MIDDLE EAST ASSIGNMENTS
(Please note that this page will be updated as more topics are covered in class)
MOVIES
Note to Students and Parents:
The following descriptions of the films are from the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com). Details and a parent’s guide to a film’s possibly objectionable material can be found at this site. Some of the movies are rated “R”, so NO CREDIT WILL BE GRANTED FOR R-RATED MOVIES WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM A PARENT OR GUARDIAN E-mailed to the teacher.
VIDEOS
From Al Jazeera World:
I Knew bin Laden: (2)
An insight into Osama bin Laden's life through the eyes of people who knew him and met him.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/general/2011/05/201151014338715787.html
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: What new understandings did you gain?
Malala's Interview on The Daily Show: (1)
Meet the 16-year old Nobel Peace Prize winner who has become an advocate for women's education after being shot by the Taliban for attending school in her native Pakistan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjGL6YY6oMs
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: In what ways were you inspired by her words and her story?
BOOKS: (All books not online can be checked out by the teacher)
Yousafazi, Malala. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. (9 Hrs.)
She won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 12. Her story of when the Taliban took over her region of Pakistan.
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: What did you learn about the region and the Taliban?
Lamb, Christina. The Sewing Circles of Herat: A Personal Voyage through Afghanistan.
· Chap. 1: The Taliban Torturer (2 hours) Download
Meeting the enemy…with surprising insights on the so-called terrorist masterminds.
· Chap. 2: Mullahs on Motorbikes (3 hours) Download
How a young British woman got to hang out with the Mujahideen during the Soviet/Afghan war is a bit of a mystery, but you’ll never get a more up-close account of the war.
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: For each--What new understandings did you gain?
Cohen, Jared. Children of Jihad: A Young American’s Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East. (12 hours)
Interviewing terrorists face-to-face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth—and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype.
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: What new understandings did you gain?
TRAVEL STORIES (Available from the teacher if not available for download)
Kalam, Murad. If It Doesn’t Kill You First. (Saudi Arabia—1 hour) Download_
An American Muslim takes you on the Hajj with him.
Need a prompt to get you going? Try: What did you learn about the Hajj?
Dowd, Maureen. A Girls’ Guide to Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Arabia—1 hour) Download
What is it like to be a tourist in a country where women’s lives are heavily restricted?
Need a prompt to get you going? Try:Thoughts?
Stevenson, Seth. Looking for Mammon in the Muslim World. (Dubai—1 hour) Download
A tour through the insanely rich country of Dubai.
Need a prompt to get you going? Try: Does Dubai attract or repel you?
Saunders, George. The New Mecca. (Dubai—2 hours) Download
Another tour through the insanely rich country of Dubai and the world’s only seven-star hotel.
Need a prompt to get you going? Try: Does Dubai attract or repel you?
RESTAURANT VISITS
Go to any Middle-Eastern restaurant. (2 hours)
(Please note that this page will be updated as more topics are covered in class)
MOVIES
Note to Students and Parents:
The following descriptions of the films are from the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com). Details and a parent’s guide to a film’s possibly objectionable material can be found at this site. Some of the movies are rated “R”, so NO CREDIT WILL BE GRANTED FOR R-RATED MOVIES WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM A PARENT OR GUARDIAN E-mailed to the teacher.
VIDEOS
From Al Jazeera World:
I Knew bin Laden: (2)
An insight into Osama bin Laden's life through the eyes of people who knew him and met him.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/general/2011/05/201151014338715787.html
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: What new understandings did you gain?
Malala's Interview on The Daily Show: (1)
Meet the 16-year old Nobel Peace Prize winner who has become an advocate for women's education after being shot by the Taliban for attending school in her native Pakistan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjGL6YY6oMs
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: In what ways were you inspired by her words and her story?
BOOKS: (All books not online can be checked out by the teacher)
Yousafazi, Malala. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. (9 Hrs.)
She won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 12. Her story of when the Taliban took over her region of Pakistan.
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: What did you learn about the region and the Taliban?
Lamb, Christina. The Sewing Circles of Herat: A Personal Voyage through Afghanistan.
· Chap. 1: The Taliban Torturer (2 hours) Download
Meeting the enemy…with surprising insights on the so-called terrorist masterminds.
· Chap. 2: Mullahs on Motorbikes (3 hours) Download
How a young British woman got to hang out with the Mujahideen during the Soviet/Afghan war is a bit of a mystery, but you’ll never get a more up-close account of the war.
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: For each--What new understandings did you gain?
Cohen, Jared. Children of Jihad: A Young American’s Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East. (12 hours)
Interviewing terrorists face-to-face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth—and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype.
Need a prompt for reflection? Try: What new understandings did you gain?
TRAVEL STORIES (Available from the teacher if not available for download)
Kalam, Murad. If It Doesn’t Kill You First. (Saudi Arabia—1 hour) Download_
An American Muslim takes you on the Hajj with him.
Need a prompt to get you going? Try: What did you learn about the Hajj?
Dowd, Maureen. A Girls’ Guide to Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Arabia—1 hour) Download
What is it like to be a tourist in a country where women’s lives are heavily restricted?
Need a prompt to get you going? Try:Thoughts?
Stevenson, Seth. Looking for Mammon in the Muslim World. (Dubai—1 hour) Download
A tour through the insanely rich country of Dubai.
Need a prompt to get you going? Try: Does Dubai attract or repel you?
Saunders, George. The New Mecca. (Dubai—2 hours) Download
Another tour through the insanely rich country of Dubai and the world’s only seven-star hotel.
Need a prompt to get you going? Try: Does Dubai attract or repel you?
RESTAURANT VISITS
Go to any Middle-Eastern restaurant. (2 hours)