Library Collection Opens Access to Newspapers from the Middle East

From the Ottoman Empire to the Arab Spring, the countries of the Middle East and North Africa have stood at the crossroads of history.

The Global Archive Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers collection includes publications from across the region, providing unique insights into the history of individual countries, as well as broad viewpoints on key historic events from the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries.

Researchers will have access to unique content from the Middle East and North Africa, much of which has never been digitized or available as open access material. Content in the Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers collection is predominantly in Arabic, but also includes key titles in English and French. The collection comprises out-of-copyright, orphaned content, and includes titles such as Al-Iqbal (Lebanon), Al Akhaa al Watani (Iraq), Tangier Gazette (Morocco) and La Verite (Algeria).

Open Access to Middle Eastern & North African Newspapers is made possible through the generous support of the Center for Research Libraries and its member institutions as part of the East View Global Press Archive’s CRL Alliance. This collection is the second of six Open Access collections planned through the CRL Alliance. The first collection, Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers, is available at gpa.eastview.com/crl/lqrcn. ◊