Middle East and Islamic Studies

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Start your research by clicking on the Middle East and Islamic Studies guide. This guide covers a selection of mainly English language resources useful for the study of the Middle East and Islam. Since the scope of this subject is wide, there are other guides potentially of value to researchers in this area.

Middle East and Islamic Studies covers many subjects, e.g. Art, Gender Studies, History, Judaic Studies, Politics, and Religion to name a few. Please refer to the appropriate subject guide to find databases and journal articles.


Please use the following link to view databases relating to this subject.


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