http://www.oercommons.org/browse/keyword/middle-east daily 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.oercommons.org/courses/media-construction-of-the-middle-east This kit covers stereotyping of Arab people, the Arab/Israeli conflict, the war in Iraq and militant Muslim movements. Students will learn core information and vocabulary about the historical and contemporary Middle East issues that challenge stereotypical, simplistic and uninformed thinking, and political and ethical issues involving the role of media in constructing knowledge, evaluating historical truths, and objectivity and subjectivity in journalism. Sox Sperry & Chris Sperry Humanities Social Sciences 2013-05-02T11:14:01 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-the-military-in-the-post-911-world Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes General John Abizaid for a discussion of the role of the military in the 21st century. Drawing on his experience as commander of the U.S. Central Command, he discusses the problems confronting the next President in the Middle East. He analyzes the lessons of the Iraq War and reflects on issues such as intelligence, the Geneva Conventions, and the role of military contractors. (53 minutes) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-07-16T21:58:06 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-israel-and-the-1967-war-with-tom-segev Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Israeli journalist Tom Segev for a discussion of his new book, 1967: Israel, the War and the Year that Transformed the Middle East. Topics included in the discussion are changes in Israeli society before the 1967 war, the events leading to war, Israeli decision making during and after the war, the interplay between personality and politics, the consequences of the war for Israel and the role of U.S. foreign policy during the crisis. (59 minutes) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-07-16T21:58:00 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-the-israeli-peace-movement-and-the-2006-lebanon-war-with-galia-golan Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Israeli political scientist and peace activist Galia Golan for a discussion of the peace movement in Israel. She reflects on the Israeli domestic situation, compares Israeli occupation policies to South Africa's apartheid, and analyzes Israel"s geopolitical constraints. She also compares the stability of superpower conflict in the Middle East during the Cold War with today's regional geopolitical situation, especially Israel's conflict with Iran. (58 min) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-25T00:12:19 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-islam-and-democracy-with-akbar-ganji Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Iranian journalist and human rights activist Akbar Ganji for a discussion of the dynamics of change in Iran. Topics covered include the Iranian Revolution in comparative context, the problem of establishing democracy in Islamic societies, power in Iran, and U.S. Iranian Relations. Ganji also talks about his work as an investigative journalist in Iran and his political imprisonment. (59 min) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-25T00:12:18 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-war-in-history-and-in-fiction-with-michael-b-oren Host Harry Kreisler welcomes historian and novelist Michael Oren for a discussion of the search for truth in his historical studies and in his novels. He reflects on the skills and temperament required to do history and fiction focusing on his study of the six day war in the Middle East and his novel Reunion. (54 min) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-25T00:12:15 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-the-middle-east-and-u-s-foreign-policy-with-juan-cole Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Historian Juan Cole for a discussion of U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East. He also explores the importance of religion in understanding events in Iran and Iraq and he addresses the impact of the communications revolution on his own work as a scholar involved in the policy debate. (59 min) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-25T00:12:14 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-the-peace-process-in-the-middle-east-with-alfred-l-atherton In this 1986 interview, Ambassador Alfred L. Atherton, a leading figure in the search for peace in the Middle East, joins U.C. Berkeley's Harry Kreisler for a discussion of the role of diplomacy in securing a stable Middle East. (30 min) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-25T00:12:07 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-reflections-on-the-work-of-diplomacy-and-the-peace-process-with-samuel-lewis In this 1988 interview, diplomat Samuel Lewis joins host Harry Kreisler for a discussion of conflict resolution in the Middle East. (56 min) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-25T00:12:06 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-militant-islam-with-daniel-pipes Conversations with History host Harry Kreisler welcomes Daniel Pipes, Director of the Middle East Forum, for a discussion militant Islam, the impact of 9/11, and the factors shaping the debate on the U.S. role in the Middle East. (44 min) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-25T00:12:06 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-u-s-foreign-policy-and-the-middle-east-with-shibley-telhami International Relations specialist Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, analyzes U.S. national interest in the Middle East and talks about his new book, The Stakes, America and the Middle East. (58 min) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-24T10:58:09 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-islam-and-state-power-in-middle-east-and-central-asia-with-vitaly-naumkin Conversations with History and Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Russian scholar and policy analyst, Vitaly Naumkin, who reflects on Islam, Russian perspectives on the Middle East and Central Asia, and the implications of U.S. policy. (58 min)) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-24T10:58:09 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/conversations-with-history-u-s-foreign-policy-and-the-search-for-peace-in-the-middle-east-with-shibley-telhami On this edition of Conversations with History, host Harry Kreisler welcomes Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat Chair for peace and Development at the University of Maryland, for an intriguing dialogue on the search for peace in the Middle East. (59 min) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-06-24T10:58:06 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/empire-and-states-in-the-middle-east-and-southwest-asia This course introduces the history of the Middle East and Southwest Asia from the pre-Islamic period to the end of World War I. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: discuss the history of East Asia from the pre-Islamic period through the beginning of the 20th century; analyze the interactions between ancient civilizations of the Middle East and Southwest Asia in the pre-Islamic period; identify the origins of Islam, and assess the political and cultural impact of the Muslim faith on the peoples of the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin; identify the origins of the Umayyad and Abbasid Empires, and assess how these dynasties reshaped political and economic life throughout the Middle East and Southwest Asia; describe and assess the social and cultural impact of Islam on the peoples of the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin; identify external threats to the Muslim world during the Middle Ages, and analyze how Muslim leaders responded to these threats; identify the origins of the Ottoman Empire, and assess how the Ottomans established political and economic control over the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East; analyze the political, economic, and military interactions between the Ottoman Empire and the nations of Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries; explain how European imperialism destabilized the Middle East and Southwest Asia in the 19th and early 20th centuries and allowed European nations to establish political control over many Middle Eastern nations; analyze the political impact of World War I on the peoples and nations of the Middle East; analyze and interpret primary source documents from the pre-Islamic period through the beginning of the 20th century using historical research methods. This free course may be completed online at any time. (History 231) Humanities Social Sciences 2012-04-16T16:20:40 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/islam-the-middle-east-and-the-west This course will introduce the student to the history of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the twenty-first century. The course will emphasize the encounters and exchanges between the Islamic world and the West. By the end of the course, the student will understand how Islam became a sophisticated and far-reaching civilization and how conflicts with the West shaped the development of the Middle East from the medieval period to the present day. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: identify and describe the nature of pre-Islamic society, culture, and religion. They will also be able to describe the subsequent rise of the prophet Muhammad and his monotheistic religion, Islam; identify and describe the elements of Islamic law, religious texts and practices, and belief systems; identify and describe the rise of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties in the Middle East. Students will also be able to compare and contrast the two empires; identify and describe the emergence of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain. Students will also be able to analyze the conflicts between Muslims and Christians on the Iberian Peninsula; identify and describe the Crusades. They will be able to describe both Muslim and Christian perceptions of the holy wars; identify and describe the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Middle East; compare and contrast the Ottoman and Safavid empires; analyze the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the beginning of European imperialism/domination of the Middle East in the 1800s; identify and describe how and why European powers garnered increased spheres of influence after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the end of World War I; analyze and describe the rise of resistance and independence movements in the Middle East; identify and describe the rise of Islamic nationalism and the emergence of violent anti-Western sentiment; analyze (and synthesize) the relationship between the Middle East and the West between the 600s and the present day; analyze and interpret primary source documents that elucidate the exchanges and conflicts between the Islamic world and the West over time. (History 351) Humanities Social Sciences 2011-11-21T12:06:19 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/modern-middle-east-and-southwest-asia This course will introduce the student to the history of the nations and peoples of the Middle East and Southwest Asia from 1919 to the present. The course covers the major political, economic, and social changes that took place throughout the region during this 100-year period. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: Identify and explain major political, social and economic trends, events, and people in history of the Middle East and Southwest Asia from the beginning of the 20th century to the present; Explain how the countries of the region have overcome significant social, economic, and political problems as they have grown from weak former colonies into modern nation-states; Identify and explain the emergence of nationalist movements following World War I, European political and economic imperialism during the first half of the 20th century, the creation of the nation of Israel, regional economic development, and the impact of secular and religious trends on Middle Eastern society and culture during the second half of the 20th century; Identify and explain the important economic, political, and social developments in the Middle East and Southwest Asia during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; Analyze and interpret primary source documents from the 20th and 21st centuries that illustrate important overarching political, economic, and social themes. (History 232) Humanities Social Sciences 2011-11-21T12:06:19 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/art-of-the-islamic-world This course serves as an introduction to the pre-modern Islamic artistic traditions of the Mediterranean, Near East, and Central and South Asia. It surveys core Islamic beliefs, the basic characteristics of Islamic art and architecture, and art and architecture created under each dynasty and ruling party. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: identify the core beliefs of Islam, the major characteristics of Islamic art, and the major forms of Islamic architecture; identify major pre-modern Islamic works of art and monuments from the Middle East, Northern Africa, Spain, and South Asia; explain how the core beliefs of Islam contributed to the basic characteristics of Islamic art and architecture and the secular art works and architecture of the Islamic world; identify the succeeding dynasties that ruled the Islamic world; explain the important role that the patronage of art and architecture had played in definitions of kingship. (Art History 303) Arts Humanities 2011-11-10T13:04:28 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/the-rise-of-divorce This Wide Angle video features the Arab women of an all-female talk show discussing the rising divorce rates in the Middle East. Social Sciences 2009-08-13T00:25:40 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/mepc A brief description of the Middle East and introduction to the Middle East Policy Council (MEPC). Amina Iqbal Humanities Social Sciences 2009-06-17T01:07:02 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/using-and-creating-timea-educational-materials-in-connexions The Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA) has developed over 25 educational modules in Connexions to accompany its digital archive of texts, images and maps related to Western travel in the Middle East, particularly Egypt in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. "Using and Creating TIMEA Educational Materials in Connexions" explains how students and teachers can use these modules, discussing key features of the Connexions interface such as adding annotations. We invite those with an interest in the topics covered by TIMEA (such as archaeology, history, literary studies, museum studies, and information literacy) to author their own modules. We provide an introduction to creating modules in Connexions, offer some tips and guidelines for making these modules consistent with others related to TIMEA, and explain how to link to content within the TIMEA digital archive. Many of the topics covered in the course are discussed in greater detail in Connexions' own tutorials. Lisa Spiro Humanities Science and Technology 2009-04-14T01:03:16 Course Related Materials