This collection contains 1,819 photographs in 51 large-format albums date from about 1880 to 1893. They portray the Ottoman Empire during the reign of one of its last sultans, Abdul-Hamid II and highlight the modernization of numerous aspects of the Ottoman Empire. [Text taken from the LOC description.]

Compiles public opinion survey information, providing a snapshot into prevalent attitudes throughout the Middle East/North Africa Regions.

Available in English and Arabic. Please note that not all content is free of charge.

The Eltaher Collection consists of more than 2,000 items in various formats, including books, pamphlets, photographs, personal correspondence, and newspaper clippings among other documents. The majority of the collection is in Arabic, with some in English [Text taken from the LOC description]. Of special interest would be the treatment of Palestine and the inclusion of approximately 100 Palestinian pamphlets.

Arabic language resources on the history of Palestine

A wonderful resource for investigating and understanding the history of Palestine. Includes interactive timelines, biographies, maps, and more.

Downloadable primary and secondary resources in Arabic and English

A digital collection of the Middle East Institute's rare books and manuscripts. Resources are downloadable as PDF files.

A learned society for students and scholars of the Middle East. MESA announces events and opportunities for students and scholars. It also publishes multiple journals and stays at the forefront of developments in the Middle East Studies discipline.

Biographical profiles of prominent Islamic scholars

The Omar Ibn Said Collection consists of 42 digitized documents in both English and Arabic, including an 1831 manuscript in Arabic on "The Life of Omar Ibn Said," a West African slave in America, which is the centerpiece of this unique collection of texts. Some of the manuscripts in this collection include texts in Arabic by another West African slave in Panama, and others from individuals located in West Africa. [Text taken from the LOC description.]
This collection grants insight into Islam as it existed among African slaves in the United States.

A snapshot of political parties, as well as their informal counterparts operating as Islamist political movements, will provide researchers with a means to understand the evolution of Islamic political parties and the political Islamists' messaging when more Islamic parties gain national prominence.
[Text taken from the LOC description.]

A wide range of downloadable primary resources along with expert articles on a variety of subjects. Available in English and Arabic

Offered through Harvard Law School, ShariaSource provides a wealth of information into Sharia, or Islamic Law, its interpretation and context.

Arabic Only.
Shia Online Library collects resources and analysis pertaining to Shia Islam.

A collection of the Hadeeth, or traditions about the Prophet Muhammad.

Downloadable research publications from the University of Chicago Islamic Studies department.

The World Digital Library can be browsed and filtered by geographical regions, countries, periods of time, and type of documents.

Presents the texts of primary sources prominent in the History of the Middle East since 1916.

Using the filters available at the left-hand side, students and scholars can find and utilize manuscripts and materials from endangered archives around the Islamic World

Digitized manuscripts from the Islamic Manuscripts Collection at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

This seven-volume Qur’an was produced in Cairo for Rukn al-Dīn Baybars, who later became the Mamluk Sultan Baybars II. It is the earliest dated Qur’an from the Mamluk period [Text taken from the British Library].

The VHMML Reading Room is home to a great and diverse collection manuscripts that have been made available digitally.