Themes: Current Events

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Oil Crisis: What Would You Do?

In this lesson, students are given a hypothetical situa …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation

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Israeli-Palestinian Peace Summit

In this 4-5 day lesson plan, students take on the roles …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation

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Nadia Al-Sakkaf: See Yemen Through My Eyes

In this TED Talk, Nadia Al-Sakkaf talks about her visio …

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

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The Attitudes that Sparked Arab Spring

In this Ted Talk, Dalia Mogahed shares information abou …

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

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Revolution in Cairo

The Egyptian Revolution, launched on January 25, 2011, …

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

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Lesson Plans about the Iraq War

This collection of lesson plans provides resources for …

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

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The Experience of the Egyptian Revolution

In 2011, the Egyptian people staged 18 days of demonstr …

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

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Teaching with the News

This website is a collection of detailed lesson plans w …

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

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Teaching about Refugees

As an increasing number of refugees in the Arab world s …

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

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Rethinking the Region: Arts and Technology

Arts and technology have been important elements of cul …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Audio
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Teach-MENA

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Rethinking the Region: Political and Social Movements

Political and social movements in the Middle East and N …

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

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About Baghdad

This 2003 documentary film from Sinan Antoon looks at l …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: DVD/Videotape
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arab Film Distribution

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Social Media ICT

This digest aims to share some of the key digital devel …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University
Institution/Provider: ICT Qatar

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Gaza: Tunnels to Nowhere

This documentary explores the underground tunnels conne …

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

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Live from Bethlehem

This documentary examines the Palestinian Ma’an News Ne …

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

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Occupied Minds

This documentary follows the journey of two journalists …

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

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Mohamed Ansary’s Blog

In this blog, you will find a great variety of resource …

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

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Mohamed Ansary’s YouTube Channel

In this page you will find a series of videos dealing w …

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

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Saudi Aramco World Digital Image Archive

This image database contains over 40,000 images from th …

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

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Lesson Plans (CMES at the University of Arizona)

This site provides an extensive collection of teacher-p …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)

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Writing – Speaking Assessment (Intermediate)

This document contains a collection of activities that …

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

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The Trials of Spring

This documentary project traces the stories of nine wom …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: ZAG Line Pictures, LLC and Independent Television Service (ITVS)

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Tragedy in the Mediterranean: Learning About Europe’s Immigration Crisis

This lesson plan from The Learning Network at the New Y …

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

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The ISIS Threat: Teaching About the Complex War Raging in Iraq and Syria

This resource by The Learning Network at the New York T …

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

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Reading Practice – Finding Words in the Newspaper

This worksheet will help students practice their readin …

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

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Creating a Newspaper Project

In this project, student groups will create a newspaper …

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

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Dissecting the Media

This lesson plan prepares students to analyze editorial …

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

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Current Events

This presentation is aimed at teaching Arabic language …

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

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Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving?

Anthropologist Dr. Lila Abu-Lughod wrote this article i …

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

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Learning Each Other’s Historical Narratives – Lesson Plans

These three lesson plans can be used individually or in …

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

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5 Broken Cameras

“5 Broken Cameras,” an Academy Award nominee for best d …

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

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Omar

Omar is a young Palestinian man who works as a baker to …

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

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Promises

“Promises” is a documentary that follows the journey of …

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

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LEARNING EACH OTHER’S HISTORICAL NARRATIVE: Palestinians and Israelis

This booklet is intended to provide Palestinian and Isr …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Peace Research Institute in the Middle East

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Media Construction of the Middle East: A Digital Media Literacy Curriculum

This curriculum provides teachers, college faculty and …

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

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Foreigncy

Foreigncy is a website for intermediate Arabic and Hebr …

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

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Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN)

The Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN) is an independ …

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

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Iraq Hurr

The Iraq Hurr website is a news broadcast website that …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Mobile App, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Inc.

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Printable Flash Cards- Al-Kitaab Part I

This site provides printable flash cards containing Ara …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Flash Card Machine, LLC

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Learn Arabic

Learn Arabic is a website that aims to teach Arabic via …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: LearnArabic

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Arabic Keyboard

This website allows access to an Arabic keyboard for th …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Mobile App, Online Tools, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arabic Keyboard

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Radio Canada International – Arabic

Radio Canada International is a news site that provides …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, French, Other, Spanish
Media Format: Streaming Audio, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Radio Canada International

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Qur’an Transliteration

This site offers 18 instructional videos, divided into …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, French, Other, Spanish
Media Format: Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: transliteration.org

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Sawt el Ghad

This is a radio station out of Lebanon that provides fr …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Streaming Audio, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: sawt el ghad

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Modern Standard Arabic Vocab Clinic

Vocab Clinic is intended to enable the Arabic student t …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Software, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The American University in Cairo Press

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Arabic Media

This site contains links to media (television and radio …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Mobile App, Software, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arabic-Media

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Listen Arabic

Listen Arabic offers several different features – viewe …

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

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Annahar Online Newspaper

This e-paper is a visual simulation of the daily newspa …

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

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The News in Simplified Arabic (2008-10)

This website contains an archive of news items recorded …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Online Tools, Streaming Audio, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC)

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Arabic Phone Conversations

Arabic Phone Conversations includes over 300 recordings …

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