Final Review

Exam is:

Questions 1-80: Multiple Choice, Matching, True/ False on scantron

Questions 81-90: Fill in the blanks on test

Points 90-100: Essay

A review powerpoint is provided on the student shared drive to quiz yourself.

It was my absolute pleasure to learn about the Middle East with you all this year.

Good luck.

Study Topics for Exam

Iran
Lebanon
Islam
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Israel
UAE
Yemen
Al-Qaeda
Pakistan
Afghanistan

Regional Summit Sign-ups Period 3

Please sign up below for your country for the final Regional Summit on May 25th.
2 students per country.
Israel
Palestine Authority
Turkey
Lebanon
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan

Regional Summit Sign-ups Period 2

Please sign up below for your country for the final Regional Summit on May 24th.
2 students per country.

Israel
Palestine Authority
Turkey
Egypt
Lebanon
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan

Blog Creation Project

Your mission is simple. Create a blog site that relates information about the Middle East in an effort to educate others, create discussion, and/or solve issues. It must have three posts. You must choose up to one each from the following subjects:

American Role in the Middle East
Arab/ Israeli Relations
Nuclear Issues in the Middle East
Culture in the Middle East
Islam and Democracy
State Sponsored Terrorism

Each posting must have at least 10 responses from classmates from either section. Free blog creation sites you might want to consider using:

http://www.blogger.com (My suggestion)

http://wordpress.com/

http://www.weebly.com/

http://www.vox.com/

Post your blog address in the comments section below. Projects will be due and graded on Tuesday 5/25.

The Alchemy of the Mosque

Using the website below, complete the worksheet provided for you in our class folder in the student shared drive. A reflection from each student about the make-up and purpose of the mosque should be entered into the comments section of this blog. Any comments about the project are also welcome on this blog, of course.



http://www.isfahan.org.uk/papers/manuni/tocmain.htm

Islam and Democracy

Read the following articles and leave a comment answering the following question: Are Islam and democracy compatible?

http://www.countercurrents.org/yasin210309.htm

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/10/1021_031021_islamicdemocracy.html

http://harvardcitizen.com/2008/11/19/is-islam-compatible-with-democracy/