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.

Lesson with comprehensive multi-media materials in which students analyze the lessons of Iraq and consider implications for U.S. foreign policy and international response.

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.

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...

A learning module that begins with "The Fertile Crescent" by Joshua J. Mark, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

A lesson plan that draws on the work of the Seeds of Peace, an international organization of teenagers from troubled regions of the world (with a focus on the Middle East) that fosters meaningful dialogue among people with opposing...

This is a detailed biography from The Nobel Foundation on Yasser Arafat (1929-2004 CE), which includes information on both Arafa's personal life and public career. Included is a "Selected Bibliography," for further reading and research.

Read about the course of World War I on both the eastern and western fronts. See how the upheaval in the world brought about attempts at revolution in several countries.

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....

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...

It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and China also featured Amazon-like...

The Persian Gulf War, as seen in retrospect, set the stage for the second Iraq War. This article summarizes the brief war and also lists the "unfinished business" which led to further complications for the United States. December 13, 2010

Click-through facts-and-photo file about Israel's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its Middle East location.

The people known as Swahili live along the narrow East African coastline and the adjacent islands between southern Somalia and northern Mozambique; they also live in the Aomoro Islands and northwestern Madagascar, and there are Swahili...

Despite the title of this article, it discusses the settlement of New Netherland by the Dutch and explains the reasons for the settlement, and why settlers were not attracted to the area.

European countries began exploring and seeking to dominate the rest of the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, thanks to their ability to control sea routes and to the discovery of the American continent. In the 19th century,...

Interactive web unit will allow both educators and students to explore the history, culture, society, geography, and environment of this fascinating city that sits at the crossroads between ancient and modern, east and west, tradition...

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...

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.

Lesson plan provides a summary of the impact of the Egyptian revolution of 2011 on other countries in North Africa and the Middle East. Cartoons are provided that comment on the emergence of democracy and the importance of oil and...

Read about the scholarship and culture in the Golden Age of Islam.

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...

Arab statement after the state of Israel was announced includes declarations and demands.

The background for creating a plan to partition Palestine, as well as the details of the plan itself and its effects are discussed.