Israeli and Palestinian teens find common ground as teammates in a Jerusalem swim club.
May 2023
MIDDLE EAST, WORLD HISTORY
Revolution in Iran
Read about Iran’s revolution and a girl’s experience of it in the winning 2023 Eyewitness to History contest entry.
February 9, 2023
MIDDLE EAST
Rescuers Help in Türkiye and Syria After Deadly Earthquake
Workers are racing to find survivors of the natural disaster, which killed thousands of people.
November 1, 2022
MIDDLE EAST
Slide Deck - India's Growing Pains
Share an interactive version of this lesson with your students.
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January 2022
MIDDLE EAST, WORLD HISTORY
A Knight's Treasure
A scuba diver swimming in the Mediterranean Sea found a knight’s sword from the Crusades.
October 5, 2020
MIDDLE EAST, HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
The Big Chill
Global warming is making Qatar hotter than ever. Is outdoor air-conditioning a good solution?
April 20, 2020
MIDDLE EAST
The Lost Education of Syria's Kids
A video about how Syria’s civil war is affecting the lives and futures of hundreds of thousands of Syrian kids
April 20, 2020
MIDDLE EAST
Beyond the Story: The Syrian Civil War
Learn more about the causes and effects of the long civil war in Syria with this video.
April 20, 2020
MIDDLE EAST, MOVEMENT
Syria in Pieces
What lies ahead for Syria, whose civil war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions?
February 24, 2020
MIDDLE EAST, GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
The Brink of War?
What caused the recent crisis between the U.S. and Iran—and what will happen next?
September 23, 2019
MIDDLE EAST, GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Why Everyone's Talking About Iran
Find out why tensions between the U.S. and Iran have escalated recently.
April 1, 2019
MIDDLE EAST, REGIONS
“We Are Starving”
Civil war has devastated the Middle Eastern country of Yemen and led to a widespread famine.
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