The links provided for you here are to specifically help you with your Islamic map and essay project.
The Ottoman Empire - a pretty good sights with some maps and historical information
Key Dates for the Ottoman Empire - a sight listing dates and short explanations of events in the Ottoman Empire
History of the Ottoman Empire - an OK sight, a good starting point for shallow information.
Ottoman Empire and the Middle East to Modern Middle East - focus on the history of Turkey from 1288-1918 and parts of the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia - has some awesome links - you can find many aspescts of your project here!
Saudi Arabia History - Very good information site.
The History of Iraq - An awesome information site.
Iraq - a site with fantastic links
History of Iran - a super site for information
Iran - a site with fantastic links
Salam Iran - a good site for information - especially some up to date information.
The History of Yemen - a good website for information
Yemen - a fantastic site full of links
History of Egypt - a good site, however not all the pages work :-(
Egypt History - an awesome site jammed packed with information
Egypt - a terrific sight with lots of good links
History of Syria - a pretty good information site
Major Phases of Syrian History - an interesting pictoral timeline
Syria - a terrific site with lots of good links
Turkey - an awesome site filled with good links
Jordan History and Map - a pretty good site for information and a basic map
Jordan - a super site filled with lots of good links
History of Jordan - a super site filled with lots of information
Sudan - a site filled with fantastic links
History of Lebanon - some really good information and lots of sites
Libya - some awesome links
Atlas of the Orient - Has some really good maps on everything and lots of brief information - you just have to know what you are looking for exactly - i.e. - specific people and places.
Ask Jeeves - Type in "Where can I find Information on the Middle East?" - a page will come up with lots of different options, such as pulling up sites about maps for any country in the middle east or other information sites that cover many aspects of your project and also include many maps. This is really a fantastic site*****