Library Research Guides: MES/REL 363: Seminar: Law and Community in Muslim Societies: News & News Analysis

Historical News Coverage

African Newspapers, 1800-1922 This link opens in a new window
Full text of more than 60 newspapers from across Africa, in English and other languages.
Dates: 1800-1922 CE
Times Digital Archive, 1785-2014 This link opens in a new window
- a/k/a the Times of London, 1785-2006 - excellent for coverage of former British colonies (from the Empire's point of view)

Gallica
French national digital library, includes French and Francophone African newspapers

allAfrica.com
News & Information Services on Africa
excellent links compiled by Columbia University librarians

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
- fulltext newspapers and wire services from around the world; dates of coverage vary- select news by country or region under Advanced Options
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
- fulltext newspapers and wire services from around the world
OpinionArchives This link opens in a new window
Archives of The New Yorker, Harper's, Commentary, Atlantic Monthly, etc. Includes some in-depth reportage and news analysis.

BBC Monitoring: International Reports
Foreign news broadcasts in translation, 1979-present.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) This link opens in a new window
Broadcasts, news agency transmissions, and government statements from around the globe translated into English, with a focus on Cold War issues and communist states.
Dates: 1941-1996 CE
Current Digest of the Russian Press This link opens in a new window
Summaries in English of news from the USSR and post-Soviet press in Russia, 1949-present.

Digital National Security Archive - declassified documents on US involvement in other countries - select your region of interest

Check out the Primary Sources - History guide for more region-specific suggestions!