Abdul Aziz Sadiq (http://www.asadiq.net/)
Website featuring the artistic works of Abdul Aziz Sadiq; includes: pencil portraits, caricatures, music, photography, and comics. The site written in Arabic but is easy to navigate as “quick navigation” tool uses English.
Art Directory: Qatar (http://www.arabsart.com/art/search/Qatar/)
Includes links to artists and educational institutions in Qatar.
Art News: Qatar (http://art-news-swicki.eurekster.com/Qatar/)
Art news search engine, over 40,000 references to Qatar in the art world.
Calligraphy Qalam: An Introduction to Arabic, Ottoman and Persian Calligraphy (http://calligraphyqalam.com/index.html)
This website contains information on the history, various styles, techniques, classes, as well as a gallery of various types of calligraphy in the Arabic script
Culture of Qatar (http://www.qatar.cmu.edu/testhr/?q=node/36)
Article introduces Qatari dress code, social customs, business customs, holidays and cultural “do’s and don’ts”
Customs & Etiquette in Qatar (http://www.qatar.alloexpat.com/qatar_information/customs_etiquettes_qatar.php)
Tips on how to interact properly with people in Qatar, includes terms of address, greetings, importance of the hands and feet, invitations, and a few helpful pointers
Embassy of Qatar-CULTURE (http://www.qatarembassy.net/culture.asp)
“The National Council for Culture, Arts and Heritage was established in 1998 to sponsor national culture, arts and heritage affairs…” The departments of council include Culture and Arts, Theatre, Public Libraries, The National Library, and Museums and Archeology.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Islamic philosophy (http://www.muslimphilosophy.com)
It provides an excellent number of scholarly electronic resources on Islamic philosophy in complete texts.
National Council for Culture Arts (http://www.nccah.com/)
“…The State of Qatar realized the importance of founding an organization which is concerned with culture and its affairs.”
Open Directory Portal Page on Islam (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion%5Fand%5FSpirituality/Islam/Quran/)
The Open Directory Projects portal page on Islam offers hundreds of citations on various aspects of Islam as practiced around the globe, as well as sites which contain the complete Arabic and English texts of the Koran.
Qatar Photographic Society (http://qpsphoto.com/arabic/index.php)
Organization that was created to link photographers around the world so that they might share ideas and experiences, includes galleries and publications. (Arabic)
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
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