The Guardian
Guardian: Iraq News
This site provides links to the most recent news articles and videos published concerning Iraq. Links to slideshows, films, and interactive media about events in Iraq are also featured.
The Guardian
Guardian: Israel News
This site provides links to the most recent news articles and videos published about Israel. Links to slideshows and articles about the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict are featured.
The Guardian
Guardian: Yemen News
This site provides links to the most recent news articles and videos concerning Yemen. An interactive timeline of the 2011 protests in the Middle East is also featured.
Other
Voa News
Listen to VOA broadcasts from around the world, in many different languages, and read short articles on world and US current events.
Other
Gulf Times
The Gulf Times, published in Doha, is one of the very few printed English newspapers in Qatar. Content includes a focus on local, national, and international news, as well as religion and sports.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: The Establishment of the United Arab Emirates
Photographic exhibit showcases historic moments that formed the United Arab Emirates.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: The Conflict in Syria
Excellent resource for students learning about the conflict in Syria and trying to understand the international response to the problem. Students work in small groups and independently to research and formulate answers to the given...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: u.s. Policy in the Middle East: Analyzing Political Cartoons
Multi-media resources including video, PowerPoint, articles and maps from which students explore current issues in the Middle East and their relation to U.S. policy and interpret political cartoons on Middle East politics.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Debating the u.s. Response to Syria
Learning module with multi-media lesson and resources in which students work in small groups to analyze the issues that frame the debate around U.S. policy.
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...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: After Mubarak
Lesson with multimedia resources for students learning about political change in Egypt and the Middle East, second in the series. Lesson includes videos, handouts and primary source material from which students make their analysis in...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: The Arab Spring: One Year On
In this lesson, students explore the concept of revolution while learning about various Arab Spring protest movements in the Middle East and North Africa. They will assess the accomplishments of the movements and discuss whether they...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Egypt's Uprising
Lesson in which students use a video, handouts, and other reading material to investigate events in Egypt, identify the causes of the demonstrations, and consider the U.S. response to these events.
Other
Project Visa
A comprehensive internet resource guide to visa and embassy information for all countries around the world. Search by region or view the entire country list. Links to other travel, visa, and immigration sites.
Other
The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post is a daily Israeli national newspaper based out of Jerusalem. Coverage includes the top news stories from Israel and around the world, as well as Israeli business, culture, sports, health, and tourism. Written in English.
University of Maryland
Howard County History Labs: The Iran Hostage Crisis [Pdf]
Using primary source material, learners will analyze how foreign policy decisions affect the public's opinion of U.S. Presidents.
Other
Ettela'at Daily Newspaper (Persian, English Available)
Ettela'at is a national/international daily newspaper. Content includes top news stories, political and economic coverage, sports, the arts, and entertainment. Written in Persian, there is an English version available by clicking on the...
Smart History
Smarthistory: The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat Al Sakhra)
Learn about the Dome of the Rock located in Old Jerusalem, one of the earliest surviving buildings from the Islamic world. Links to additional resources.
BBC
Bbc News: Arab Uprisings
A collection of news stories revealing the Arab uprisings in the Middle East.
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.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Map of Southern Asia
This political map shows the countries and capitals of the Middle East and South Asia as well as other countries in Asia.
BBC
Bbc: Cbbc Newsround: Questions on the Middle East
A series of questions asked by young children on the various problems in the Middle East. Examples are questions on why there is fighting, what is role of UN and much more. (20 July 2006)
Islami City
Islami city.com: Islam and Islamic History the Message
This site has history of Islam in the Middle East.
Islami City
Islami city.com: Educational Addendum Understanding
This site provides you with the nature of Islamic law and all of the major aspects of it. Excellent reference for basic Islamic terms.