Categories and links to more narrowed topics in those categories are listed below.
Women's Rights
- Rahaf Al- Qunun- Saudhi - Women in Thailand pleading for Asylum (background article)
- Saudi Sisters Trapped in Hong Kong (background article)
- Saudi Guardianship Laws (background article)
- Islamic Veil and Women's Dress
- Apple and Google App that Allows Men to Track Their Wives (background article)
- What will happen to Afghanistan's Women if the Taliban Return to Power? (background article)
- Jinwar: Women Only Village in Syria (background article)
- Mistreatment of Female Activists in Prison (background article)
- Forming A 385-Mile Human Wall, And 5 Other Ways Women Are Changing The World (Article on many women changing the world - focus on the women from the Middle East or the topics!)
- Orthodox Jewish Women Take a New Lead in Talmud Study in Israel (background article)
- Why Iranian women are burning their hijabs after the death of Mahsa Amini (background article)
Democracy / Journalism / Censorship
- Jamal Khashoggi murder and Saudi Arabian, US, International response (background article)
- Censorship in the Middle- East (ex. Saudi Arabia and Netflix- Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act Show) (background article)
- Egypt's Crackdown on the Press (background article)
War / Conflict
- Yemen Humanitarian Crisis and War (background article #1) (Background article #2)
- Houthi Rebellion (background article)
- War in Syria (background article)
- ISIS (background article - 2014 publication)
- ISIS Brides: Shamima Begum / Hoda Muthana
- Use of Chemical Attacks in Syria (background article)
- Children in Refugee Camps (background article)
- Those Left Behind After ISIS Collapse (background article)
- U.S. Assassination of Suleimani (background article)
- Syrian War Humanitarian Crisis
- U.S. - Taliban Peace Deal (background article)
United States and the Middle East
- US- Kurdish Relations (background article)
- Iraq / Iran/ United States
Leadership
- Turkey- Erdogan Leadership (background article)
- Fethullah Gulen and Turkey (background article/interview)
- Algeria's Abdelaziz Bouteflika (background article)
- Death of Oman's Sultan Qaboos (background article)
Israel / Palestinians
- Rocket Attacks in Israel (background article)
- Checkpoints (background article)
- Border Wall (background audio)
- Israeli Settlements
- West Bank (background article)
- What will Palestinians do now? (January 28, 2020 article)
- Violence- Wake of Trump's Mideast Plan (February 6, 2020 article)
Topic Selection
- Topic Selection WorksheetPlease complete and hand into your teacher.