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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Muammar Gaddafi

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi discusses his rise to power, his regime of Islamic socialism and support of pan-Arabism and the PLO, his relations with other countries, the Libyan Civil War, his capture and execution, and...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Boys' Revolt by James Otis

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Boys' Revolt by James Otis (c1894), a novel of the Street Arabs of New York.
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism

For Students 9th - 10th
This August of 2002 report discusses post-September 11 treatment of Arab and Muslim people residing in the U.S.
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Article
Other

Mother Jones: The Dissident: An Interview With Natan Sharansky

For Students 9th - 10th
Known for his advancement of democracy and human rights, Natan Sharansky, a Ukranian-born Jew and later Prime Minister of Israel, speaks here regarding Arab dissidents, Israel's human rights record, and the prospects for a democratic...
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Uae: People

For Students 9th - 10th
This information on the people of the United Arab Emirates is from the CIA World Fact Book. You might be surprised to see the percentage of the population that is actually citizens of the country.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Jordan's Refugees Long for Return

For Students 9th - 10th
This insightful BBC news piece on the hopes and conditions of Palestinian refugees living in Jordan is part of a series of reports looking back at the 1967 Arab- Israeli War. (9 June 2007)
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Oman

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a country profile of the Arab nation of Oman, background details, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and much more.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Emirians

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Emirians in the United Arab Emirates. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal...
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Website
Other

Al Rayah

For Students 9th - 10th
Al-Rayah is a daily Qatar newspaper covering the latest news, issues and events in the country. Written in Arabic.
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Website
Other

Indigenous Hardiness Structures and State Formation in Jordan

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the indigenous Arab population of Jordan and how they had to endure centuries of foreign domination leading to a build up of tensions.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Oman

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News presents a general overview of the Arab country of Oman. Focus is on history, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides links to a timeline of key events, recent news articles, and related internet sources....
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Primary
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: General Assembly Resolution 181

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the United Nations resolution to partition Palestine, making an Arab state, a Jewish state, and an international Jerusalem.
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Graphic
Curated OER

University of Texas: Map: Uae: Economic Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
See the economic activity of United Arab Emirates placed on a map. From a 1993 CIA map in the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Sleb Settlements, Sociopolitical Organization, Religion and Expressive Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Sleb camps are currently small and scattered, sometimes even consisting of a single family, with one or two tents. In the nineteenth century, however, camps of fifteen to twenty-five tents, with twenty to thirty families per tent, were...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Syriacs

For Students 9th - 10th
Syriac is a branch of the Aramaic family of languages and was the lingua franca of the eastern Roman Empire at the beginning of the Christian era. It is also spoken extensively in the regions farther east. It became the language of...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Druze

For Students 9th - 10th
The Druze are a closed, tightly knit, Arab minority who live in southern Syria, in the mountains of central Lebanon, and in Israel, including the Golan Heights. There are also small communities in Jordan, the United States, Canada, and...
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Handout
CRW Flags

Flags of the World: Arab Republic of Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Flags of the World provides a large flag of Egypt with a description of the flag.
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Website
Other

Arab Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
While some of the pages on this site have yet to be filled, the pages that are complete are comprehensive. For example, pages on friction, heat, and the Doppler effect are illustrated and explain relevant formulas. A biography page...
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Website
Google

Google Language (Translation) Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Find language tools, developed by Google, that perform machine translations of short passages of text or of entire Web pages, from English into over 10 world languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian,...
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Handout
Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Highlights in Algebra History

For Students 9th - 10th
The progression of algebra history is covered in areas including Egyptian algebra, Babylonian algebra, Arabic algebra, to name a few.
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Website
Islami City

Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East: The Crusaders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the Arabic view of the Crusaders and their struggles they faced. A great look into the less studied realm of the Crusades.
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Handout
Other

Asza: World Musical Instrument Gallery: Oud or Ud

For Students 9th - 10th
Website describing the oud, also known as an ud or Arabic lute.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Saudi Arabia (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, pupils examine the importance of Saudi Arabia for Arabs and Muslims worldwide as well as the history of U.S.-Saudi relations. Students will identify and analyze the possible causes for terrorist acts committed inside...
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Activity
Other

The Koran

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains links to help visitors understand the Koran. Site also contains links to Arabic directories and articles on the Koran.

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