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MEPC provides free, highly acclaimed, non-partisan workshops on the Middle East and Islam across the U.S. Our education director will come to your school, organization or conference with innovative strategies for teaching these complex topics. We tailor workshops to your specific needs

 

Arab Culture & Civilization

Explore this exemplary library of articles and resources on Arab societies and culture. This site was originally created by the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE).

 
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New op-ed by Marwan Muasher PDF Print

Click here for a new op-ed by Marwan Muasher, vice president of studies for the Carnegie Endowment and a former Jordanian ambassador to Israel and the United States.

 
Coffee and qahwa PDF Print

In this article from the BBC, writer John McHugo looks at how a drink for Arab mystics went global.  Click here for the full article.

 
Resistance in the West Bank PDF Print

In this video, journalists visit the largest refugee camp in the West Bank to meet Palestinian youth, and to find out if the Palestinian Authority's commitment to non-violent struggle against the occupying Israelis is a national consensus. Click here to watch the video (note some viewer comments may be objectionable).

 
Freeman, Quandt & Muasher on Capitol Hill PDF Print

Click here for recent remarks on Capitol Hill about U.S. policy towards Israel and Palestine by Chas W. Freeman; click here for remarks by William Quandt; and here for remarks by Marwan Muasher.

 
LIFE Magazine on Syria PDF Print

LIFE Magazine has posted a retrospective photo essay of Syria in the 1940s, focusing on Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and the French Foreign Legion.  Click here to see the photos and read about their historical context.

 
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