New Zealand
http://users.rcn.com/heistad
Website with over 150 links to New Zealand. Created by Kari following her Fulbright trip to New Zealand in 2002. Scotland
http://www.electricscotland.com/
A wealth of information about Scotland and a great kids section. Norway
Links page from the Young Scandinavians of Boston Website
Sweden
Links page from the Young Scandinavians of Boston Website
Japan
Information on the StarFestival website. Asia
www.seasite.niu.edu
SEAsite: Web Resource on Southeast Asia. Has a wealth of information, lesson plans, quizzes and games. http://www.llrx.com/features/prc.htm
A Complete Research Guide to the Laws of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The guide lists English and Chinese print and nonprint resources, arranged by topic, language, and format. http://www.moonfestival.org/
This website talks about the Harvest Moon festival which is celebrated throughout Asia, typically in mid to late September. Hispanic
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/
A wealth of resources on the hispanci culture. Includes music. Africa
http://www.africanceremonies.com/
African Ceremonies: Photographs of Sacred Rituals in Tribal Cultures. Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher's lifelong commitment to photographing the vanishing rituals and customs of tribal African cultures culminates in their monumental masterwork, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl
This site presents "an on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on Africa." Materials are arranged by region and country, by organization, or by topic (such as climate and environment, health, and human rights). Also provides links to Africa studies programs; a directory of African studies scholars; a list of libraries, book publishers, and book dealers specializing in Africa; and links to electronic journals and newspapers. Searchable. From Columbia University Libraries.
Middle East
http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. A highly comprehensive source with basic information and many links to information on the Middle East
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east.html
Great maps of the Middle Eastern Region http://www.mideastinsight.org/
Middle East Insight – an interesting source for perspective and analysis on current events on the Middle East http://www.mideasti.org/html/publications.html
The Middle East Institute web site with more academic articles on Middle Eastern affairs http://www.mepc.org/journal/
Middle East Policy A somewhat academic quarterly magazine that provides "a forum for viewpoints on recent developments that affect U.S.-Middle East Policy" http://www.freep.com/jobspage/arabs.htm
The Detroit Free Press answers 100 questions about Arabs. http://www.mecaforpeace.org
Middle East Children's Alliance is trying to respond to the drumbeats of war and fight anti-Arab racism. They raise humanitarian aid for children of Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon. http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/index.html
MERIA. Another academic journal. http://www.1001sites.com
An ArabInternet directory www.arab.net
Resources for the Arab World www.al-bab.com/media
Arab media resources www.mideastweb.org
General information and links www.iap.org
Great, informative, easy-to-understand source on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in particular. They have factsheets and you can email them. www.commondreams.com
Writings especially by Rahul Mahajan, who has been working on ending the war and sanctions in Iraq. | 
