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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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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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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Political and Social Unrest Escalates to Violence in Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Revolutions calling for political reform spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East in 2011. Here is a report on early protests in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. Many protests turned violent in the wake of suppression. (March 2011)
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Other

Middle East Children's Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit humanitarian aid organization whose mission is to give direct aid, financial support, and professional assistance to children in the Middle East.
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The British Museum

British Museum: Artists of the Modern Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
The online home of "Word into Art," an exhibition mounted by the British Museum that details the way in which artists from across the Middle East and North Africa use written language in their art. The exhibition follows four thematic...
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Other

Odyssey: Middle East Stage: Iran

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a step into the world of Iran with this team of Teacher Trekkers. You will look at life in the Middle East, meet "real" people and learn about the culture and religion.
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Other

Odyssey: Middle East Stage: Israel and Palestinian Territories

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a step into the world of Israel and Palestine with this team of Teacher Trekkers. You will look at life in the Middle East, celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas in the Holy Land and learn about their culture and religion.
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Other

Odyssey: Middle East Stage: Turkey

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a step into the world of Turkey with this team of Teacher Trekkers. You will look at life in the Middle East, meet "real" people and learn about the culture and religion.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Anthropology of the Middle East

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Introducing culture-based performances from the Middle East into Western cultures and the translations and response can be enhanced with these resources.
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs:mid East Peace Summit

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the events at the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David. You can read about the Israeli delegation, the latest news, texts from the summit, U.S. State Department material, and...
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Other

Jimmy Carter Library & Museum: The Camp David Accords

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete information on the Camp David Accords includes the Framework for Peace in the Middle East, the Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel, and the Camp David Accords after Twenty-Five Years.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Democracy in the Middle East (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson for exploring where democracy exists in the Middle East and for evaluating the types of political rights that citizens experience in individual Middle Eastern countries. Students will also examine the prospects for increased...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: Geography of the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Students try out this fun interactive crossword puzzle game about the geography of the Middle East.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Geography of the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out a crossword puzzle game about the geography of the Middle East on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Map of the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the locations of the countries of the Middle East.
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BBC

Bbc: Middle East: Syrian Journey: Choose Your Own Escape Route

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, students take on the role of a Syrian refugee and must make decisions at each stage of their journey in their quest to reach a safe place to live. There are many dangers along the way and people who try to take...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Aida and Its Relevance to the World Today

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan relates the opera Aida to current events in the Middle East for a music or art class. Contains links with information, assessment ideas, extensions and more.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Heritage Edukit: The Middle East (Teacher)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the Oslo Records, in-depth background information for teachers, including 10 instructional plans, have been included on this website.
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Other

The Middle East Media Research Institute: Iraq

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explores the country of Iraq through its media outlets. Content includes the latest news (sometimes translated from Arabic), as well as providing analysis on the political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and...
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Islami City

Islam and Islamic History in Arabia and the Middle East: The Ottomans

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a military, political and religious overview of the Ottoman Empire. Includes links to additional Islam and Islamic history sites.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Race and Slavery in the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides a thorough discussion of the existence of slavery in early times giving the types of people who were taken as slaves and the work they performed. There were also...
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: The Future of the Middle East: Arab Spring and Death of Osama Bin Laden

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning with scholars online video, students consider the impact of Osama bin Laden's death on different groups of people. and explore the status and future of U.S. counterterrorism policy.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Islamophobia

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay considers hostility to Muslims and Islam from an historical perspective.
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Other

Middle East Forum: Fundamentalist Islam at Large: The Drive for Power

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent, detailed treatise on Fundamentalism not to be read by the faint at heart as it is quite detailed. Offers several definitions of fundamentalism and the history.