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

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

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

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

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

Test 2 email respopnce

The courses feature top-notch Arabic teacher training d …

Language of Presentation:
Media Format: Online Tools, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: CLASSRoad

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

Al Jazeera America: Gaza One Year Later

Al Jazeera America, the English language branch of inte …

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

Al Jazeera America: The ISIL Threat

Al Jazeera America, the English language branch of inte …

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

Al Jazeera America: U.S.-Iran Diplomacy

Al Jazeera America, the English language branch of inte …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Al Jazeera America, LLC

Foreigncy: Practicing Reading Arabic with News Articles

Foreigncy is a website that helps with Arabic reading a …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Audio, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Foreigncy LLC

Eternal Egypt

This website offers images of monuments, antiquities, a …

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

Middle East Outreach Council Annual Book Awards

Each year, the Middle East Outreach Council  issues awa …

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

The Prophet: Curriculum Guide

This is a curriculum guide for the new film, The Prophe …

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

U.S. Policy in the Middle East: Analyzing Political Cartoons

This lesson uses political cartoons to help students ex …

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

The Conflict in Syria

In this lesson, students will learn about the Syrian co …

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

Debating the U.S. Response to Syria

In this lesson, students will debate the US policy towa …

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

Graffiti in Egypt’s Revolution

In this lesson plan, students explore the role of graff …

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

The Egyptian Revolution: An Interactive Timeline

In this lesson plan, students review the events of the …

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

ISIS: A New threat

This lesson plan uses videos and political cartoons to …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program

Religion in Culture & Politics: Women’s Empowerment in Syria: Lesson Plan for the Light in Her Eyes

In this lesson, students use video clips from the film, …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: American Documentary, Inc.

“Connecting Syria’s Allies and Enemies” Infographic – Lesson Plan

This lesson plan uses an infographic from Al-Jazeera ca …

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

Once Upon of Time in Damascus

“Once Upon a Time in Damascus” is a slide show of seven …

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

Syria Files

The Syria Files provides background information on the …

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

Syria Deeply

Syria Deeply is a comprehensive resource for students a …

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