Activity 1: What do you know about the Middle East? Think about the history, culture, the people.
Activity 2: Read “Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans” from Minority Rights Group International.
Activity 3: Watch “Misconception of Middle Eastern Culture and Religion” | Melika Rahmani | TEDxJMU
Activity 4: Read “Literacy Reform in the Middle East” from The Washington Institute of Near East Policy. This report is from 2004 so a bit outdated but still contains some relevant information.
Activity 5: Watch Learning Curve: Middle Eastern College Students in the US. This is from 2009 and includes a short interview with 4 Middle Eastern college students on their experience in the US and living on a small-town college campus.
Activity 6: Contribute to Conversation 5.
