“Contemporary Middle East in Context” - Spring Webinar Series Registration

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Between February and April 2022, K-14 educators in the U.S. and around the world are invited to a three-part webinar series exploring certain current issues in the Middle East with a focus on historical context. Each 90-minute session will feature a different issue that demonstrates how understanding the past is essential for comprehending today’s Middle East. Content experts will introduce important contemporary issues before delving back into the past to explore how we arrived at our present moment. Attending teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the region’s history and current events, as well as ideas about incorporating this information into classrooms.

All events occur at 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time
FREE! | Earn Professional Development Hours, and State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) for Michigan Teachers!

+ Tuesday, February 8: Land and Water in the Holy Land: The Role of Natural Resources in Arab-Israeli Relations, Dr. David Katz
+ Tuesday, March 15: Yemen's Humanitarian Crisis and War in Context, Dr. Dana Moss
+ Tuesday, April 5: The Unwinnable War: The U.S. in Afghanistan, journalist Rozina Ali

"Contemporary Middle East in Context" is a collaboration between the two National Resource Centers (NRCs) of the Consortium for Middle East Studies at Duke University-The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and of the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. It has been funded by Title VI grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to these NRCs.

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Tuesday, February 8: Land and Water in the Holy Land: The Role of Natural Resources in Arab-Israeli Relations - This session will explore the role that natural resources, especially water, have played in the recent development of the Middle East, including how concern over access to resources formed the borders of the current states in the region, how they fueled conflict, inspired innovation, and how they are still playing a significant role in the region’s interstate relations.

Tuesday, March 15: Yemen's Humanitarian Crisis and War in Context - This session will present an overview on Yemen's rich culture, its ongoing war, and why it is home to the world's worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations.

Tuesday, April 5: The Unwinnable War: The U.S. in Afghanistan - The U.S.'s 2001 invasion of Afghanistan led to its longest war, and cost $2.3 trillion. This session will explore: how did the Taliban, the enemy that the U.S. wanted to eradicate, end up taking power in Kabul? And what is the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan now?

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