by Shweta Roy | Feb 24, 2021 | Global Affairs, Blog, Middle East
– by Aliyan Jafri Tulsa native, Katayoun “Kat” Khosrowyar, always knew she wanted to play soccer and somehow change the world. One summer visiting her grandparents in Iran, she heard about the Iranian National Women’s Soccer team being developed. Out of...
by Shweta Roy | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog, Global Affairs, Middle East
The relationship between Afghanistan and the U.S. goes back for many years. Listen to experienced ambassador Richard Olson discuss the relationship and way of life in Afghanistan ranging from international relations to the Taliban. In April 1978, the communist...
by astoundz | Feb 18, 2020 | Educator Resources, Lesson Plans, Middle East
Qatar Lesson Handout CURRENT DIPLOMATIC STRUGGLES IN QATAR https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40173757 https://www.cfr.org/conference-calls/understanding-qatars-diplomatic-crisis ****...
by astoundz | Feb 14, 2020 | Educator Resources, Lesson Plans, Middle East
MAY A PRINCE’S VISION BACKGROUND In May WAC learned about the current state of the Saudi Arabian throne and its history starting in 1932, most of the central Arabian Peninsula was united under a certain chieftain, known to many as Ibn Saud1. His name lives on in the...
by astoundz | Feb 14, 2020 | Educator Resources, Lesson Plans, Middle East
MARCH THE TURKEY OF TODAY Background In March, WAC discussed the history of Atatürk’s Turkey and its differences today. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk1 is known as the father of the modern Turkish state; he founded Turkey as we know it today, with its modern, Western, secular...
by astoundz | Feb 14, 2020 | Educator Resources, Lesson Plans, Middle East
NOVEMBER THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT BACKGROUND In November WAC learned about the history of the Holy Land and the current divide between the Muslim Palestinians and Jewish Israelites. The region of Palestine1 traces its history to Neolithic times; situated in the...
