Arabic Countries Jeopardy

This is a lesson plan for Novice-Mid to Novice-High stu …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Middle East and North Africa Geography

In this lesson plan, students learn not only the curren …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: NewsHour Productions LLC

Dead Sea Fact Sheet/Handout

Heading to the Dead Sea or want to talk about environme …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

How the Earth Was Made: Sahara

This episode from How the Earth Was Made focuses on the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: History Channel

The History of Cartography: Cartography in the Traditional Islamic and South Asian Societies

This is an online version of a part of The History of C …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Chicago

Middle East & North Africa

This is the landing page for stories about the Middle E …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: International Crisis Group

Arabic and Islamic Science and Its Influence on the Western Scientific Tradition

From the Library of Congress’ World Digital Library com …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Audio, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The World Digital Library (WDL), The Library of Congress

World Digital Library

The World Digital Library, a project of the Library of …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Audio, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The World Digital Library (WDL), The Library of Congress

Muslim Heritage

This website offers a variety of articles, slideshows, …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC)

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Middle East Maps

This online collection of maps of the Middle East featu …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

Qatar Digital Library

The Qatar Digital Library is a substantial online archi …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Qatar National Library

Virtual Walking Tours

Saudi Aramco World offers virtual tours of three histor …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Aramco Services Company

Arabic Language Educational Blog

This is an educational blog full of activities and reso …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University
Institution/Provider: Riyad Alhomsi

How do You Grow Food in a Desert Landscape?

This seven-and-a-half minute video takes a look at effo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Energy Resources and Uses in the Ancient World: Ancient Egypt as a Case Study

This lecture is from the University of Chicago Summer T …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Center for International Studies, University of Chicago

How Oil Transformed the Middle East

This lecture is from the University of Chicago Summer T …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Center for International Studies, University of Chicago

Inside Story – Middle East: The Politics of Water

This video from Al Jazeera English, currently posted on …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Al Jazeera English

Ancient Roots, Modern Medicine: The Middle East

This video explores connections between modern and trad …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: New Mexico State University

The Gulf/2000 Project

This project, started in 1993, is a collection of links …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Gulf/2000 Project

40 maps that explain the Middle East

This is a collection of maps seeking to “explain” the M …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Vox

Teaching Resources (CMES at Harvard University)

The Teaching Resources page for Harvard University’s Ce …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University

Middle East Outreach Council Perspectives

The Middle East Outreach Council’s newsletter Perspecti …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Print Publication, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Middle East Outreach Council

GWU Institute for Middle East Studies: Lesson Plans

George Washington University’s Institute for Middle Eas …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Elliott School, George Washington University

Eternal Egypt

This website offers images of monuments, antiquities, a …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Eternal Egypt

Middle East Outreach Council Annual Book Awards

Each year, the Middle East Outreach Council  issues awa …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Middle East Outreach Council

Balfour Declaration

The Balfour Declaration is a letter from Foreign Secret …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: UNISPAL

Sykes Picot Agreement

The Sykes-Picot agreement was a secret agreement betwee …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Lillian Goldman Law Library

The Hussein-McMahon Correspondence

The Hussein McMahon Correspondence is a collection of l …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Crisis Guide: Israeli Palestinian Conflict

This interactive resource discusses the history of the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Council on Foreign Relations

The Middle East After World War I: Three Lessons

In these three lessons, students consider the way in wh …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

The Waiting Room

This comic, by Sarah Glidden and the Common Language Pr …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The VJ Movement

Natural Resources and the Economy and Politics of the Middle East

This guide provides a range of resources , including re …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Global Connections

Rethinking the Region: Plural Identities

This unit was developed based on an extensive analysis …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Cultural Orientation

This collection of resources includes cultural orientat …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

Understanding Migration: Curriculum Resources for the Classroom

This curricular resource, Understanding Migration, help …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

People and Place: Curriculum Resources on Human-Environmental Interactions

Through regional case studies, this unit introduces stu …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

Blank Map of the Middle East and North Africa

This image is a blank map of the Middle East and North …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Brigham Young University

Is Peace Possible?

A multi-platform project, “Is Peace Possible?” was deve …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, SAYA/Design for Change, and The Atlantic

People and Place: The Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP)

In this unit, a part of the People and Place curriculum …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

People and Place: The Zabbaleen, Cairo’s Garbage Workers

In this unit, a part of the People and Place curriculum …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

People and Place: Aswan High Dam

In this unit, a part of the People and Place curriculum …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

Modern Egypt

This guide provides books, websites, curriculum, films …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Primary Source

The Arab World Thought of It: Inventions, Innovations, and Amazing Facts

This colorful guide introduces the many inventions and …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Annick Press

Israel and the Palestinians: Key Maps

This resource includes several key maps that tell the s …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: BBC

Middle East: Land, Resources, Economics

This lesson begins by asking students to compare and co …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation

Got Water?

In this 3 part lesson plan, students consider the limit …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation

Oil Crisis: What Would You Do?

In this lesson, students are given a hypothetical situa …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation

Mapping the Middle East

In this lesson, students learn the history of how the M …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation

Films for the Classroom

This resource lists 13 films from and about the Middle …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: TeachMideast

Vocabulary of the Middle East

This two-part lesson plan introduces students to key vo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University