Themes: Historical Figures & Events
In this lesson, students learn the history of how the M …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation
This two-part lesson plan introduces students to key vo …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University
Rebels by Accident, by Patricia Dunn, tells the story o …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University
In this lesson, students learn about the scientific and …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
In this lesson plan, students will use different maps t …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
In this lesson plan, students explore the daily lives o …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
In this lesson plan, students learn about the architect …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
In this lesson, students learn about famous pharaohs in …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
In this lesson, students learn about some of the queens …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
This lesson examines the concept of the afterlife in an …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
This lesson plan focuses on the use of hieroglyphics fo …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
This website includes a comprehensive collection of res …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
In this Ted Talk, Dalia Mogahed shares information abou …
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, French, Other, SpanishMedia Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: TED Conferences, LLC
The Egyptian Revolution, launched on January 25, 2011, …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS Frontline
Cafe Baghdad, a script provided by this resource, tells …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University
This resource includes a list of several books and docu …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arab Studies Institute
Throughout its short history as a nation, the Hashemite …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arab Studies Institute
During the Bahraini uprisings, demonstrators demanded g …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arab Studies Institute
Jews lived in Iraq for centuries, but by the 1970s, mos …
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, OtherMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: US National Archives
This collection of lesson plans provides resources for …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Rethinking Schools
The classic and somewhat controversial film, The Battle …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Relations
The legacy of Umm Kulthum, the internationally famous E …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Music played an important role in garnering support for …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University
This resource includes five videos reviewing the declin …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Khan Academy
Following World War I, the Allied Powers divided the fo …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:
TE Lawrence is famously known for his role as liaison t …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS
This five lesson unit based on Common Core State Standa …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University
In this BBC documentary, physicist Jim Al-Khalili explo …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: BBC
This article provides invaluable background information …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Islamic Arts and Architecture
In 2011, the Egyptian people staged 18 days of demonstr …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University
This teaching resource offers a unique approach to worl …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University
Arts and technology have been important elements of cul …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Audio
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Teach-MENA
Political and social movements in the Middle East and N …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Teach-MENA
This unit is based on an extensive analysis of high sch …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Teach-MENA
This unit was developed based on an extensive analysis …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Teach-MENA
This curriculum was born out of an extensive analysis o …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Teach-MENA
Written by linguist Margaret Nydell, Understanding Arab …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Print Publication
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Intercultural Press
This page highlights seven “visual essays” written and …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University
This is an exceptional collection of historical primary …
Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, OtherMedia Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University
In this video, Dr. Ruggles, (Professor of Art, Architec …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University
This 2003 documentary film from Sinan Antoon looks at l …
Language of Presentation: Arabic, EnglishMedia Format: DVD/Videotape
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arab Film Distribution
This documentary explores the underground tunnels conne …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Link TV
This is an extensive list of links related to teaching …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center
This video features dramatic readings of Iraqi writers …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Link TV
This documentary examines the Palestinian Ma’an News Ne …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Link TV
This documentary follows the journey of two journalists …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Link TV
This unit explores the identity of Arabs from Arab pers …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Streaming Audio, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education
This unit focuses on the history of the Arab culture an …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Image/Photo, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education
This lesson plan uses the Trials of Spring video series …
Language of Presentation: EnglishMedia Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Peace is Loud
Aflam is a YouTube channel featuring hundreds of classi …
Language of Presentation: ArabicMedia Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Aflam