This Blog is intended for use by students in the Islamic Middle East course at Northfield Mount Hermon School and guest students and teachers from other participating schools.
Merhaba (Hello!) from Turkey to friends at PA and NMH! We are in Bursa on the final night of our tour of the interior. There is a wild wind and rain storm raging as I write.
We have seen, heard, and learned so much. We look forward to telling you all about it upon our return!
All [...]
Zoe Weinberg November 19, 2008
Article: “L’ONU met en évidence la fragilité de la situation humanitaire à Gaza”
Le Monde, French Newspaper
http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/article/2008/11/19/l-onu-met-en-evidence-la-fragilite-de-la-situation-humanitaire-a-gaza_1120438_3218.html#ens_id=1106055
Time: November 19, 2008
Place: Jerusalem, Israel
Key People: Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki-Moon, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,
Summary:
Secretary General of UN Ban Ki-Moon called for Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert to share in his “deep [...]
Zoe Weinberg November 7, 2008
Article: “Deprogramming Jihadists”
From New York Times Magazine
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/magazine/09jihadis-t.html
Time: November 7, 2008
Place: Saudi Arabia
Key People: Saudi Government, Sheik Ahmad al-Jilani
Summary:
Programs in Saudi Arabia attempt to use psychology and education to help Saudi men who are former members of a militant Islamic group. The basis of the educational program is discussing the meaning and [...]
The Middle East in the News
Zoe Weinberg October 2, 2008
Article: Who Runs It? The puzzling relationship between supreme leader and president
The Economist July 24 2008 (Economist print edition)
http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11792348
Time
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Place
Iran
Key People
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader of Iran)
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Vocabulary
Supreme Leader
Article Summary/Main Ideas
Under Iranian law, the ultimate religious and political authority in the country is the [...]
Alysha Sayall – Nov. 20, 2008
US/Afghanistan/Pakistan (Political Cartoon)
Fares Garabet, Syria: http://www.cagle.com/politicalcartoons/pccartoons/archives/fares.asp?Action=GetImage
Time – Nov. 12, 2008
Place – Syria
Key People
- US troops in Afghanistan
- Pakistan
Main Ideas
This political cartoon, published in Syria, sheds light on the American situation in Afghanistan. It portrays a US soldier in Afghanistan, evidently on a patrol seeming to try and keep the peace, yet with a ghost behind [...]
Your Name and Date: Victoria Wilmarth 11/16/08
Title of Article: U.N. Agency in Gaza Runs Out of Food
Source of Article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/15/gaza.humanitarian/index.html
Article Summary
Time: November 2008
Place: Gaza
Key People: IDF, UN, Israeli Government, HAMAS (potentially), Ban Ki-Moon, Ehud Olmer, Mahmoud Abbas
Key Concepts:
Article Summary: Israel sealed off the border with Gaza on November 5th in response to rocket attacks. [...]
http://news.aol.com/article/acid-attacks-scar-afghan-schoolgirls/248141
Your Name and Date: Victoria Wilmarth 11/13/08
Title of Article: UN ‘Culture of Peace’
Source of Article: video clip and interview from CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/11/07/vo.australia.baby.hippo.cnn?iref=videosearch
Article Summary
Time: November 2008
Place: World
Key People: UN, Asif Zardari (President of Pakistan), Dr. Eboo Patel, King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia)
Key Concepts: Clash of Civilizations, Interfaith Tolerance
Article Summary: UN Countries joined in a meeting aimed [...]
The Middle East in the News
•Kaki Elgin, Nov. 12
•Title of Article: A Reward for Good Behavior
•Source of Article: Newsweek
http://www.newsweek.com/id/41725
•Article Summary
Place: Africa
Key People: African leaders, Celtel, Mo Ibrahim
Main Ideas: Essentially, Mo Ibrahim is rewarding African leaders for doing their job. He has developed the Achievement in African Leadership Prize, the winner of which will receive $5 [...]
BBC Middle East