesia french southern and antarctic territories lands gabon gambia gaza strip georgia germany ghana gibraltar great britain greece greenland grenada guadeloupe guam guatemala guernsey guinea guinea-bissau guyana haiti heard and mcdonald islands holy see honduras hong kong howland island hungary iceland india indian ocean indonesia iran iraq ireland islas malvinas isle of israel italy ivory coast ivory coast - cote d'ivoire jamaica jan mayen japan jarvis island jersey johnston atoll jordan juan de nova island kazakhstan keeling islands kenya kingman reef kiribati kuwait kyrgyzstan laos latvia lebanon lesotho liberia libya liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg macau macedonia madagascar malawi malaysia maldives mali malta man marshall islands martinique mauritania mauritius mayotte mexico micronesia midway islands moldova monaco mongolia montserrat morocco mozambique myanmar namibia nauru navassa island nepal netherlands netherlands antilles new caledonia new zealand nicaragua niger nigeria niue norfolk island north korea northern mariana islands norway oman pacific ocean pakistan palau palmyra atoll panama papua new guinea paracel islands paraguay peru philippines pitcairn islands poland portugal puerto rico qatar reunion romania russian federation rwanda samoa san marino sao tome and principe saudi arabia senegal serbia and montenegro seychelles sierra leone singapore slovakia slovenia solomon islands somalia south africa south georgia and south sandwich islands south korea southern ocean spain spratly islands sri lanka st. helena st. kitts and nevis st. lucia st. pierre and miquelon st. vincent and the grenadines sudan suriname svalbard and jan mayen islands swaziland sweden switzerland syria taiwan tajikistan tanzania thailand timor-leste togo tokelau tonga trinidad and tobago tromelin island tunisia turkey turkmenistan turks and caicos islands tuvalu uganda ukraine united arab emirates united kingdom united states of america united states pacific island wildlife refuges uruguay uzbekistan vanuatu vatican city vatican city state venezuela viet nam virgin islands (british) virgin islands (u.s.) wake island wallis and futuna west bank western sahara yemen yugoslavia zambia zimbabwe https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ir.html Covers geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. admin Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:33:34 +0000 iran http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Iran.html Has an annotated list of links on Iran's history, politics, languages, and human rights. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:42:06 +0000 history human rights iran languages middle eastern politics http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/790877.stm An overview of the country's political history, statistics, leader profiles, and more. Click on the Timeline link on the right side of the page for a chronology of events.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:56:21 +0000 chronologies iran leader profiles political history statistics timeline http://international.loc.gov/intldl/apochtml/ 'This presentation exhibits 355 Arabic calligraphy sheets, ranging from the 9th to the 19th centuries.' Images are accompanied by a background essay about the scripts. The site also includes special presentations on Ottoman and Persian calligraphic styles and noteworthy items, and a bibliography.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:33:49 +0000 alphabets arabic arabs calligraphy: arabic calligraphy: ottoman calligraphy: persian iran koran kufi language persians qur'an turkey turks writing writing systems http://www.artarena.force9.co.uk/yalda.htm Brief information about the celebration of the winter solstice in Iran (formally Persia), 'which refers to the birthday or rebirth of the sun.' Gives a brief history, and description of the traditions of the Yalda festival, including bonfires, holiday foods, and prayers. Show similarities with the celebration of Christmas.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:07:56 +0000 holidays holidays: iran iran persia shab-e yalda solstices summer and winter winter solstice http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/middle-east-and-north-africa/east-gulf/iran Gives background information and any other types of violations or concerns. Documents in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:06:53 +0000 amnesty international human rights iran http://www.create.org/myth/ Monthly discussions of myths and legends from around the world. admin Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:50:37 +0000 ancient hawaiian ancient winter celebrations artemis chiron dragons egyptian stele poem gawain and the green knight greece hercules iran ireland king arthur arthurian romances lady of the lake legendary loves legends and folklore mayan aztec creation myths myths native american india pele and maui rainbows and fairies http://www.glasssteelandstone.com Includes 654 great, aesthetically-pleasing structures in 125 cities and 36 countries. admin Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:22:41 +0000 albania algeria architecture-general australia austria belgium belize bhutan british isles brunei buildings canada chile china croatia czech republic egypt england finland france germany gibraltar great britain greece holland holy see hungary india iran ireland israel italy japan jordan kuwait laos lithuania malaysia malta mexico monuments myanmar netherlands new zealand peru russia sealand serbia and montenegro south africa south korea spain taiwan tunisia turkey united arab emirates united kingdom united states venezuela vietnam http://home.utah.edu/~jwr9311/MENA/Regional/News.html Links to a number of news services around the world. admin Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:49:58 +0000 africa algeria arabia gulf central asia egypt iran islam israel lebanon libya pakistan palestine persian gulf somalia tunisia turkey