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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
A page that is updated daily with NPR news and special reports from across the Middle East. Also provides direct access to several thousand archived NPR stories on the Middle East with audio and transcripts available.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Foreign Eyes

For Students 9th - 10th
Two related learning modules consider Western perspectives on the Middle East, beginning with the Persian invasions of Greece (fifth century BC) and moving forward into the present time. Useful background on the history of wartime and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Middle East During and After Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of the Middle East during WWI with this five question self-correcting quiz from Khan Academy.
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PBS

Wide Angle: Interactive Map: Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive map that shows the countries of the Middle East in 2003. Gives information such as population, government, and history about each country.
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The British Museum

British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Islamic Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Islamic art of the middle east in this historical overview with accompanying image gallery of relevant object images from the British Museum collection.
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Yale University

Avalon Project: Middle East 1916 2001: A Documentary

For Students 9th - 10th
Yale Law School does an excellent job in presenting historical documents centered around the Middle East crisis beginning with the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement up to present day UN resolutions. This site provides a complete timeline that...
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Resource for Educators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An overview of the cultures, contributions, history, peoples, and geography of the Middle East developed specifically for educators. Learning modules, essays, maps, scholarly perspectives, resource and image banks, framing questions, and...
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Question of Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module considers questions of identity among populations of the Middle East, both ancient and modern, in terms of their ethnicities, language spoken, religious affiliation, and gender.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Writing: Islamic Period

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learning module considers the literature of the Middle East after the arrival of Islam. Discusses the development of the Koran and a variety of poetic forms.
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Brown University

John Carter Brown Library: Islamic Encounters: America, Europe, Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition highlighting the contacts and exchanges of knowledge that took place from the 1400s to the 1800s, between the Islamic world and America, Europe, and the Middle East.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Introduction to the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
The term "Middle East" is generally recognized today to refer to a region that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Afghanistan in the east. It encompasses the countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel,...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Seminar on Politics and Conflict in the Middle East

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Exploring the history and changes in the politics and economics in the Middle East, rely on some of these resources to enhance lessons.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Jews of the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Prior to 1948, Jewish communties were found discontinuously in an area stretching from southwest Asia across North Africa, from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in the north to Yemen in the south, and from Afghanistan in the east to Morocco in...
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Middle East Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Middle East Online, a publication out of London, England, offers news coverage of the Middle East in both English and Arabic. Content includes headline news, opinion pieces, business and culture features, and more.
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The Washington Post

The Washington Post: Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post covers the top stories occurring in the Middle East. PLEASE NOTE THAT A WASHINGTON POST REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THESE ARTICLES.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Cold War in Asia and the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview outlining the Cold War conflict spread as Communist government's took over in China, Korea and the Middle East.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World Geography: Oil in the Middle East and Africa

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars develop and express claims through discussion and writing which examine the importance of oil and water to the success and survival of the Middle East and North Africa.
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CBS

Cbs News: Middle East Countries

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses each country in the Middle East and how it is affected by the problems that are going on in the region. Click on the tiny map in the upper left-hand corner to access the list of countries.
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New York Times

New York Times: Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times covers the latest news, issues and events occurring in the Middle East. In addition to breaking stories, the New York Times also provides focused information and maps.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This map from the Perry-Castaneda collection shows a relief map of the Middle East.
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Latimer Clarke Corporation

Atlapedia: World Maps/middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the locations and countries in the Middle East from this political map. Click on the link at the top of the page to see a physical map of the same region. Clicking on the country's name will take you to information about that country.
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BBC

Bbc News: Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers the latest news, issues and events occuring in the Middle East. Content includes BBC radio broadcasts, in-depth reports, and video.
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Middle East Policy Council

Middle East Policy Council: Teach Mideast

For Teachers 9th - 10th
TeachMideast, a comprehensive instructional portal home to a variety of resources on the Middle East and Islam, considers this region of the world from seven thematic perspectives: stereotypes, geography, history, language, religion,...
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Princeton University

Princeton University: Maps of the Islamic Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Princeton University includes a map collection from Roolvink's "Atlas of the Middle East" with a variety of historical maps on Islam.

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