Research Guides @ Fordham: Middle East Studies: Articles & Databases

News Sources

Ahram Online
Ahram Online is the English-language news web site published by Al-Ahram Establishment, Egypt’s largest news organisation, and the publisher of the Middle East’s oldest newspaper: the daily Al-Ahram, in publication since 1875.
Al Bawaba
An independent news producer and distributor of content from and about the Middle East via the free web. It strives to provide coverage of the Middle East from a local perspective.
Al Jazeera English (AJE) - Middle East
A 24-hour news and current affairs channel/free website. It is the first international English language news channel to broadcast across the globe from the Middle East.
Foreign Affairs
Published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a non-profit and nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to improving the understanding of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs through the free exchange of ideas.
GPA Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers
Global Press Archive, Center For Research Libraries, Global Resource Network, open access collection of Middle Eastern and North African historic and recent news.
Jadaliyya
Jadaliyya is run and produced on a primarily volunteer basis by an editorial team and an expanding pool of contributors committed to discussing the Arab world and the broader Middle East on their own terms.
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Views itself as an objective source for news on countries where press freedoms have been severely restricted. Find here news on the Middle East and surrounding countries.

Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Full text of ethnic, minority, and native presses with diverse perspectives from 1959-present (varies by publication). Ethnicities include: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Native People; and Multi-Ethnic People.

Newspapers Database Subject List
A list of the newspaper databases available via the Fordham University Libraries. Includes current and historical sources.

Media Use in the Middle East

Media Use in th Middle East 2017 : A Seven-Nation Survey

Databases

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs since 1991. Includes working papers from university research institutes, conference proceedings, books, journals and policy briefs. Some resources have partial content only!
Eurasia Atlantic (EURA) This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic and full text database that provides area coverage for Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Central Asia and Western Europe. Specific focus is on economic development, investment, trade and technological industries. Includes historical depth for Soviet and WWII history.
The Fashion and Race Database This link opens in a new window
Online platform filled with tools that expand the narrative of fashion history and challenge mis-representation within the fashion system. First session you will be prompted to create a personal account. Use Fordham email as username and a password of your choice in order to use FRD. If you close the browser and start a new session, you will always need to log in with FRD un/pw. For remote access, you will need to log in with Fordham credentials and then FRD un/pw. For any FRD login issues, contact FRD Help Desk
JSTOR & ARTSTOR (WITH AI RESEARCH TOOL - BETA) This link opens in a new window
NEW AI RESEARCH TOOL (BETA) Hundreds of academic journals in full text from v.1: n.1. Primary source materials include 19th Century British Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, and World Heritage Sites: Africa. Artstor database of visual media is now accessible from the JSTOR platform. NOTE: Basic and advanced searching defaults to "read and download" content we subscribe to. Browsing defaults to "all content." Look for the Access Level limiter on the lower left side to change settings. Access excludes ebooks, Thematic Collections and Global Plants (part of Primary Sources). To use the new AI Research Tool, first select a subscribed journal article, Open Access book chapter, or research report.
NOTE: Basic and advanced searching defaults to "read and download" content we subscribe to. Browsing defaults to "all content." Look for the Access Level limiter on the lower left side to change settings. Access excludes ebooks, Thematic Collections and Global Plants (part of Primary Sources).Fordham does not subscribe to the Constellate text/data analytics service. Users can download full datasets with up to 25,000 items. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION.
JSTOR Subscribed Collections with Access:
Arts & Sciences I through XV, Ireland, Life Sciences, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, World Heritage Sites: Africa, Business IV, Hebrew Journals, Lives of Literature, Public Health, Security Studies, Sustainability, Global Plants,19th Century British Pamphlets.
ARTSTOR notes:
To go directly to Collections, use the Browse function dropdown (upper right corner) or filtering on the left side after doing a search.
JSTOR Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa This link opens in a new window
Thousands of interviews, periodicals, posters, photographs, and more document the liberation of Southern Africa and the dismantling of the Apartheid regime, with a focus on colonial rule, the dispersion of exiles, and international intervention.
JSTOR World Heritage Sites: Africa This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive African studies site. Contains unusual photographs, 3D models, GIS data, site plans, aerial and satellite photography, excavation reports, manuscripts, traveler's accounts, historical and antiquarian maps, books, articles, and other scholarly research of African heritage.
Middle East & Africa (MIDA) This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic and full text database that provides comprehensive area coverage for Middle East and Africa. Specific focus is on political and social development, foreign policy, economic development, investment, oil and petrochemicals, trade and technological industries.
Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Now on the Proquest platform! Online access to public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for hundreds of journals and indexing and abstracts for thousands. Also features hundreds of full-text reference books and monographs, and conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association.
Project MUSE - Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Full text of hundreds of journals including current issues. Additional features available with the creation of a personal account. NOTE: We do not have access to all content in this database, and there is no access to non-OA books. Limit your search by selecting 'Only content I have access to' in the facets pane on the left. This database applies non-standard use of Boolean operators. Consult a Fordham Librarian for search support.
RAMBI - Index of Articles on Jewish Studies This link opens in a new window
A selective bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies. Compiled from thousands of periodicals and collections of articles in many languages mainly from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library.
Storey Online This link opens in a new window
All 6 volumes of Charles Ambrose Storey's Persian Literature: A Bio-bibliographical Survey, as well as the new cumulative index volume, as an online reference work about the Persian literary tradition. Open Access is made possible by the Persian Heritage Foundation.

Selected E-Journals

Comparative studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
International journal of Middle East studies
Journal of Middle East Women's Studies
Middle East Policy
Older volumes available in print with Call number (RH) Stacks D1.A39
Middle East Journal
Middle Eastern Studies

For additional titles, search the Library Catalog.

Berghahn Open Anthro S2O This link opens in a new window
Content for 16 journals is OA beginning 2020 or later. Continued access is not guaranteed.

Open Access Ebook Collections, Print Indexes, Bibliographies

Brill Open E-Book Collection This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of open access books. Use the left tool bar to limit by subject: Middle East and Islamic Studies.

Index Islamicus, 1906-1955: A Catalogue of Articles on Islamic Subjects in Periodicals and Other Collective Publications. by Pearson, J. D.
Call Number: (RH) Ref DS41 .I6 and DS41 .I6 Suppl.
Index Islamicus. Supplement, 1665-1980: A Bibliography of Articles on Islamic Subjects in Periodicals and Other Collective Publications. by Behn, Wolfgang
Call Number: (RH) Ref DS41 .I61 vols 1 & 2.
Middle East, Abstracts & Index
Call Number: Ref (RH) DS41 .M46
This is a print version of the MIDA database.

HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Partnership of major research institutions and libraries creating digital archive of library materials. Full text access only to the portion of the archive comprising public domain works, indicated by "Full View". Not completely Open Access. Downloading or printing depends on each title's copyright status. Click into each title to see entitlements on the left sidebar.

Middle East Studies: Articles & Databases

News Sources

Media Use in the Middle East

Databases

Selected E-Journals

Open Access Ebook Collections, Print Indexes, Bibliographies

Reference & Instruction Department