Middle East Institute

The Middle East Institute is a non-partisan think tank …

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

The Islamic State

The Islamic State is a documentary on ISIS (ISIL) edite …

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

Inside the Middle East

Inside the Middle East is CNN programming that provides …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

How the Earth Was Made: Sahara

This episode from How the Earth Was Made focuses on the …

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

The History of Cartography: Cartography in the Traditional Islamic and South Asian Societies

This is an online version of a part of The History of C …

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

World Language Classroom Resources

This is a great website for many effective activities a …

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

Crash Course World History

These videos from Crash Course are engaging introductio …

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

Israel at 60

This collection of articles and webpages from the BBC l …

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

The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity

“The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity” is a study c …

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

At the Intersection of Politics, Religion and Government

This slideshow accompanies an article from The New York …

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

Middle East & North Africa

This is the landing page for stories about the Middle E …

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

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Through Children’s Eyes

This lesson plan explores competing perspectives on the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Education World, Inc

ADC Educational Resources

This is a page of resources for educators from the Amer …

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

Arabic Poetry: Guzzle a Ghazal!

In this lesson, students learn about the ghazal, a form …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Trances

Trances is a documentary about the Moroccan group Nass …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format:
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: World Cinema Foundation

Desert Sorrows

Desert Sorrows is a dual language (Arabic-English) coll …

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

Al-Afak ( The Horizon) – Test 1

This test is about the lesson “Al-Nathafa” for level 3 …

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

Muftah

Muftah is a website and organization that seeks to prov …

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

Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East

This website for the 2009 Saatchi Gallery exhibit “Unve …

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

Maqam World

This website explores music by from the Middle East thr …

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

Google Cultural Institute: Art Project

Google Cultural Institute’s Art Project hosts images fr …

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

Arabic and Islamic Science and Its Influence on the Western Scientific Tradition

From the Library of Congress’ World Digital Library com …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Audio, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The World Digital Library (WDL), The Library of Congress

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