MENA Resource Guide for Secondary Teachers
Acknowledgement
The MENA Resource Guide for Secondary Teachers is a Middle East Studies Pedagogy Initiative (MESPI) project. It was developed by the K-14 Education Outreach program at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) of Georgetown University. It forms part of the Secondary Education Module at https://mespi.org/secondary-education-module/, which is located on the MESPI website at https://mespi.org/sem-resource-guide/.
MESPI is a project of the Middle East Studies Program at George Mason University (GMU), CCAS at Georgetown University, the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut, and the Center for Global Islamic Studies at GMU.
The Education Committee of VCHR has reviewed and annotated the existing MENA Resource Guide, which has resulted in the document presented here.
General Resources
- Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Facing History and Ourselves
- Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)
- Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC)
- Middle East Policy Council | Teachmideast.org
- Resources of ING MidWest (Islamic Networks Group)
World History
- Children and Youth in History | World History Matters
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
- Indian Ocean in World History
- Our Shared Past in the Mediterranean
- Rethinking the Region
- Smarthistory
- Teachinghistory.org
- World History for Us All | National Center for History in the Schools
Literature and Multimedia
- AramcoWorld Magazine
- Bridging Cultures Bookshelf | Muslim Journeys
- Global Read Webinar Series and World Book Awards
- Jadaliyya
- Maydan
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Unity Productions Foundation
- Film Resources
Media Literacy
Online Map Resources
- Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem
- Arab Gateway Maps of the Arab World
- The Global Education Project
- Israel Science and Technology | Satellite Images of Israel and the Middle East
- Le Monde Diplomatique | Middle East Maps
- Library of Congress | Middle East Maps
- MidEast Web Maps of the Middle East
- Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
- UN Geospatial Information Section | Map and Geospatial Services
- United Nations | Question of Palestine
University Resources and K–14 Outreach Centers
- Brown University | The Choices Program
- Columbia University | Middle East Institute
- Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies
- Fordham University | Internet History Sourcebooks Project
- George Washington University | Institute for Middle East Studies
- Georgetown University | Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
- Georgetown University | Bridge Initiative on Islamophobia
- Harvard University | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- Indiana University | Center for the Study of the Middle East
- New York University | Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies
- University of Arizona | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- University of California, Berkeley | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- University of California, Los Angeles | Center for Near Eastern Studies
- University of Chicago | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- University of Chicago | Teaching the Middle East: A Resource for Educators
- University of Michigan | Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
- University of Pennsylvania | Middle East Center
- University of Texas at Austin | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- University of Texas at Austin | 15 Minute History
- University of Washington | Middle East Center
- Yale University | Programs in International Educational Resources
General Resources
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
is a nonprofit, bipartisan institution providing research, analysis,
and policy advice on issues including defense, security, energy,
trade, and global development. They no longer seem to provide
resources aimed directly at educators, but the
Books and Reports section of their
Middle
East Program may provide useful information for curricullum
development.
Council on Foreign Relations
https://www.cfr.org/
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent,
nonpartisan organization that shares information about global issues
and foreign policy choices with government officials, business
leaders, journalists, educators, students, and others. Educators
visiting their website can explore resources to gain valuable
background knowledge and/or share information with students. One can
search by geographic region to see current resources related to the
Middle East and North Africa
or focus on the informative
Explainers
related to the region.
CFR Academic includes
Teaching Notes, which
offer suggested discussion questions, essay questions, and
activities and assignments for several relevant topics.
Facing History and Ourselves
https://www.facinghistory.org/
Facing History and Ourselves seeks to
educate students and community members about the legacy of
injustices and understand how our past shapes attitudes and
behaviors today. Educators can search by
topic to find relevant
resources or wish to search for
strategies to teach difficult or
controversial topics.
Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)
https://merip.org/
The Middle East Research and Information
Project (MERIP) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to inform the
public about contemporary issues in the Middle East. MERIP offers
analysis and informed perspectives on a range of issues, including
the role of U.S. policy in the region. Educators may find it helpful
to read the Current Analysis blog to enrich their understanding of
issues. The Palestine, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict primer
explains the modern origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC)
http://meoc.us
The Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) is a national
nonprofit organization of educators working to increase public
knowledge about the peoples, places, and cultures of the Middle
East, including the Arab world, Israel, Iran, Turkey, and
Afghanistan. MEOC is dedicated to disseminating apolitical and
nonpartisan information, resources, and activities furthering
understanding about the Middle East. The site includes peer-reviewed
teaching resources and a helpful
member forum to ask questions and
share resources. MEOC also established an annual
Middle East Book
Award for the best picture book, youth literature, and youth
non-fiction book about the Middle East. MEOC is an affiliated
organization of the Middle East Studies Association.
Middle East Policy Council | Teachmideast.org
https://teachmideast.org/
Teachmideast.org is an educational outreach initiative developed by
the Middle East Policy Council and is designed to provide high
school educators with information to teach about critical and
complex topics related to the Middle East and North Africa.
Teaching
Tools shares a wealth of resources and teaching tools.
Teaching the Middle East: A Resource Guide for American
Educators is a digital book with articles by
experienced educators and academics.
Resources of ING MidWest (Islamic Networks Group)
https://ringmidwest.org
The Resources team of ING MidWest includes diverse Muslim
professionals, educators, and K–12 parents, with input from various
schools. RING MidWest shares K–12 resources that address issues
related to diversity, inclusion, stereotypes, discrimination,
identity, and Islamophobia.
The website includes a database of teaching resources searchable by topic and grade level. There are also bibliographies that provide background reading for teachers as well as book lists for children's literature.
World History
Children and Youth in History | World History Matters
https://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/website-reviews.html
Children & Youth in History is a world history
resource created by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New
Media at George Mason University and the University of
Missouri–Kansas City with funding from the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
It provides teachers and students with access to primary sources, website reviews, teaching modules, and case studies to learn about young people throughout history.
- Website reviews by region: The Middle East/North Africa link offers content on Eternal Egypt, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Images of Empire, and Abdul-Hamid II Collection Photography Archive, among other collections.
- Primary sources by region: The Middle East/North Africa link opens up pages of landing pages with such items as a podcast on education in a warzone, education in post-colonial Algeria, and Ibn Khaldun’s study of history.
- Teaching modules: Primary sources on education in the Middle East.
Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah
Essays and works of art are paired with chronologies to tell
a story of global culture. The following tabs may be especially
useful:
- Learn with us: Learning resources for kids and families; publications (use the search feature to find material on the thematic category or collection/department of interest); timeline of art history (more than 1,000 essays); workshops and activities; articles, videos, and podcasts
- Dialogs and perspectives
Indian Ocean in World History
https://www.indianoceanhistory.org/
The Indian Ocean is presented as a vibrant region
of exchange, technological advancement, and production of goods.
This curriculum resource helps teachers incorporate this region into
world history and offers students the opportunity to analyze primary
sources like trade goods, artworks, artifacts, and travel accounts
that illustrate historical interactions.
Included are lesson plans (e.g., colonialism, spread of culture), maps, and learning tools.
Our Shared Past in the Mediterranean
https://mediterraneansharedpast.org/
Our Shared Past is a collaborative grants program
to encourage new approaches to world history curriculum and
curricular content design in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa,
and North America
The curriculum comprises six modules that examine the connections (ideas, commercial ties) between societies in northern Africa, western Asia, and Europe since 5000 BCE. Each module includes downloadable files: a teacher’s guide, topic breakdown, a bibliography, and student handouts.
- Module 1: Framing the Mediterranean in Space and Time
- Module 2: The Mediterranean and Beyond in Antiquity
- Module 3: Becoming Global and Staying Local: The Mediterranean from 300–1500 CE
- Module 4: Mediterranean Transformations in a Changing Global Context, 1450–1800
- Module 5: Reform and Social Change in the Mediterranean, 1798–1914
- Module 6: The Modern Mediterranean, 1945–Present
Rethinking the Region
http://teach-mena.org/
A curriculum resource related to the Middle East and North
Africa for teachers of grades 9–12. It offers alternatives to traditional
textbooks and draws on new scholarship to explore ways in which
peoples and society interacted to more accurately reflect the
region’s complex histories and identities.
- Curricula: Downloadable lesson plans and
handouts on the following topics:
- Women and Gender
- Plural Identities
- Empire and Nation
- Political and Social Movements
- Arts and Technology
- Additional resources: an annotated bibliography, educational resources, and maps.
Smarthistory
https://smarthistory.org/
Smarthistory publishes videos and essays on art and cultural
history from ancient times to the present.
- For Learning: You can select material by geography and time period (e.g., Africa, Ancient Mediterranean and Europe, the Islamic World); by topic and course (e.g., history of photography, oppression and resistance in art); and through special topics (e.g., Across cultures)
- Books: More than a dozen books are available, some of them designed for AP classes; titles include Guide to Byzantine Art and Guide to Ancient Egyptian Art.
- For Teaching: a landing page provides links to past webinars and upcoming events; four syllabi (for teaching classes in world art history, history of global architecture, history of western art 1300–1800, and history of western art and civilization: prehistory through the middle ages); a guide to using works of art in classrooms for grades K–12.
- Arts of the Islamic World shares information about a range of topics, including mosque architecture.
Teachinghistory.org
https://teachinghistory.org/
This site is aimed at K–12 history teachers.
- Teaching materials: lesson plan reviews, teaching guides, English language learners, FAQ offering responses to requests from teachers on specific topics
- History content: website reviews to help teachers find quality websites; beyond the textbook, which takes a question and then gives the textbook account, a historical account, and what the sources say.
- Best practices: topics include Using Primary Sources, Teaching with Textbooks, etc.
World History for Us All | National Center for History in the Schools
https://whfua.history.ucla.edu/
World History for Us All is an
innovative model curriculum for teaching world history in middle and
high schools. Its distinguishing feature is that history is divided
into so-called Big Eras.
The free online curriculum offers teaching units, lesson plans, and resources for grades K–12:
- Presents the human past as a single story rather than unconnected stories of many civilizations
- Helps students understand the past by connecting specific subject matter to larger historical patterns
- Draws on up-to-date research
- Helps teachers meet state and national standards.
- Is adaptable to various history programs
Units include questions, themes, glossary, foundations of curriculum. Some examples:
- Big Era 5:
- Unit 5.1: Centuries of Upheaval in Afroeurasia 300–600 CE
- Unit 5.2: Afroeurasia and the Rise of Islam
- Big Era 6:
- Unit 6.7: The Long Reach of the Major Religions 1500–1800 CE
- Big Era 7:
- Unit 7.5: The Experience of Colonialism, 1850–1914
- Unit 7.6: New Identities: Nationalism and Religion, 1850–1914
Literature and Multimedia
AramcoWorld Magazine
https://www.aramcoworld.com/Home
AramcoWorld is a print and
online resource that
aims to foster cross-cultural understanding by sharing the history,
culture, and geography of Arabs and Muslims. A
digital image archive
includes virtual walking tours (ex: Al-Haram Al-Sharif or Temple
Mount), events, books, back issues, photos, etc.
Features of the Classroom Guides:
- Discuss formation of Muslim American identities in the modern world
- Provide classroom guides (with interactive tools and activities for middle school to college-level)
- Provide easy access to information by selecting “subject” or “region”, or by “keyword”
- Many resources conform to U.S. common core academic standards
- Discuss origins and provide stories
- Texts, videos and exercises introduce social studies concepts while building close reading comprehension skills and use of digital media
- Meet common core standards, such as:
- “Spice Migrations” (cinnamon, pepper, ginger, cumin, cloves, nutmeg; times and routes of their migration from Asia to Europe)
- Cooking (one cookbook from 10th-century Andalous; one recipe recorded in Akkadian cuneiform tablet…)
- “Islamic Finance” (prohibition of “riba”—usury)
- “Berlin’s Cultural Jam: A Study in Migration” (commingling of cultures, music, history of Migration to Germany and ways of integration into new cultures)
- Ons Jabeur: Being a “First” (Tunisian professional woman tennis player)
- “Central Asian Women Truckers: Analyzing Gender Stereotypes”
- “Breaking the Shanidar Neanderthal Stereotypes:
Evidence-Based Analysis” (based on recent archeological
research)
“Developing Inquiry Questions Around the Study of Infectious Diseases” (“detective” work based on work by epidemiologists during pandemic) - Cedar trees of Lebanon: How to save them and environment more broadly (problem solving)
- Videos on Islamic Art (e.g., how to make Islamic geometric patterns)
- Interviews with ‘oud player Alaa Zouitar (Berlin Cultural Jam); rapper Taha 6aha Aiwa (Berlin Cultural Jam); Percussionist Elias Aboud (Berlin Cultural Jam)
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf | Muslim Journeys
https://bridgingcultures-muslimjourneys.org/
The Muslim Journeys project is a collaboration between the National
Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.
It provides resources representing diverse
perspectives on the people, places, histories, beliefs, practices,
and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world.
- Includes collection of 25 books and three films—the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf (about history, religion, art and architecture, and literature, and interdisciplinary studies)
- Provides resources that present diverse perspectives on people, places, histories, beliefs, practices, and cultures of Muslims in the U.S. and around the world
- Can be accessed by
theme—readings
develop these themes; a bibliography is provided. Examples of
themes:
- Stories of American Muslims since Colonial times (4 pages of text)
- Connection between Islam and West since before Modern Age (includes video and annotated bibliography for more resources)
- Literary reflections by Muslims on their faith as they adapted to the different places they migrated to: “What does it mean to be a good Muslim?”
- Pathways of faith (Islam, Judaism, Christianity): readings
- Points of view of Muslims’ daily lives in a diverse world (includes voices of non-Muslims living in majority-Muslim communities), memoirs, fiction, novel
- Islamic Art: seven visual essays about art in Muslim societies (calligraphy, architecture, gardens, textile, trade and travel, geometry, miniature painting, arts of the Book)
A web resources page, which provides access to:
- Images (photographs, works of art (such as calligraphy), illuminated books, textile
- Audio-visual: recordings (of music and talks), video clips, interviews
- Texts (primary
documents, book excerpts, articles, literary texts—with
annotated links for further exploration
- Examples of books,
with discussion points to facilitate
conversation about each book:
- The Story of an American Muslim
- The Art of Hajj
- Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhouse
- The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
- Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World (film)
- The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christianity Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
- Examples of books,
with discussion points to facilitate
conversation about each book:
Global Read Webinar Series and World Book Awards
The Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) has established a Middle East Book Award to recognize literature for children and young adults that helps readers develop a richer understanding of the Middle East. Awards are given annually for best picture book, youth literature, and youth non-fiction book.
- Literature about the Middle East and other regions for children and young adults (Children’s Africana; East and Southeast Asia; Middle East)
- Criteria for book awards:
- Best picture book
- Youth literature
- Youth non-fiction
- Regional awards
- Free webinar; includes:
- Presentation of a book by its author
- Discussion about how to incorporate the book into the classroom
- List of recognized titles (very useful)
Most recent awards were given to the following books:
- Children’s Africana Book Award
(CABA):
- Too Small Tola, by Atinuke; Onyinye, illustrator
- African proverbs for All Ages, collected by Johnnetta Betsch Cole and Nelda LaTeef; Nelda LaTeef, illustrator
- Freeman Book Award (East and
Southeast Asia):
- A Bowl of Peace: A True Story, by Caren Stelson; Akira Kusaka, illustrator
- Eyes that Speak to the Stars, by Joanna Ho; Dung Ho, illustrator
- Middle East Book Award :
- Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers, by Lina AlHathloul and Uma Mishra
- A Sky-Blue Bench, by Bahram Rahman; Peggy Collins, illustrator
Jadaliyya
https://www.jadaliyya.com/
Jadaliyya is an independent ezine produced by the
Arab Studies Institute and offers insights, analysis, and advocacy
about topics related to the Arab world and the broader Middle East.
Information is organized both by country/region (Egypt, Iran, Arabian Peninsula, Palestine, Syria, Turkey) and by thematic topic (Refugees and Migrants, Cities, Culture, Law and Conflict, Political Economy, Pedagogy, and Media, among others).
Maydan
https://themaydan.com/
Maydanis an online publication of
Ali Vural Ak
Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University,
offering expert analysis on a wide variety of issues in the field of
Islamic Studies for academic and public audiences alike, and serving
as a resource hub and a platform for informed conversation,
featuring original articles and visual media from diverse
perspectives.
Maydan offers its readers diverse perspectives with articles and essays organized according to Islamic Thought, Arts and Culture, Reviews, Politics and Society, and Teaching and Learning.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
https://www.pbs.org/
PBS produces news broadcasts and documentaries. Their
Middle East news stories may provide helpful background
information for educators and/or students in their study of current
events.
Some PBS productions related to the Middle Eas are the following:
- The Islam Project (multimedia; presented in all its complexity and diversity), correlates the curriculum with the National Standards for History.
- A two-hour documentary “Muhammed” (aired in 2002; can be purchased)
-
A two-hour documentary “Muslims” (aired in 2002; can be
purchased), which includes:
- Guidelines and lesson plans for teaching about stereotypes, America’s ethnic diversity, and Muslim immigration
- Preparatory materials
- Background on Islam and Muslims
- Islamic law and contemporary issues
- Maps
Unity Productions Foundation
https://upf.tv/teachers
The mission of Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) is to create peace
through the media. As part of this mission, UPF creates long-term
educational campaigns to start dialogues among people of different
faiths and cultures, especially among Muslims and other faiths. To
assist teachers, UPF provides a variety of resources:
- Free, streaming documentary films for different age levels
- Companion curriculum materials developed by social studies teachers
- Materials are designed to meet national and state teaching standards
- Films available (some with
extensive companion websites):
- The Sultan and the Saint
- Enemy of the Reich
- Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think
- Allah Made Me Funny
- On a Wing and A Prayer: An American Muslim Learns to Fly
- Talking Through Walls
- Prince Among Slaves
- Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain
- Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet
Film Resources
Films can be engaging and help students gain important insights into the people and culture of the region. The following resources may help teachers select films relevant to their course of study.
-
Middle Eastern &
North African Cinema & Film (Cornell University Library)
- Includes a search tool (feature film or documentary, country)
- May be loaned via National Resource Centers
-
Film and Video List
(TeachMideast)
- Includes films from and about the region
Media Literacy
Center for Media Literacy
http://www.medialit.org
The Center is dedicated to promoting and supporting media
literacy education as a framework for accessing, analyzing,
evaluating, creating and participating with media content. Designed
for grades from pre-K to college. Some resources require a fee.
- Find Resources
- Global on-Ramp to Media Literacy (free media literacy introduction)
- Online courses
- Evidence-based curricula with framework
- Reading room
- Professional development
- Best practices and cases
- ML moments free activities
- Research the Field
- Voices of Media Literacy: 20+ pioneers speak
- Evaluation
- Best practices and cases
- Professional development
Project Look Sharp | Ithaca College
https://www.projectlooksharp.org/
The mission of Project Look Sharp is to help K–16
educators enhance students’ critical thinking, metacognition, and
civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional
development. There are more than 500 free lessons spanning all grade
levels and diverse topics, as well as demonstration videos of
so-called Constructivist Media Decoding.
- Free classroom materials:
- Guides by Subject/Level, such
as for Global Studies, Grades 9–12:
- Rising Sea Refugees
- Mapping Ancient Civilizations: Who’s Included and Who’s Not?
- Lessons and kits
- Featured topics
- Handouts
- Guides by Subject/Level, such
as for Global Studies, Grades 9–12:
- Professional development
- Constructivist media decoding: teaching through reflective dialogue
- Key questions and handouts
- Demonstration videos include US Wars in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and The Politics of Maps Israel/Palestine
- Published articles and webinars
- DIY Guide
A free resource of particular interest for study of the Middle East is Media Constructions of the Middle East, a 250–page kit with lessons addressing topics such as stereotyping of Arab people, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the war in Iraq, and militant movements.
Online Map Resources
Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem
https://www.arij.org/maps-of-palestine/
The Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem offers detailed
and colorful maps related to Palestine in 10 categories:
- Historical Maps
- Water Resources Maps
- Geopolitical Maps
- Agricultural Maps
- Food Security Maps (dated 2009)
- Locality Maps
- Tourist Maps
- Survey of Palestine Maps
- Jerusalem Maps
- Physical Characteristic Maps
Each category of maps offers even more specific and detailed maps. For example, under Physical Characteristic Maps, one can find: Aridity Index of the West Bank, Gaza Digital Elevation and Shaded Relief Map, Mean Annual Temperature, and Solar Radiation Map, etc.
NOTE: It appears many of the maps were last updated in 2009; however, they may prove to be useful for scholastic research purposes due to their wide range of topics, subtopics, and detail.
Arab Gateway Maps of the Arab World
https://al-bab.com/reference-section/maps-arab-world
Al-bab has a variety of maps of Arab countries
covering many topics, including, political, relief maps, city and
street plans, economic activity, population density, administrative
divisions, land use, ethnic groups/tribes, oil and gas concession
holders, religious group distribution, etc.
The countries include:
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco (and Western Sahara),
Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
In addition, there are general maps on the Middle East, Gulf Region, Red Sea, and Palestinian refugee camps.
More detailed maps can be found within each country listed at the top of the website page by clicking on the country, such as with Iraq or Palestine. Many of the maps are compiled from various sources, including academic institutions, the US State Department, CIA Atlas of the Middle East, the United Nations, USAid, and respective countries’ own maps. The maps cover a wide range of years as well.
Within each county’s page, one will find more maps, as well as basic information about the country, history and politics (including links to historical documents), economy, and further suggested readings on the respective country.
The Global Education Project
https://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/mideast/info/maps.html
This Global Education Project Maps of the Middle East
page has both contemporary and historical maps, mostly of
Iraq and Palestine.
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Contemporary maps:
- Iraq – Large Map
- Iraq Demographics
- Baghdad
- Israel and the Occupied Territories
- Gaza Strip 2003
- West Bank 2003
- Greater Jerusalem
- Israeli/Palestinian Water Systems
- The Middle East – Petroleum Systems Map
- Map of Afghanistan
- Stunting – National percentages for the stunting of children under age five (Middle East)
- Map of World Religions
-
Historical maps:
- Palestine in Biblical Times
- Israel/Palestine 1949
- Palestine Under British Mandate 1923–1948
- Proposed Partition Plans 1937–1947
- Palestine 1878–1927
- 1916 Sykes-Picot Middle East Partition
- Middle East 1914
- Jerusalem’s Old City
The Global Education Project also has a selection of links to other online sources with maps of the Middle East.
Israel Science and Technology | Satellite Images of Israel and the Middle East
https://www.science.co.il/Satellite_images.asp
This Israel Science and Technology Directory page
has 19 sharp satellite images of Israel and the
Middle East taken from the NASA Johnson
Space Center with minor editing.
There are also links to many other maps covering various topics including:
- Political map of the Middle East and North Africa
- Current maps of Israel (topographical maps, geographical regions, districts, cities, trails, etc.)
- Historical maps of Israel (administrative divisions of the Middle East during reign of the Ottoman Empire, Holy Land maps, ancient maps of Jerusalem, etc.)
Note that a couple of the maps are in Hebrew.
Le Monde Diplomatique | Middle East Maps
https://mondediplo.com/maps/
Le Monde Diplomatique has a broad selection of 50
informative and colorful maps of the Middle East and two maps of the
Arab World specifically.
On the main page, clicking Middle East or Arab World will scroll to that particular section. Within the Arab World link are additional maps on poverty, higher education and internet connectivity, and youth population and respective illiteracy rates.
In the upper right-hand corner of each map in the entire series (including other parts of the world), one can click on Translations for English or other languages if available, as some maps are in French only.
New maps are continually added throughout Le Monde Diplomatique’s map collection for all parts of the world The most recent Middle East additions in 2022 are:
- The Shape of a Nuclear Middle East
- The Fragmented West Bank
- Fragmented Yemen
- Fragmented Territories
Students and teachers may also want to explore the site’s General section on Energy, Environment, Health, Inequality, International, Migrations and Refugees, Economy, Demography, Crime, and Arms Trade as there may be further information on the Middle East in those categories as well.
For example, under Environment, one can find: OPEC’s share of production in a changing oil market, and Oil production and consumption around the world; under Migrations and Refugees, is the map One in five Syrians has fled the country; under Inequality, one can find in the World Poverty section general information on total infant mortality and malnutrition.
As with many organizations and institute websites, one can subscribe to Le Monde Diplomatique Maps to keep up to date with new map additions and information.
Library of Congress | Middle East Maps
https://www.loc.gov/collections/general-maps/?fa=subject:middle+east
The Middle East Maps collection of the
Library of Congress is comprised of 120 mostly historical
maps of the Middle East, some of which include
North Africa, Europe, and Asia. The maps date from 1200 AD through the
21st century.
There is a handy index on the left column of the page to search for specific maps by:
- Date (1200–1299 through 2000–2099)
- Location (country)
- Part of (Library of Congress Online Catalog, World Digital Library, etc.)
- Contributor (Central Intelligence Agency, Edward Stanford Ltd., Heinreich Keipert, and more)
- Subject (Early Works to 1800, Early Maps, etc.)
- Language (English, French, German, Latin, etc.)
- Access Condition (Available Online)
- Expert Resources (Geography and Map Research Center, How to Order Reproductions, etc.)
MidEast Web Maps of the Middle East
http://www.mideastweb.org/maps.htm
MidEast Web Maps of the Middle East has a wealth of detailed
historical and contemporary maps of the Middle East. There is a
general map in the center of the home page where one can click on
the country name to be directed to a link to that particular
country. In addition, on the sidebar are the hyperlinked names of 24
countries shown on the map. Some country map pages have links to
further information and/or maps of the respective country.
The MidEast Web Maps Middle East landing page lists links to detailed historical and contemporary maps of Palestine including:
- Map of Palestine – “Land of Israel” 1845
- Borders of Palestine Mandate Proposed by Zionist Organization 1919
- UN Palestine Partition Plan Map 1947
- Territory Occupied by Israel in the Six Day War
- Map of Israel and Palestinian territories following Oslo II
- Palestinian Refugee Camps
This page also lists links for maps of Iraq, Lebanon (including maps of the 2006 Lebanon War). And there are links to historical maps of Israel (off-site), links to maps of the 1973 Yom Kippur War (Egyptian Front maps and Syrian Front maps), and multiple detail maps of the Israel Security Fence/Barrier.
Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
http://passia.org/maps/37
Palestinian Academic
Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
offers detailed, informative, and colorful maps (some of which
are interactive) in four categories, which are accessible in the
hyperlinked right sidebar of every page:
- Jerusalem
- Palestine
- Special Themes
- Maps Single (in Arabic)
In the Jerusalem category, there are 17 maps including: Israel’s Separation Barrier; The Old City, 1944 and 1966; Jerusalem After the 1967 War; Israeli Settlements and Palestinian Neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, 2000; and more.
In the Palestine category, there are 47 maps including: Ottoman Palestine, 1878; Palestine Under British Mandate; Land Ownership in Palestine and the UN Partition Plan; Palestinian Depopulated and Destroyed Villages, 1948–1949; The Palestinian Diaspora, 1958; Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 5 October 1999; The Gaza Strip Today (2014), etc.
The Special Themes category has 8 maps: The PLO, 1965–1971; Lebanon, 1982; Surface Water; Groundwater; Palestinian Refugees; Israeli Annexation of the Jordan Valley; The Global BDS Movement; UN Recognition [of the State of Palestine; features flags of countries that recognize Palestine].
The Maps Single category is a collection of the same maps from the other categories in Arabic.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east.html
Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL)
Map Collection Middle East Maps has an extensive collection of
maps of many Middle East countries, which were produced by the U.
S. Central Intelligence Agency (unless otherwise indicated).
NOTE (from website): The Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL) Map Collection website is archived as of 2021 and no longer being updated. Links to external sites may no longer work as expected. Please visit the Texas GeoData portal and Collections portal for map files and the UTL Map Collections LibGuide for additional information.
The landing page provides a list of maps in alphabetical order. For any country page, the maps are divided into the following categories for easier reference:
- Country Maps
- City Maps
- Topographic Maps
- Thematic Maps
- Historical City Maps
- Maps on Other Websites
Note that each country map page may not include all the aforementioned categories, due to the nature of its respective geography or other factors such as various wars. For example, Oman includes the categories of Detailed Maps (Strait of Hormuz) and Offshore Islands. And both Iran and Iraq have extensive listings under Maps on Other Websites in various categories, whereas other country map pages may only have a couple of listings from other websites or no City Maps links at all.
UN Geospatial Information Section | Map and Geospatial Services
https://www.un.org/geospatial
The UN Map and Geospatial Services provide free
maps and geospatial information, organized as follows:
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General maps – general maps under
several categories:
- World
- Continent or macro-regions
- Country and area
- Overview
There are only a few maps for each link, such as for Israel or the Middle East (there is no map of Palestine).
- Web-services – Web maps and underlying web services enable a situation to be monitored as it evolves, reflecting changes in real time. The page features a Clear Map and a Carto Tile map of the world, which are zoomable.
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Thematic areas – Thematic geospatial analysis and
visualization of global, regional, and national events provides
an acute awareness of challenges and trends. Themes include:
- Sustainable development with Sustainable Development Goals Maps for 2021 and 2022
- Peace Operations and Special Political Missions Deployment
- Economic Commissions around the World
- Electoral Assistance
- Human Rights
- Earth observations and Imagery – A limited collection of aerial images collected by various means. Earth observations data have a wide range of applications in the context of peace and security, sustainable development, humanitarian response, human rights, and international law.
- Archives – Currently under construction, only limited maps archives are available at this time. For older maps, please consult the UN digital library and search for maps authored by the UN Geospatial Information Section.
United Nations | Question of Palestine
https://www.un.org/unispal/map-collection/
The United Nations – The Question of Palestine Map
Collection comprises a large number of detailed and colorful
maps with and without documents, as well as only documents. These
cover many topics and years, including but not limited to:
- Specific communities – Masafer Yatta, Gaza, West Bank, Jerusalem, etc., and issues related to them (forced transfer, access and movement/restrictions, internally displaced people, demolition of historical buildings, demolition and displacement of communities, “Life in a Firing Zone” case study, etc.)
- COVID-19 Crisis Treatment and Quarantine Centers
- Political issues (partition plans by the UN and various governments)
- Water and utilities (ground water salinity in the Gaza Strip, flooding in the Gaza Strip, water damage and estimated number of people with no access to clean water in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian impact of Gaza’s electricity and fuel crisis, etc.)
There is also a collection of Pre-2011 Palestine maps, dating from January 2009 – December 2011.
University Resources and K–14 Outreach Centers
Brown University | The Choices Program
https://www.choices.edu/
The Choices Program at Brown University covers the Middle
East and other countries and a few related subjects like Civil
Rights and International Trade.
A collection of more than 1,700 free short videos with leading scholars, journalists, practitioners, artists, activists, policy makers, and others address topics relevant to curriculum units. Free Teaching With the News resources are available to help students learn about contemporary issues.
The Middle East – Questions for U.S. Policy curriculum connects U.S. foreign policy with the Middle East.
- The Middle East—Various
Topics
https://www.choices.edu/video-playlist/?unit=429 - Common misunderstandings
about the Middle East
https://www.choices.edu/video/common-misunderstandings-middle-east/ - Videos by Rema Hammami
(Associate Professor of Anthropology, Berzeit University)
https://www.choices.edu/scholar/rema-hammami/
In eight short videos, Dr. Hammami explains the history, politics, and impact of the Israel-Palestinian conflict and its impact on Palestinians. Their titles are:- Who are you and what do you do?
- Why is there a conflict between Israelis and Palestinians?
- Why is it important for young people to understand the situation in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel?
- How has the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impacted women?
- How important are nongovernmental organizations to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
- What is the United Nations’ role in managing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
- What are the main political Palestinian and Israeli groups?
- What is the likelihood of establishing separate Israeli and Palestinian states?
- What is life like for Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel?
- Student text and teacher
resource document:
https://www.choices.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Choices_Middle-East_Preview_2022.pdf
Fourteen-page student and teacher text preview. Includes an engaging lesson titled "Graffiti during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution."
Columbia University | Middle East Institute
https://www.mei.columbia.edu/
The page referenced below provides links (mostly external) to
resources relevant to Palestine:
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Columbia University Center for Palestine studies –
Beyond Columbia
http://palestine.mei.columbia.edu/beyond-columbia- Resource links to journals, history, oral histories, refugees, art, photography, posters, environmental sustainability, maps, U.N. policy handling of Palestine. Something for everyone's tastes, interests/focuses, students and teachers alike.
- Palestine Police Oral History Project, Palestine Poster Project Archives, Palestine Open Maps, as well as Photos of Palestine by Hannah Safieh (1910-1979). Teens would be drawn to these visuals.
- Included in their resources is the Global Library Palestine page from the Columbia University Libraries’ Global Studies Division.
Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies
https://ncmideast.org/
The Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies is
a joint effort to disseminate information to educators and the
public about the Middle East and North Africa.
There are comprehensive resources on the Middle East for
teachers:
https://ncmideast.org/outreach/teaching/
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Professional Development for Teachers
https://ncmideast.org/outreach/professional-development- Webinars and workshops
- Teacher Fellows Programs
- Teachers Collaborating Across Borders — which “is a unique opportunity for teachers from the U.S. and the MENA region to engage in international dialogue and virtual exchange. In the fall, selected teachers engage in synchronous and asynchronous sessions to discuss topics related to education and culture in their respective countries.”
- Study tours abroad which are tours abroad with the Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO)
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Teaching Resources
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Middle East Explained — short videos with teacher guides
and student viewing guides:
https://ncmideast.org/middle-east-explained/- The Historical Roots of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
- The Iraq War: Causes and Ramifications
- Understanding the United States and Iran
- The Aftermath of 9/11
- Women in the Middle East
- Turkey from Empire to Republic
- Culture Kits — These kits include cultural items from various countries in the ME, including Palestine (clothes, crafts, books, tools) seemingly meant for elementary and middle school students. Free for schools in North Carolina.
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External Websites at
https://ncmideast.org/resource-links/
Some of the links include lesson plans from other universities (such as Brown), and educational resources from various academic institutions and cultural organizations. Some are specifically for elementary schools; others are for older students. Topics include literature, refugees, Arab Americans, Islam, Contemporary News, etc. - Recommended Reading at https://ncmideast.org/outreach/books/
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Middle East Explained — short videos with teacher guides
and student viewing guides:
Fordham University | Internet History Sourcebooks Project
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/index.asp
The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public
domain and copy-permitted primary source historical texts available
for educational use. The sources are organized by time period and
topic. The primary sources available here are primarily for use in
high-school and university/college courses.
George Washington University | Institute for Middle East Studies
https://imes.elliott.gwu.edu/
The institute offers educational and outreach programming for a
variety of public audiences by sharing scholarly research and
perspectives that enrich understanding of the Middle East.
- Orientalism and Islamophobia resources (PDF document):
https://imes.elliott.gwu.edu/app/uploads/2021/08/Orientalism_Islamophobia-Resources.pdf
Includes a link to Countering Islamophobia (from the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Learning for Justice project):
https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/lessons/countering-islamophobia
Georgetown University | Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
https://ccas.georgetown.edu/
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) is the only
academic center in the United States focusing exclusively on the
Arab world.
The Center’s K–14 Education Outreach page contains links to Events for Educators and Teaching Resources on various topics (including an excellent Introduction to Islam). The resources are further divided into:
- Teaching World Religions
- Teaching World History
- Teaching Contemporary Issues
- Videos for Educators
- Curriculum Materials
CCAS maintains a lending library with resources for educators, such as books, curriculum materials, maps, and films to supplement classroom teaching. An account is needed to view their resources.
CCAS has a K–14 Education Outreach Coordinator available for consultation on curriculum needs and issues.
Georgetown University | Bridge Initiative on Islamophobia
https://bridge.georgetown.edu/
The Bridge Initiative is a multi-year research
project on Islamophobia housed at Georgetown University. The
Initiative aims to disseminate original and accessible research,
offers engaging analysis and commentary on contemporary issues, and
hosts a wide repository of educational resources to inform the
general public about Islamophobia.
This site has factsheets, research reports on Islamophobia in the US and abroad, articles, infographics, and projects on Islamophobia. It may be a useful resource for K–12 students and teachers solely focusing on the subject of Islamophobia. The personal stories of young Muslim Americans on its Projects page may encourage students to participate in meaningful discussions on Islamophobia.
Harvard University | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/k-12-resources
The Center focuses on teacher training about the Middle East.
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Resources consist of subjects and lesson plans, among
others:
- The Dead Sea Scrolls
- Teaching Nowrooz (the Persian cultural celebration of the New Year)
- Are You Listening? Voices from the Middle East
This very popular anthology, produced by the Outreach Center, consists of short stories and excerpts from memoirs and novels written by indigenous authors and translated and adapted for the U.S. classroom.
The anthology includes stories from Turkey, Israel, Iran, and the Arab world, tested and selected for their cultural richness and their appeal to young adults. It includes curriculum units for each, extensive background notes, a glossary of Middle Eastern words and phrases, and a comprehensive bibliography related to the themes and issues in the stories as further reference for teachers and students.
Indiana University | Center for the Study of the Middle East
https://csme.indiana.edu/index.html
The Center for the Study of
Middle East has a comprehensive series of K–12 curricula to
teach various topics related to the Middle East and North Africa,
which are
countries within the CSME purview. Most of the curriculum is
focused on grades 9–12.
The page at https://csme.indiana.edu/outreach/teachers.html provides links to curricula and modules for the sections listed below. Lessons are geared toward high school level (except The Arabs: Activities for Elementary School Level).
- Explore Global Issues in a
Regional Context: The Middle East
This background guide of the Middle East consists of a list of ten things students should know about the Middle East and a series of global issues including: Conflict, Resistance and Resolution (in the context of the Israel-Palestine issue, and other regional conflicts), Environment and Sustainability, Trade and Economics, and Pop Culture. Fact sheets with a few links to lesson plans and further links to resources are at the end of each subject.
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Rethinking the Region: New Approaches to the 9–12 U.S.
Curriculum on the Middle East and North Africa
This curriculum consists of 15 lesson plans (with appended and accompanying resources) to help U.S. World History high school educators teach about the Middle East and North Africa. This curriculum is divided into five themes: Gender; Plural Identities (studies of cities like Jerusalem, Istanbul); Empire and Nation; Political and Social Movements; and Arts and Technology. Lesson plans start on page 15; includes time estimates for each activity.
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Our Shared Past in the Mediterranean
This is the same guide as mentioned under World History in this document. Co-authored by Susan L. Douglass and others, it connects the histories and cultures of MENA countries to one another and describes their impact on world history to the present day. Aimed at grades 5–12.
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The Arabs: Activities for Elementary School Level
This curriculum contains fun activities to learn about Arab culture, including, Arabic greetings, calligraphy, dancing, food and cooking, games, what do Arabic names (for girls and boys) mean, crafts, art, and folktales. Also has a page for teachers to address conflict resolution and charts to aid in addressing "People: Alike and Different" with suggested activities to highlight a topic. (Activities are described in detail following the charts.) -
Global Connections in the Middle East
The Global Connections website from PBS offers a rich collection of background articles, lesson plans, timelines, and other resources to help educators find topics and materials that are most relevant for their classroom needs.Global Connections explores six themes that give a general overview of events, trends, and issues in the Middle East. Each essay includes links to activities and related resources appropriate for the high school classroom. The “Connecting Questions” section provides six curricula, each based on a critical question related to a specific topic.
Additional teacher resource guides on MENA can be found on this page and on Indiana University’s CSME homepage.
New York University | Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies
https://as.nyu.edu/research-centers/neareaststudies.html
The Center's K–16 Outreach page offers lesson plans and curricular resources developed by scholars and teaching fellows .
The lesson plans are organized around the following themes
- World War I and the Middle East
- Refugee Stories from the Middle East
- Women and Islam
- The U.S. and the Middle East
- The Ottoman Empire
Lessons are primarily aimed at the 9–12 grade level. Detailed lesson plans suggest materials needed and describe methodology and techniques for performing intensive projects and posing questions via studying maps and documents. There are suggestions for teachers to accommodate advanced and less advanced classes.
University of Arizona | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
https://cmes.arizona.edu/
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the
University of Arizona supports and promotes Middle East language and
Middle East studies-related teaching and research throughout the
University, and fosters understanding of the Middle East through an
extensive program of outreach to schools and the wider community.
- Resources for K-14 Educators at https://cmes.arizona.edu/outreach/resources
Detailed lesson plans and questions aimed at students in grades 9–12. Lessons include the study of maps and documents (excerpts), which are accompanied by comprehension questions or articles or literary works.
There is an extensive lesson plans page at: https://cmes.arizona.edu/outreach/lessons where lesson plans can be selected by Grade Level (elementary, middle school, high school, college) and then be filtered by Content Area and Subject/Country.
University of California, Berkeley | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
https://cmes.berkeley.edu/
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies
promotes the interdisciplinary study of the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) at the University of California, Berkeley, and beyond,
raising public awareness of the region’s diverse peoples, languages,
cultures and their connection to wider global contexts.
- MENA salon provides those in the university community and the public an opportunity to engage in an informal discussion of current events in the region each week. Concise summaries of the issue and a list of suggested resources may help teachers to frame similar discussions in their classrooms.
- UC Berkeley’s Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS) provides resources for teachers a https://orias.berkeley.edu/resources-teachers-0
These resources are geared toward teacher enrichment via speakers and K–12 Summer Institutes for teachers or study abroad programs. Of note are resources related to MENA countries: Travels of Ibn Battuta: a Virtual Tour (for middle school students) and Lessons from Morocco,, including lessons on religious tolerance, cultural identity, and governance. The lessons from Morocco are outlines of lessons for middle and high school students with suggestions and guidelines.
University of California, Los Angeles | Center for Near Eastern Studies
https://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/
The Center’s
Outreach
Program seeks to promote understanding of the
region through community events, teacher workshops, and partnerships
with schools and community colleges. The Outreach Program website
also refers to the Middle Eastern American Resources Online (MEARO),
developed in collaboration with the Middle East and Middle
Eastern American Center of the City University of New York.
Unfortunately, their website mearo.org does not
seem to be accessible.
University of Chicago | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
https://cmes.uchicago.edu/
The study of the region extending from Morocco to Kazakhstan is
coordinated, encouraged, and stimulated at the University of Chicago
by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES).
The Center’s Educational Outreach Program offers educational resources including professional development opportunities, a podcast, as well as curriculum resources, organized as follows:
- Art and Architecture
- Environment and Geography
- History
- Literature and Music
- Modern Society and Politics
- Religion
The Center also shares resources connected to a 2018 professional development workshop that addressed media representations, negative stereotypes, and anti-Islamic sentiment.
University of Chicago | Teaching the Middle East: A Resource for Educators
http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/index.html
Scholars from the University of Chicago developed this teacher
resource to provide an overview of Middle Eastern cultures and their
contributions to the world.
Teaching the Middle East Classroom Connections offers 18 detailed lesson plans in Foundations and Historical Perspectives – divided into 9 topics (2 lessons each) for middle and high school students. Time frames needed for covering each topic are stated (one hour to several days plus homework).
Each lesson plan contains a general description, outcomes/objectives, evaluation/assessment strategies, suggested procedures, time and materials needed, guiding questions to spur student discussion, and more. Each topic is supported by further links to relevant resources.
- Foundation topics include:
- Historical Perspectives topics include:
University of Michigan | Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
https://ii.umich.edu/cmenas
The Center’s
Outreach site provides resources for K–14 educators,
including a curated list of
online resources
,
including
books, films and archival resources; as well as
MENA in Michigan.
Its collection of MENA lesson plans (for grades 5–12) has been developed by middle and high school teachers from across the country and is organized according to the following themes:
- Literature
- Islam
- Islamophobia
- The Arab World
- The Medieval Era
- Country-specific lessons
- Movement, Migration, and Diasporas
- Society and Governance
Each lesson plan includes a brief description of the plan and its components, such as learning objectives, time benchmarks, accompanying worksheets, and more.
University of Pennsylvania | Middle East Center
https://www.sas.upenn.edu/mec/
The Middle East Center offers K–12 educators and the Philadelphia
community access to a range of useful resources. Their outreach
activities reflect the diverse nature of the Middle East and cover
religions, languages, civilizations, countries, and
contemporary issues in the region.
The K–12 Resources page provides useful links, lesson plans and free materials for teachers, an outstanding audio-visual lending library of feature films and documentaries, websites of embassies and media, and much more on the Middle East and the Islamic world.
University of Texas at Austin | Center for Middle Eastern Studies
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/center/center-overview.php
The Center’s
Outreach Program shares resources with K–12 schools and
the community in a variety of ways, including lending
multi-media
resources to users nationwide, developing
K–12 curriculum materials,
producing
webinars, holding
professional development workshops, and
organizing
study tours to the Middle East.
University of Texas at Austin | 15 Minute History
https://15minutehistory.org/
15 Minute History is a podcast series (with transcripts)
produced by the University's
History Department.
The series, accessible for both teachers and students, shares
discussions of topics in world history and U.S. history. There are
currently some 29 episodes with MENA topics. For each podcast, a
transcript is available.
University of Washington | Middle East Center
https://jsis.washington.edu/mideast/about/
To strengthen K–12 teacher understanding of the Middle East, the
Center conducts annual intensive summer institutes focused on
important issues in the Middle East. Recent institutes have explored
the following topics: Iraq, U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East,
modern Iran, and the history of Christians in the Middle East. The
Center does not provide on-line resources.
Yale University | Programs in International Educational Resources
https://cmes.macmillan.yale.edu/
The Programs in International Educational Resources (PIER) offers
educators
professional development programs, lectures, intercultural
training, and
lesson plans related to summer institutes.
It also offers to have its international students visit classrooms by arrangement.
NOTE: The current status of the program is unclear as the website has not been updated for a while and some links don't work.