Middle East
Video
Clothing in the Middle East – Zaynab
Middle East
In this video presentation, Navigator Zaynab Nasif discusses style and clothing in the Middle East. Some items include the niqab, khussa, the thobe, and much more.
Video
Turkey Culture Kit
Middle East, Turkey
Check out some awesome items from our Turkey Culture Kit!
Video
Life on a Kibbutz in the Arava Desert Israel
Israel, Middle East
In this video, Navigator Justin Loiseau talks about his experience working and living in Israel.
Inspiration Poster
Lebanon
Lebanon, Middle East
Inspirational posters can be used in the classroom as writing prompts, or discussion prompts. They are also an opportunity to teach about the author of the quotes. “We wanderers, ever seeking the lone…
Culture Kit
Veiling Kit (Carolina Navigators)
Middle East
Deepen the understanding of the concept of ‘hijab’ with this Veiling Kit. Learn about why some Muslim women choose to wear hijab, the variety of hijab styles, and veiling in other religious traditions…
Inspiration Poster
Palestine
Middle East, Palestine
Photo is my own and was taken in Bethlehem during the summer of 2012. Graffiti is done by Banksy, a well known British street artist, and is painted on the separation wall in Palestine.
Culture Kit
Bahrain
Bahrain, Middle East
Reserve our Bahrain kit to teach your students more about this country’s culture. Items in this kit include traditional clothing, an Applebee’s menu, Bahrain visitors’ guide and map, the national flag…
Culture Kit
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo, Middle East
This Egypt culture kit contains items that will give your students insight to daily life in Cairo! Items include school uniforms worn by students in Egypt, a traditional hat, and the Egyptian flag. Pl…
Culture Kit
Egypt (Carolina Navigators)
Egypt, Middle East
Share Egypt with class today! Teach your students about Egypt by looking and learning about items such as a traditional hat, an Arabic school kids’ atlas, a toy camel, papyrus paper, small pyramids, p…
Culture Kit
Israel
Israel, Middle East
Learn more about Israel and book this kit today! Items from this kit include a map of Israel and the Middle East, a high school literature book, an American Hebrew textbook, a “Teens in Israel” book,…
Culture Kit
Jordan
Jordan, Middle East
Bring Jordan to your classroom! Items from this kit include a tajiya (cap), a kufiyen (a headdress), za’atar (thyme/sliced pimentos), a newspaper, a Syrian visa, a coffee pot, a magazine, and a childr…
Culture Kit
Kuwait
Kuwait, Middle East
This culture kit has a variety of items for your students to explore! They can try on the taqiyah hat, and the ghutra and ogal (headdress), and read about Kuwaiti culture in the information books prov…
Culture Kit
Turkey
Middle East, Turkey
This kit is full of many interesting and informative items that your students will love. Items in this kit include key chains, a football scarf, bracelets, a small bag, Turkish delight boxes, English-…
Culture Kit
United Arab Emirates
Middle East, United Arab Emirates
Our United Arab Emirates kit will keep your students interested in learning. Reserve our kit now. Items in this kit include traditional clothing (women’s one piece prayer outfit, women’s traditional o…
Article
The Land of Peace and Chaos
Lebanon, Middle East
There’s a place they call the Paris of the Middle East. It is the point where East and West collide, a place where all histories meet and many cultures fuse. You’ll notice the snow-capped mountains cu…
Article
Palestinian-American Adventures
Middle East, Palestine
My name is Samer Hjouj, and I am a senior at The University of North Carolina majoring in Global Studies and Political Science with a minor in Arabic. Locally, I am from New Bern, a small town in east…
Photo Story
Where are you from?
Middle East, Palestine
“I am from there, I am from here, but I am neither there nor here. I have two names which meet and part. I have two languages, but I have long forgotten which is the language of my dreams.” ― Mahmoud…
Photo Story
Lebanon, a religious salad bowl
Lebanon, Middle East
The Middle East is known for its religious diversity. We know it as the birthplace of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Although the most widely practiced faith in the…