Essential Readings: Bahrain: Origins of a Crisis

During the Bahraini uprisings, demonstrators demanded g …

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

Iraqi-Jewish Archive

Jews lived in Iraq for centuries, but by the 1970s, mos …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, Other
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: US National Archives

Baghdad Twist

This documentary features a collection of photographs, …

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

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

Ethics on Film: Discussion of “The Battle of Algiers”

The classic and somewhat controversial film, The Battle …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Relations

Readings on Holidays (Maimouna) – Lesson Plan

This lesson plan for intermediate-level students is des …

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

Security or Separation? Analyzing the West Bank Barrier through Soccer

The Israeli-built Separation Wall between the West Bank …

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

Umm Kulthum: Her Life and Legacy

The legacy of Umm Kulthum, the internationally famous E …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture

Hip Hop and the Arab Uprisings

Music played an important role in garnering support for …

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

Arabia and Israel in the 20th Century

This resource includes five videos reviewing the declin …

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

The Middle East after World War I: Drawing Boundaries, Dividing a Region, and Creating a Crisis

Following World War I, the Allied Powers divided the fo …

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

Women’s Voices in the Modern Middle East

This website hosts a collection of resources that prese …

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

Access Islam

These multimedia resources about Islam will help studen …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Educational Broadcasting Corporation

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

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

Our Shared Past in the Mediterranean

This teaching resource offers a unique approach to worl …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University

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

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

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

Rethinking the Region: Empire and Nation

This unit is based on an extensive analysis of high sch …

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

Rethinking the Region: Women and Gender

This unit was developed based on an extensive analysis …

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

Rethinking the Region: New Approaches to the 9-12 US Curriculum on the Middle East and North Africa

This curriculum was born out of an extensive analysis o …

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

Lemon Tree

From director Eran Riklis, Lemon Tree is a film about t …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, French, Other
Media Format: DVD/Videotape
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: MPI Home Video

Where Do We Go Now?

Where Do We Go Now is the latest film from Lebanese dir …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: DVD/Videotape
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Sony Pictures Classics

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

Pop Goes Islam

This documentary is about the rise of 4Shbab, a conserv …

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

Ramadan Primetime

This documentary investigates the phenomenon of televis …

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

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

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

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

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

The Light in Her Eyes

This site presents the trailer of The Light in Her Eyes …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: DVD/Videotape, Image/Photo, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: POV

Veiled Voices – With Sheikha Stories

Directed by Brigid Maher, Veiled Voices is a 2009 docum …

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

Op-Doc: The Light in Her Eyes

This New York Times Op-Doc from July 2012 provides a 5- …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: New York Times Company

Arab Culture and Civilization: Islam

This resource provides an excellent background on Islam …

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

Arab Culture and Civilization: Ethnicity and Identity

This unit explores the identity of Arabs from Arab pers …

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

Arab Culture and Civilization: History

This unit focuses on the history of the Arab culture an …

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

The Trials of Spring Lesson Plan: Women War and Social Change in the Arab Spring

This lesson plan uses the Trials of Spring video series …

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

Iftar at a Saudi Boys’ School

In this photograph, boys at a Saudi school are seen goo …

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

Wearing a Kufiya on Eid

This photograph depicts a father helping his son put on …

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Media Format: Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

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

Arabic Feasts

This PowerPoint material can be used to help students l …

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

Listening – رمضان في مصر

Help guide your students through the listening clip رمض …

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

Reading about ميمونة

This reading speaks about the Moroccan Jewish holiday o …

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

Thorns and Silk Video: Women Who Work in Male-Dominated Fields

This short film highlights several Palestinian women wh …

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

Curriculum Units and Online Resources (CMES at UT Austin)

This page lists a small collection of units and lesson …

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

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