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)

The Arab Awakening

This entry in the “Specials” series from the science jo …

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

Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts

This is a digital version of the brochure for the Natio …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: U.S. National Library of Medicine

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

Men in the Sun (Teaching Guide)

This website offers an overview and teaching suggestion …

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

Arab Youth Survey

The Arab Youth Survey is an annual survey of young adul …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: 2015 Arab Youth Survey

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Nature Middle East: Emerging Science in the Arab World

Nature Middle East compiles articles on scientific and …

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

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

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

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

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

Ethics on Film: Discussion of “Timbuktu”

Abderrahmane Sissako’s film Timbuktu challenges our mon …

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

Yassmin Abdel-Magied: What Does My Headscarf Mean to You?

In this TED Talk, Yassmin Abdel-Magied explores the imp …

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

Alaa Murabit: What My Religion Really Says About Women

In this TED Talk, Alaa Murabit talks about her experien …

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

Je Suis Charlie et Ahmed: Teaching and Learning About the Charlie Hebdo Attacks

This suggested plan of instruction addresses the impact …

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

Teenagers and Extremism: Investigating the ISIS Recruitment Pipeline

This post on The Learning Network uses articles from Th …

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

PBS NewsHour Extra

PBS NewsHour Extra is the educator resource page for PB …

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

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

Words Without Borders Campus: Egypt

Words Without Borders is an organization devoted to usi …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Words Without Borders

ReOrienting the Veil

Developed for a 2013 conference, “Reorienting the Veil” …

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

A Separation: Discussion Guide

While this set of study notes for Asghar Farhadi’s film …

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

The Visitor: Discussion Guide

This is a discussion guide for the film The Visitor (di …

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

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