Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran

This online exhibit of Mughal painting contains a fine …

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

Miniatures from the Topkapi Museum

Bilkent University hosts the online collection of the T …

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

Visual Poetry: Persian manuscript painting

An online exhibit from the Freer and Sackler Galleries, …

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

Shahnama: 1000 Years of the Persian Book of Kings

This online version of a 2011 exhibit at the Freer/Sack …

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

Vegetal Patterns in Islamic Art

A variety of objects from the museum’s collection illus …

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

The Tiles of Infinity

Physicist Peter Lu discovered in 2005 that the elaborat …

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

Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art

This fascinating exhibit by the Smithsonian Museum of A …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Calligraphy in Islamic Art

This short article with accompanying objects and descri …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

LACMA’s definition of Islamic art incorporates both the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Museum Associates dba the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Art, Language and Culture

This resource is a collection of essays, teaching mater …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Middle East Policy Council

Rethinking the Region: New Approaches to 9-12 U.S. Curriculum on the Middle East & North Africa

This resource is a compilation of units and curricula f …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: British Council and Social Science Research Council

The Art of Ancient Egypt

The art of ancient Egypt and the collection of The Metr …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Art of the Ancient Near East

Many features of civilization originated in the lands w …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Image/Photo, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Links for Educators

This resource is comprised of an extensive list of free …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University

Teachers Pay Teachers

This website is created by teachers to help other teach …

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

Rashf

This website contains one of the largest Arabic literat …

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

Marrakesh Express

Marrakesh Express is an online Moroccan rug and pillow …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Susan S. Davis

Moroccan Caravan

The Moroccan Caravan is a retail online shop dedicated …

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

The Fabric of Moroccan life

“The Fabric of Moroccan Life” is an excellent exhibit ( …

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

BintNet – Magazines

This site contains four Arabic magazines that feature a …

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

An Overview of Morocco’s Culture

This PowerPoint presentation focuses on Morocco and its …

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

Nuqta

This is a free website, however you must register to ge …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Inspiral Design Ltd

اسأل أكثر

This website is designed by Russia Today to help shed l …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: روسيا اليوم تي في نوفوستي

Becker’s Arabic page

This page was created to provide teachers with multiple …

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

National Middle Eastern Language Resource Center

This is the Brigham Young University Arabic language re …

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

Arabic Songs with Subtitles

This is a Youtube Playlist of Short Arabic Videos with …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: skander222

Al Bab

A blog page that contains variety of teaching materials …

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

The Arabic Learner

This is a good resource for Novice Arabic Language Lear …

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

MIA Museum of Islamic Art

This is the website of the Museum of Islamic Art. Throu …

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

Islamic Art

This is the Museum of Islamic Art. Through this website …

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

Masterpieces of Islamic Art

This website combines a variety of information and game …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: موقع سنونيت

Hajjaj Cartoons

Emad Hajjaj is a famous cartoonist who tackles the diff …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Emad Hajjaj

Lesson in Islamic Art

This unit was designed by Dr. Abdullatif Salman, a prof …

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

Arabic Musical Instruments (Lesson Plan)

This lesson plan is desinged to help teachers introduce …

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

Petra – Trade and Cultural Synthesis

This lesson plan is designed for the secondary level an …

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

Create Your Own Square Kufic Design

This is a lesson plan that teachers can use to introduc …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Discovering Arabic

Speaking the Culture of the Middle East

“Speaking the Culture of the Middle East” is a lesson i …

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

Living in the Wall; The Art of Protest, Palestinian Israeli Relations

The name of this lesson plan is “Living in the Wall; Th …

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

Ottoman Art Experience

The Ottoman Empire played a pivotal role in the develop …

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

Arab Culture(s) in the Classroom

This is a display of audiovisual resources to be used i …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Online Tools, Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Laila Familiar

Al Jazeera

This Al Jazeera site offers free of charge resources de …

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

Daily Life in the Middle East

This lesson focuses on expanding student understanding …

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

Arab Spring Education Resources

This PDF from the World Affairs Council of Oregon provi …

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

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

Rediscovering Arabic Science

This online issue of Saudi Aramco World focuses on scie …

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

Teachers’ Resource: Voyage Through the Islamic Middle East

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Victoria & Albert Museum

Teachers’ Resource: Maths and Islamic Art & Design

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Victoria & Albert Museum

Teachers’ Resource: Exploring Calligraphy Through the Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

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

Exploring Plant-Based Design Through the Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

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

Science and the Art of the Islamic World

This unit from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Art of …

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