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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Bahrain

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News offers a general overview of the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain. 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...
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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Kuwait

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News provides a general overview of the tiny Middle Eastern country of Kuwait, known for its oil production. Focus is on history, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Offers links to a timeline of key events, recent news...
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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Saudi Arabia

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News offers a general overview of the wealthy Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia. Focus is on history, current problems, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides links to a timeline of key events, recent news...
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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Syria

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC gives a factual overview of the Middle Eastern country of Syria. Features an audio of the national anthem, a timeline of key events, and links to other related sites.
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Islami City

Islam and Islamic History in Arabia and the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
The first section offers an extensive look at the history of The Umayyad Dynasty, its first ruler and the concern with secular matters.
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Islami City

Islami city.com: Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the scholarship and culture in the Golden Age of Islam.
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History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: Global Studies: Current Middle Eastern Conflicts Quiz (2)

For Students 9th - 10th
Twelve multiple choice question quiz is immediately scored and provides review of current Middle Eastern conflicts.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Arabs

For Students 9th - 10th
The Arab world is usually considered to be comprised of the following nineteen countries: Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi...
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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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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Jews of Kurdistan

For Students 9th - 10th
Kurdish Jews, a largely rural people, have lived in the mountains and plains of Kurdistan since time immemorial. They have been geographically isolated throughout much of their history and are thought to have retained some old Jewish...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Druze

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Druze people from the Middle East. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Rise of Divorce

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wide Angle video features the Arab women of an all-female talk show discussing the rising divorce rates in the Middle East.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Holy Crusades

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a very interesting description of the Crusades from an objective viewpoint. Read about the impact of Christian-Muslim conflict in the Middle East during this period. Original text from that time is also included.
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Other

Southwestern Academy: Eisenhower's Foreign Policy [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-organized look at President Eisenhower's Cold War policies throughout his two terms as president. Find out about his policies toward the USSR, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Some Help for Refugees and Migrants Agreed

For Students 2nd - 4th
Article reports on agreements made within Europe regarding how to help the many refugees and migrants that are arriving from the Middle East.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 9 22 14: Isis the New Threat to World Peace?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can learn some background about ISIS, the Islamic State in Syria, which has become a significant threat to peace in the Middle East.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Presidency of Ronald Reagan, Pt. 2: Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Under President Reagan, the Cold War began to thaw and trouble brewed in the Middle East. Learn about Reagan's foreign policy initiatives by perusing this summary, reading an excerpt from his "Evil Empire" speech, answering thought...
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Council of Foreign Relations

Cfr: Libyan Ambassador Hails u.s. Relations but Hits 'Wrong' Mideast Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2006, Libya restored full diplomatic ties with the United States for the first time since 1981. In this interview, Ali Aujali, Libya's ambassador to the United States, applauds the new U.S.-Libya relations and comments of on the U.S....
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Isis: A New Threat

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module with comprehensive and relevant resources from which students explore the role of ISIS in the Middle East and U.S. response. Site inlcudes handouts, video, and primary source material for analysis and interpretation.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Saudi Arabia: Small Political Map

For Students 3rd - 8th
This map of Saudi Arabia is very easy to read. It shows the major cities and its location in relation to other countries in the Middle East. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Qatar

For Students 9th - 10th
Useful guide to a country profile of the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar featuring background details and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news,...
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Other

Globes & Israel's Business Arena (In Hebrew)

For Students 9th - 10th
Globes is a business focused newspaper covering the latest in Israeli and Middle Eastern business. Coverage includes the news and developments in the Israeli economy and capital market. Written in both English and Hebrew.
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Other

Globes: Israel's Business Arena

For Students 9th - 10th
Globes is a business focused newspaper covering the latest in Israeli and Middle Eastern business. Coverage includes the news and developments in the Israeli economy and capital market. Written in English.
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Israel

For Students 9th - 10th
A great destination guide that takes you on a virtual trip to the Middle Eastern state of Israel. Find general information on its culture, people, environment, geography, economy, and government. There are numerous links available that...

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