Middle East Policy Council
Mepc: Teach Mideast: Syria
In an effort to educate students on the Middle East and Islam, MEPC offers this thorough resource featuring Syria.
Middle East Policy Council
Mepc: Teach Mideast: Tunisia
In an effort to educate students on the Middle East and Islam, MEPC offers this thorough resource on Tunisia.
Middle East Policy Council
Mepc: Teach Mideast: Yemen
In an effort to educate students on the Middle East and Islam, MEPC offers this thorough resource on Yemen.
Middle East Policy Council
Mepc: Teach Mideast: Afghanistan
In an effort to educate on the Middle East and Islam, MEPC offers a thorough resource featuring Afghanistan.
Middle East Policy Council
Mepc: Teach Mideast: Iraq
In an effort to educate on the Middle East and Islam, MEPC offers this thorough resource featuring Iraq.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Protests, Revolutions, and Democratic Change
Third in a series of lessons on North Africa and the Middle East in which students survey the current political situation, consider the role of the international community and identify the political geography of the region. Multi-media...
Middle East Policy Council
Mepc: Teach Mideast: Algeria
In an effort to educate on the Middle East and Islam, MEPC offers this thorough resource featuring Algeria.
Other
University of Illinois: The Early Centuries of the Greek Roman East
Read about the history of the Romiosini, or Greek Middle Ages and the development of the Greek-Roman east. The article is divided into two different sections. The first section includes the foundation of Constantinople as a means to...
Other
Us Gen Net: The Settlers of East Jersey
This site describes the wide variety of settlers who came to East Jersey. They came from many different countries and religions.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago: Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean World
A collection of full-text research materials on the ancient Near East and Mediterranean World. Many texts are in French.
BBC
Bbc: Mid East Unrest: Syrian Protests in Damascus and Aleppo
This article discusses the beginning of the protests in Syria during which the masses called for democratic reforms and the release of political prisoners. Links to related articles are featured. (March 15, 2011)
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Stacy Fahrenthold, "Resources for Migration and Refugee Histories of Me"
This article focuses on the author's list of readings concerning Migrants and Refugees in the Modern Middle East.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Ghorbat Kinship
The term "Ghorbat" is applied to several non-food-producing, itinerant populations of fairly low status throughout the Middle East and even beyond, in parts of formerly Soviet Central Asia and the Balkans. These peripatetic populations...
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Lebanon
The BBC discusses the country of Lebanon which is at the center of much of the conflict in the Middle East. Gives an overview of its history, talks about its leadership, provides a timeline of key events, and links to other key stories.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Syria's Role in the Middle East
From the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer a lesson that has students examine the role of Syria in Middle Eastern politics and its relations with the U.S up until 2008. Provides step by step instructions and access to required materials.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of the Middle East
A fun word search game with terms from Middle Eastern geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Global Studies: 19c Early 20c Middle East Quiz
Ten multiple choice question quiz is immediately scored and provides review of Middle Eastern history.
BBC
Bbc: News Middle East: In Pictures: Egypt Protests
BBC sideshow captures history in the making as Egypt erupts in revolution. February, 2011
Curated OER
Countries and Capitals of the Middle East
This site has a puzzle of the countries of the Middle East that you can download and play on your computer. The software is free to download.
Curated OER
Middle East Map
NPR reports on the neighboring countries to Iraq in the Middle East: Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. How are these countries coping with the violence so close at hand? The report contains audio and a series of pictures taken in...
Other
Impact Games: Peacemaker
Take on the role of a leader in the Middle East and try to bring peace to the region and avoid starting a conflict that could end in violence. This game will help you to understand different perspectives in the Middle East. Scroll to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Crossroads of the Ancient World
Because of Afghanistan's geographical position -- on the edge of central Asia with India and China beyond to the east, and Iran, the Middle East and the numerous cultures of the Mediterranean and the rest of Europe to the west -- it was...