Finding Peace in the Middle East

This lesson uses the Gale Database “Global Issues in Co …

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

Cleopatra’s Palace: In Search of a Legend

This website includes lesson plans for elementary, midd …

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

Wheel of Pharaoh

In this activity, elementary students practice what the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Discovery Education

The Middle East 1916-2001: A Documentary Record

This online collection of primary source documents from …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Avalon Project, Lillian Goldman Law Library (Yale Law School)

The Palestine Poster Project

This is a digital collection of posters from or referen …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, Other
Media Format: Image/Photo, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Palestine Poster Project Archives, Liberation Graphics

Muslim Women and Soccer

This five-lesson teaching unit explores the role of spo …

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

100 Years in Mesopotamia: A Century of Conflict in Iraq, 1914-2014

This two-week unit plan was created for 9th grade Moder …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: 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

Amman Citadel Info Sheet

Taking your students to Jordan and want information abo …

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

Waltz With Bashir: Study Notes

This guide to the animated documentary Waltz With Bashi …

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

Mustafa Akyol: Faith Versus Tradition in Islam

Mustafa Akyol explores the origins of cultural practice …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, French, Other, Spanish
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

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

Crash Course World History

These videos from Crash Course are engaging introductio …

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

Israel at 60

This collection of articles and webpages from the BBC l …

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

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Through Children’s Eyes

This lesson plan explores competing perspectives on the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Education World, Inc

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

The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs is an extensive …

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

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

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

Lesson Plan: Revolution in Tunisia

This lesson plan asks students to explore the causes an …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Lesson Plan: Writing About the “Arab Spring”

This lesson pan provides resources to assist teachers i …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Lesson Plan: Youth and Education in Afghanistan

This lesson plan uses primary and secondary sources to …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Whose “Terrorism”?

This article and lesson activity from Bill Bigelow chal …

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

Greed as a Weapon: Teaching the Other Iraq War

This teaching activity is a role play that asks student …

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

Islam: Empire of Faith (Educational Resources)

This is a set of lesson plans from PBS to accompany the …

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

Ethics on Film: Discussion of “Argo”

This resource from the Carnegie Council on the recent f …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Teaching the Armenian Genocide with Primary Sources

This teaching resources from The New York Times’ Learni …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The New York Times Company

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

I am Malala: A Resource Guide for Educators

This is a resource guide for I am Malala: The Story of …

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

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

Jadaliyya

Jadaliyya is an online news and academic journal sponso …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, French, Other
Media Format: Image/Photo, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arab Studies Institute

The New York Times: Middle East

This is the landing page for the Middle East on The New …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The New York Times Company

Al Jazeera: Interactive

Under this website, Al Jazeera has collected its intera …

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

1913: Seeds of Conflict

1913: Seeds of Conflict is a new documentary on Palesti …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: DVD/Videotape, Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Al Jazeera America: Gaza One Year Later

Al Jazeera America, the English language branch of inte …

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

Al Jazeera America: The ISIL Threat

Al Jazeera America, the English language branch of inte …

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

Al Jazeera America: U.S.-Iran Diplomacy

Al Jazeera America, the English language branch of inte …

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

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

The Prophet: Curriculum Guide

This is a curriculum guide for the new film, The Prophe …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Journeys in Film

The Egyptian Revolution: An Interactive Timeline

In this lesson plan, students review the events of the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Image/Photo, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program

The Middle East in Transition: Questions for U.S. Policy

This curriculum from the Choices Program provides tools …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program