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, with an emphasis on gender dynamics. 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 Publications
CNN (US) Foreign Affairs (US) The New York Times (US) BBC (UK) Economists (UK) The Guardian (UK) Al-Arabiyya (Saudi Arabia) Al-Jazeera (Qatar) |
Feminist Organizations
Institute of Women's Studies Musawah (Muslim World) Nasawiya (Lebanon) Nazra (Egypt) Sawt al-Niswa (Lebanon) Uprisings of Arab Women |
Twitter Handles
@fgeerdink (southeast Turkey) @hxhassan (Syria) @Lina18 (Jordan) @MARYAMALKHAWAJA (Bahrain) @Mogaza (Gaza Strip) @Massinissa1973 (Morocco) @Saudiwoman (Saudi Arabia) @ifikra (Tunisia) @womanfromyemen (Yemen) @Zeinobia (Egypt) @zuhair47 (Iraq) |
Relevant Maps and Images
Below are a collection of maps to better help visualize the administrative reorganization of the region throughout the period.
Below are a collection of maps to better help visualize the administrative reorganization of the region throughout the period.