Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Sleb Settlements, Sociopolitical Organization, Religion and Expressive Culture
Sleb camps are currently small and scattered, sometimes even consisting of a single family, with one or two tents. In the nineteenth century, however, camps of fifteen to twenty-five tents, with twenty to thirty families per tent, were...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Syriacs
Syriac is a branch of the Aramaic family of languages and was the lingua franca of the eastern Roman Empire at the beginning of the Christian era. It is also spoken extensively in the regions farther east. It became the language of...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Druze
The Druze are a closed, tightly knit, Arab minority who live in southern Syria, in the mountains of central Lebanon, and in Israel, including the Golan Heights. There are also small communities in Jordan, the United States, Canada, and...
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Uae: People
This information on the people of the United Arab Emirates is from the CIA World Fact Book. You might be surprised to see the percentage of the population that is actually citizens of the country.
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Indigenous Hardiness Structures and State Formation in Jordan
A discussion of the indigenous Arab population of Jordan and how they had to endure centuries of foreign domination leading to a build up of tensions.
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Arab Republic of Egypt
This site from Flags of the World provides a large flag of Egypt with a description of the flag.
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Arab Physics
While some of the pages on this site have yet to be filled, the pages that are complete are comprehensive. For example, pages on friction, heat, and the Doppler effect are illustrated and explain relevant formulas. A biography page...
Google
Google Language (Translation) Tools
Find language tools, developed by Google, that perform machine translations of short passages of text or of entire Web pages, from English into over 10 world languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian,...
Help Algebra
Help algebra.com: Highlights in Algebra History
The progression of algebra history is covered in areas including Egyptian algebra, Babylonian algebra, Arabic algebra, to name a few.
Islami City
Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East: The Crusaders
This site describes the Arabic view of the Crusaders and their struggles they faced. A great look into the less studied realm of the Crusades.
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Asza: World Musical Instrument Gallery: Oud or Ud
Website describing the oud, also known as an ud or Arabic lute.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Saudi Arabia (Lesson Plan)
In this lesson, learners examine the importance of Saudi Arabia for Arabs and Muslims worldwide as well as the history of U.S.-Saudi relations. Students will identify and analyze the possible causes for terrorist acts committed inside...
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The Koran
This site contains links to help visitors understand the Koran. Site also contains links to Arabic directories and articles on the Koran.
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Atlas of World History
This interactive historical map focuses on the history of Europe, Africa, Asia to the year 1000 CE. Click on a region to learn historical facts about each location. Requires JavaScript. Offers map translation into Greek, Turkish, Serbian...
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Chronology of Palestinian History: 1948
The 1948 section from the Palestine Remembered lists events, almost daily at times, when the Jewish army (Haganah) conflicted with the ALA (Arab Liberation Army) after the partition of Palestine.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Arab Fantasia
An image of "Arab Fantasia", created by Eugene Delacroix in 1832 (Watercolour, 150 x 270 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Arab Chieftains in Council (The Negotiator)
An image of "Arab Chieftains in Council (The Negotiator)", created by Horace Vernet in 1834 (Oil on canvas).
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Web Gallery of Art: Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable
An image of "Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable", created by Eugene Delacroix in 1860 (Oil on canvas, 64,6 x 81 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Arab Tent
An image of "The Arab Tent", created by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer in 1866 (Oil on canvas, 154 x 226 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Fortress With Arabs Riding Camels
An image of "Fortress with Arabs Riding Camels", created by Tivadar Csontvary Kosztkaz (Oil on canvas, 88 x 140 cm).
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Arab Democracy Movement Turns Violent in Libya
Demonstrations are violent in Libya as it tries to stumble to democracy. Muammar Gadhafi has made many rambling speeches as noted in this article. Article goes on to give as much information as possible even though it is very difficult...
Curated OER
Unesco: United Arab Emirates: Cultural Sites of Al Ain
The Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) constitute a serial property that testifies to sedentary human occupation of a desert region since the Neolithic period with vestiges of many prehistoric...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Baghdad
Fordham University gives a detailed description of Baghdad as the intellectual center of the Arab and later Islam culture. Gives details of important cultural and intellectual figures in Baghdad's history.
The British Museum
British Museum
At the online home of the British Museum, one of the most influential cultural institutions in the world with holdings representing British and world cultures across the full span of history, find information about all the latest...
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