Resources
This page is designed to provide you with supplementary materials to better familiarize you with the historical geography and contemporary politics of the region. The following are several sets of links where students can find daily news reports, commentary, and analysis on regional and country-specific developments. Students are encouraged to visit one publication from each category on a regular basis throughout their enrollment in the course. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather preliminary. Students are encouraged to reach out to the instructor for a more comprehensive listing concerning a specific sub-region, country, or issue.
Status-Quo PublicationsCNN (US)
Foreign Affairs (US) New York Times (US) BBC (UK) Economists (UK) The Guardian (UK) Al-Arabiyya (Saudi Arabia) Al-Jazeera (Qatar) |
News from the RegionArabian Peninsula: Roundup
Egypt: Mada Masr Iraq: Niqash & Shakomako Iraq (Mosul): Mosul Eye Iran: Payvand HaaJordan: 7iber & Aramram Lebanon: Beirut Report Libya: Libya Herald North Africa: Media Roundup Syria: Media Roundup Turkey: Today's Zaman Jadaliyya Roundups (Regional) |
Analysis |
Twitter Handles@fgeerdink (on southeast Turkey)
@hxhassan (on Syria) @Lina18 (on Jordan) @MARYAMALKHAWAJA (Bahrain) @Massinissa1973 (on Maghreb) @Mogaza (on the Gaza Strip) @Sahara_Voice (on W. Sahara) @Saudiwoman (on Saudi Arabia) @womanfromyemen (Yemen) @Zeinobia (on Egypt) @zuhair47 (on Iraq) |
Maps of the Region
Below are a collection of maps to better help visualize the administrative reorganization of the region throughout the modern period.