Words and Images: Art of Iran

Art of Iran includes 5 lesson plans that introduce stud …

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

Are You Listening: Voices from the Middle East

This anthology of short stories in translation gives vo …

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

Palestine in Film

This resource serves as a comprehensive guide to the re …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)

Movies about the Middle East

This resource includes an extensive list of films about …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Helen Ziegler and Associates

Mem u Zin: Understanding Kurdish Culture through Poetry and Film

In this lesson, students watch the film based on an epi …

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

Bridging a Cultural Divide with Literature about Arabs and Arab Americans

This article makes the case for including multicultural …

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

Persian Miniature Paintings Visual Tour

This visual tour walks students through two Persian pai …

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

Pattern in Islamic Art

Pattern of Islamic Art contains an archive of over 4000 …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Pattern In Islamic Art | David Wade

Arts of the Islamic World: A Teacher’s Guide

Arts of the Islamic World is a guide and resource for e …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Rania Matar: In the Middle East

“In the Middle East” includes three collection of photo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Rania Matar Photography

Islamic Arts and Architecture

Islamic Arts and Architecture contains an extensive col …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Islamic Arts and Architecture

Glories of Islamic Art

Glories of Islamic Art is a four-part television series …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Islamic Arts and Architecture

Arts & Identity: Teaching About Palestinian and Israeli Identity Through the Arts

This website, created by Betsey Coleman, teacher at Col …

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

ArchNet

Archnet is an international community of scholars and s …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

African Places, African Stories: A Guide for Elementary Teachers

This guides includes a collection of children and adult …

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

Hip Hop as Part of the Palestinian Poetic Tradition

The music of DAM is situated within the Palestinian poe …

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

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

9/11: Resources for Teachers

This guide, curated by Primary Source, highlights books …

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

15 Minute History: How Jews Translate the Bible and Why

In this episode of 15 Minute History, host Christopher …

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

Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World: Egypt, Greece, Italy

This manual introduces teachers and students to 20 piec …

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

Contestant No. 2

This episode of Wide Angle features an Arab-Israeli gir …

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

Arabic Song Lyrics and Translation

This resource includes over 800 Arabic songs with their …

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

Gnawa Stories: Mystical Musician Healers from Morocco

Gnawa in Morocco is commonly known as a form of African …

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

“Reading” Political Cartoons

In this lesson plan, students will understand represent …

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

Muslim Women and Soccer

This unit includes 5 lessons about Muslim women and soc …

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

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

Exploring Stereotypes with “Aladdin”

In this lesson plan, students unpack commonly held ster …

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

Rebels by Accident

Rebels by Accident, by Patricia Dunn, tells the story o …

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

Superheroes Inspired by Islam

In this TED Talk, Naif Al-Mutawa talks about THE 99, a …

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

Suheir Hammad: Poems of War, Peace, Women, Power

In this TED Talk, Suheir Hammad performs two spoken wor …

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

The Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour

Jamil Abu-Wardeh founded the Axis of Evil Middle East C …

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

Cafe Baghdad Curriculum

Cafe Baghdad, a script provided by this resource, tells …

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

Young Adult Literature About the Middle East: A Cultural Response Perspective

Literature is a powerful tool to help students connect …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Baghdad Twist

This documentary features a collection of photographs, …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, Other
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: National Film Board of Canada

Umm Kulthum: Her Life and Legacy

The legacy of Umm Kulthum, the internationally famous E …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture

Science and Islam

This resource supports teaching and learning about scie …

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

Teaching about Refugees

As an increasing number of refugees in the Arab world s …

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

Rethinking the Region: Empire and Nation

This unit is based on an extensive analysis of high sch …

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

Rethinking the Region: New Approaches to the 9-12 US Curriculum on the Middle East and North Africa

This curriculum was born out of an extensive analysis o …

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

The Complete Magic Lantern Series

“The Complete Magic Lantern Series” is a set of childre …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Al Salwa Books

The Complete Halazone Series

“The Complete Halazone Series” is a set of children’s b …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Al Salwa Books

The Complete Goldfish Series

“The Complete Goldfish Series” is a set of children’s b …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Al Salwa Books

A Home for Arnoub Set

“A Home for Arnoub” is a set of children’s books design …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: DVD/Videotape, Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Al Salwa Books

Kalila wa Dimna

This is a a version of the Arabic classic Kalila wa Dim …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Routledge

Modern Arabic Short Stories

Modern Arabic Short Stories is a book designed to broad …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Saqi Books

Muslim Journeys: Islamic Art Spots

This page highlights seven “visual essays” written and …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University

Muslim Journeys: Historical Documents

This is an exceptional collection of historical primary …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, Other
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University

Alf Layla wa Layla 1/5 (Bk-Pub)

This set of storybooks is designed for students to prac …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Book-Publishers

Pop Goes Islam

This documentary is about the rise of 4Shbab, a conserv …

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

Ramadan Primetime

This documentary investigates the phenomenon of televis …

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