Exploring Islamic Lands

This week long teaching unit uses the PBS film, Islam: …

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

Crisis Guide: Israeli Palestinian Conflict

This interactive resource discusses the history of the …

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

The Middle East After World War I: Three Lessons

In these three lessons, students consider the way in wh …

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

The Waiting Room

This comic, by Sarah Glidden and the Common Language Pr …

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

I Am Syria

I Am Syria provides a Prezi presentation on the backgro …

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

Natural Resources and the Economy and Politics of the Middle East

This guide provides a range of resources , including re …

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

Adventures in Sustainable Eating: Turkey

In this episode of the Perennial Plate: Adventures in S …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Perennial Plate

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

Rethinking the Region: Plural Identities

This unit was developed based on an extensive analysis …

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

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

Class of 2006

This documentary film features the graduation ceremony …

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

The Ottoman Empire

This guide from Primary Source includes a collection of …

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

My Neighborhood-Discussion Guide

This film guide is designed to follow the film My Neigh …

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

Budrus- Discussion Guide

This discussion guide was designed to accompany the doc …

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

Budrus

This documentary tells the story of a community organiz …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, Other
Dialect: Levantine (Palestinian)
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Just Vision

My Neighborhood

My Neighborhood tells the true story of Mohammed El Kur …

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

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

Infographic: The Berber Struggle

This interactive infographic from Al Jazeera details Am …

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

Cultural Orientation

This collection of resources includes cultural orientat …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

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

Understanding Migration: Curriculum Resources for the Classroom

This curricular resource, Understanding Migration, help …

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

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

Gender and the Muslim World

This guide by Primary Source provides a collection of r …

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

People and Place: Curriculum Resources on Human-Environmental Interactions

Through regional case studies, this unit introduces stu …

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

Pictures of Muslims Wearing Things

This innovative Tumblr page includes pictures of Muslim …

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

Blank Map of the Middle East and North Africa

This image is a blank map of the Middle East and North …

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

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

Is Peace Possible?

A multi-platform project, “Is Peace Possible?” was deve …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, SAYA/Design for Change, and The Atlantic

People and Place: The Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP)

In this unit, a part of the People and Place curriculum …

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

People and Place: The Zabbaleen, Cairo’s Garbage Workers

In this unit, a part of the People and Place curriculum …

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

People and Place: Aswan High Dam

In this unit, a part of the People and Place curriculum …

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

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: Islamic Extremism in the Modern World

In this episode of 15 Minute History,Joan Neuberger, Pr …

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

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

Africa Enslaved: A Curriculum Unit on Comparative Slave Systems for Grades 9-12

While slavery in the U.S. is a common topic in the curr …

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

The Arab World Thought of It: Inventions, Innovations, and Amazing Facts

This colorful guide introduces the many inventions and …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Annick Press

A Century of Conflict & Resolution in the Middle East

This guide provides books, videos, news sources, blogs, …

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

PeaceMaker

PeaceMaker challenges you to succeed as a leader where …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, Other
Media Format: Software
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: ImpactGames LLC 2010 Pennsylvania USA

15 Minute History: European Imperialism in the Middle East, Part II

In this episode of 15 Minute History, host Joan Neuberg …

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