Penn Middle East Center Useful Links, Resources, and Lesson Plans for K-12 Teachers

This is an extensive list of links related to teaching …

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

Speaking of Baghdad

This video features dramatic readings of Iraqi writers …

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

Mastering Arabic Through Literature, The Short Story: al-Rubaa Volume 1

This publication uses literature to help students learn …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: College/University
Institution/Provider: The American University in Cairo Press

Arab Cinema History and Cultural Identity

This bestseller discusses the history and culture of Ar …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: College/University
Institution/Provider: The American University in Cairo Press

Music and Media in the Arab World

Music and Media in the Arab World is a book of sixteen …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: The American University in Cairo Press

The Art of Arabic Calligraphy (6 Books)

The Art of Arabic Calligraphy is a set of books to teac …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: IQRA

Arab Culture and Civilization: Popular Culture and the Performing Arts

This is a fantastic resource for a broad overview of po …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education

Islamic Art Network

This site contains a treasure trove of materials relate …

Language of Presentation: English, French, Other
Media Format: Image/Photo, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation

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

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

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

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)

The Modern Middle East Resource Guide

This resource guide lists useful books, films, and webs …

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

Cairo: Living Past, Living Future

This module unit focuses on the historical and contempo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Online Tools, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Islamic Art and Geometric Design: Activities for Learning

This resource provides background information on geomet …

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

Arabic Comic Books

The American University in Beirut (AUB) has an academic …

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

Sout Al Horeya (Sound of Freedom) Song

Produced by Amr Ismail, Sout Al Horeya (Voice of Freedo …

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

Reel Bad Arabs: Study Guide

This resource was created to serve as a guide for teach …

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

Creating a Newspaper Project

In this project, student groups will create a newspaper …

Language of Presentation: English
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School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
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Perspectives – Arabic Language and Culture in Film

Featuring a content-based, communicative approach to la …

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

Kalima wa Nagham: A Textbook for Teaching Arabic, Volume I

Presenting a new Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language …

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

Teaching the Middle East

This website houses a large collection of high-quality  …

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

Literature and Philosophy

This module of the National Institute of Technology and …

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School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE)

Discover the Arab World

Discover the Arab World is a free set of resources for …

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

The Book of Khalid

Ameen Rihani’s The Book of Khalid is the first major En …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University
Institution/Provider: Project Gutenberg

الوزن

يهدف موقع الوزن على شبكة الإنترنت إلى تحليل الشعر العرب …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Online Tools
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Wzzan

Arab American Stories – Alia Shawkat

This episode of Arab American Stories is about actress …

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Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Detroit Public TV

Arab American Stories – Alicia Erian

This episode of Arab American Stories features Alicia E …

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Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Detroit Public TV

Arab American Stories – Omar Offendum (Lesson Plan)

This lesson plan is designed to accompany the Arab Amer …

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Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Detroit Public TV

Arab American Stories – Omar Offendum

This episode of Arab American Stories features Omar Off …

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

Arab American Stories – Diane Rehm

This episode of Arab American Stories features Diane Re …

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

Arab American Stories – Diane Rehm (Lesson Plan)

This lesson plan is designed to accompany the Arab Amer …

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

Sout Al Horeya (Sound of Freedom) – Song Worksheet

This worksheet is designed to accompany the famous song …

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

This is an image of a traditional fabric textile that c …

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Arab Idol

This is the official website of Arab Idol. The show fea …

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

Reel Bad Arabs-Lesson Plan

This lesson plan is meant to accompany the film, “Reel …

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

This is a power point presentation focusing on the diff …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
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Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People

Based on the research conducted by Dr. Jack Shaheen, th …

Language of Presentation: English
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Photography (Vocabulary)

This website incorporates a series of pictures or diagr …

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

Fairy Tales and Fantasy (Vocabulary)

This website incorporates a series of pictures or diagr …

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

Art (Vocabulary)

This website incorporates a series of pictures or diagr …

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

Music (Vocabulary)

This website incorporates a series of pictures or diagr …

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

يهدف هذا المنهج الدراسي لأن يكون بمثابة مقدمة في التقاليد الفنية الإسلامية في مرحلة ما قبل الحداثة في منطقة البحر الأبيض المتوسط والشرق الأدنى ووسط وجنوب آسيا. يتناول هذا المنهج الدراسي المعتقدات الإسلامية الأساسية، والخصائص الأساسية للفن وفن العمارة الإسلامي في مختلف العصور وتحت ظل مختلف الأنظمة الملكية أو الحزبية. عند إكمال هذا المقرر بنجاح يمكن للطالب أن: يتعرّف على ...

Art of the Islamic World

This course serves as an introduction to the pre-modern …

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

تهدف أغنية ريبكا بلاك بعنوان " يوم الجمعة" تدريس اللغة العربية، وتحديداً اللهجة العربية المصرية. تتحدث الأغنية عن الروتين اليومي ليوم الجمعة ومكتوبة باللغة العربية ومترجمة إلى اللغة الإنجليزية.

Friday by Rebecca Black

The song “Friday” by Rebecca Black in Arabic could be u …

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

Ancient Egyptian Artifacts

The objective of this lesson is for students to recogni …

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

We Love Arabic – Alphabet Song and Video

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Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: We Love Arabic

يقدّم هذا الكتاب المهم في مصادر تعلّم العربية مقتطفات من أشهر القصائد العربية مترجمة إلى اللغة الإنجليزية. يبدأ تقديم المختارات من النصوص بمقدمة موجزة عن الشعر العربي وأشهر الشعراء العرب. تشتمل المختارات قصائد لأشهر الشعراء مثل الخليفة يزيد، والإمام الشافعي، وإبن الرومي، والكثيرين غيرهم.

Medieval Sourcebook – The Poets of Arabia, Selections

This sourcebook provides excerpts from famous Arabic po …

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

يقدّم المصدر التعليمي الموسوم ب "كتاب حريري البصرة"، مقتطفات من أشهر الأعمال في الأدب العربي الكلاسيكي مترجمة إلى اللغة الإنجليزية. يبدأ الكتاب بمقدّمة ضافية في تاريخ الأدب العربي. ومن ثمّ يقدّم مقتطفات من قصة الحريري بقدر كبير من التفصيل مشتملاً على مقامات الحريري حتى المقامة الثانية عشر.

Al Hariri of Basrah – Arabic Literature

This sourcebook provides excerpts from famous pieces of …

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

تقدّم المجلة المختصّة في الأدب العربي الحديث "بانيبال" مختارات من الأدب العربي المعاصر. يتمحور كل عدد من أعداد المجلة حول الأدب العربي المنتج في بلد عربي مختلف، ويعرض مختارات تغطى فترة زمنية كبيرة من الأدب المنتج في البلد المعين. تحتوي المجلة أيضاً على قسم لعرض الكتب الصادرة حديثاً.

Banipal: Magazine of Modern Arab Literature

Banipal is a magazine that offers a selection of contem …

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

تقدّم "أنشطة لكل الأوقات-ألعاب لغوية" توجيهات حول كيفية خلق ألعاب خاصة بتعلّم اللغة للتدرّب على فهم واستيعاب المفردات والمفاهيم النحوية من خلال الأغاني. تشتمل الأنشطة المقترحة على الخطوط العريضة للعديد من الطرائق لإدخال الموسيقى ضمن أدوات التعلّم داخل قاعات الدراسة، ويشمل ذلك أنواع الأغاني التي يمكن اختيارها وكيفية استغلال كل أغنية للحصول على أهدأف تعليمية بعينها، واقتراح عدة طرق عملية ...

Arabic Teaching Resources: Anytime Activities – Using Songs in the Language Classroom

Using Songs in the Language Classroom provides instruct …

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