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CORE DATABASES
Encyclopaedia of Islam  
The result of decades of research and work, the Encyclopaedia of Islam is generally acclaimed as one of the major scholarly enterprises of this century. Its sheer size and scope is enormous. Its thousands of pages contain a true mine of information of immense value for any student and researcher of the Islamic world.
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures  
A unique collaboration of over 1000 scholars from around the world, the Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures crosses history, geographic borders and disciplines to create a ground-breaking reference work reflecting the very latest research on gender studies and the Islamic world.
Index Islamicus  
Index Islamicus is THE international classified bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world.

Rightly described as 'an indispensable tool for libraries, graduates and undergraduates alike', it provides the reader with an effective overview of what has been published since 1906 on a given subject in the field of Islamic Studies in its broadest sense.

Index Islamicus includes extensive indices of names and subjects carefully geared to this rapidly expanding field of study.
Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art  
This website is conceived as a companion to the Islamic galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Intended as a general introduction to Islamic art, it draws upon examples from the museum’s comprehensive collection, which includes works from an area extending from southern Spain to Central Asia, ranging in date from the seventh century up to the present day.
TIMEA  
The Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA)is a digital archive that focuses on Western interactions with the Middle East, particularly travels to Egypt during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.


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