Here are entered works dealing with the Middle East alone, or the Middle East, North Africa and Islamic Spain as a whole, during the period 622-1517, i.e., from the rise and expansion of Islam to the creation of the Ottoman Empire.
Here are entered works on the role of Islam in the history of the Arabs, as well as works on the role of the Arabs in the history of Islam, the specifically Arab features of Islam, and the doctrine of the Arabs as the chosen people of Islam, whether these topics are treated individually or collectively.
Here are entered works on the general relations between Arabs and Jews. Works on the question of national rights in Palestine, beginning in the late 19th and early 20th century through to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 are entered under Palestine question (To 1948). Works on the question of national rights in Palestine, from the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 to the present day, are entered under Palestine question (1948-). Works on the political and military conflicts between Arabs and Israel are entered under Arab-Israeli conflict. Works on relations between the religions of Judaism and Islam are entered under Judaism--Relations--Islam and Islam--Relations--Judaism. Works on ethnic relations between Jews and Arabs in specific places are entered under headings for the ethnic group subdivided by place and [place]--Ethnic relations, e.g. Arabs--United States; Jews--United States; United States--Ethnic relations.
