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Other

Al Mashriq: Naguib Mahfouz

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes Mahfouz and his acceptance of the Nobel Prize in 1989. Includes pictures and links to related information.
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Website
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Le Monde Diplomatique: Electing Dictators

For Students 9th - 10th
This site dicusses information about how the people of Africa end up electing dictators and discusses the problems with corrupt and disorganized election processes as well as past issuesconcerning democracy in African countries.
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Primary
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: British White Paper of June 1922

For Students 9th - 10th
The British policy addresses misinterpretations of the Balfour agreement and attempts to ease Arab resentment and fear of Jewish domination through political promises.
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Website
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The Iranian: 1979 Revolution, Photos, Articles, Songs

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains primary source material concerning the Iranian Revolution (photos, quotes, political cartoons, audio clips, Khomeini's declarations, revolutionary slogans, etc.).
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Website
Other

Civil War Looms in Zimbabwe

For Students 9th - 10th
Talks about the growing danger of a civil war in Zimbabwe due to the pressure that the West is exerting on the country to re-distribute white owned land. 8/2000
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Graphic
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One Party States: 1945 1995: A Map and Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
A map and table showing the countries that are controlled by one political party and the duration of their control. Map covers period from 1945 to 1995.
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Handout
Other

Challenges Facing Diaspora Africans Who Return to Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an examination of African-Americans who return to Africa and how they are accepted and accept African people and African life as well as how they cope with the challenges of adopting their ancestral homeland as foreign outsiders.