Occupied Palestinian Territories
Using the Palestinian territories as a case study, participants considered the role of hip hop as social protest. To view the full agenda, click here.
Fact Sheet on Palestine Geography
Facts and figures related to Palestinian geography.
Gaza Strip Fact Sheet
A quick fact sheet providing clear information about Gaza Strip.
Articles about Hip Hop in the Middle East
- Arab League of Hip Hop
- Hip Hop on the Front Line
- Hip Hop Singer Conveys Hope Under Occupation
- How Phat Conquered Palestine
- Levantine Hip Hop 101
- Ramallah Underground: More Than Just Hip Hop
- Rap the Casbah
- Two Sworn Enemies and a Microphone
Israel & the Palestinians: Key Maps
BBC gives interactive maps on Israel and Palestine.
Palestinian Facts and Information
This gives a good chunk of facts about Palestine and other resources.
Palestinian Territories
The state department offers key facts and maps about the area.
Rapping the Revolution
This article talks about the impact of rap on the Arab spring. It ends with an interview with Tunisian Rap star Hamada Ben Amor, also known as El General (see also: Rap Songs of the Arab Spring)
The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Cheryl Rubenberg reviews The Balfour Declaration, by Jonathan Schneer, a book which provides an in-depth look at the process by which the document that birthed the State of Israel came about and situates it in the whole of British Middle East policy during World War I.
The Question of Palestine and the United Nations
UN displays their plans and thoughts on the conflict.
Two Views of West Bank Barrier
Interactive map of the separation barrier.
Young Adult Literature on Israel/Palestine
Literature resource for younger readers.
BBC News: Palestinian territories profile
BBC gives their overview of the occupied territories.
Jadaliyya: Palestine
A collection of articles about Palestine posted on Jadaliyya
People, Power & Protest: Teaching About the Palestinian Occupied Territories
Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, Laura Robson speaks at a workshop for educators which focused on the use of hip hop music and art to teach about social and political protest in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
People, Power & Protest: Teaching About the Palestinian Occupied Territories
Rap Songs of the Arab Spring
This NPR story features YouTube videos of musicians who have been responding to—and provoking—the protests in countries like Egypt and Tunisia. Some of these songs have played a direct role in popular uprisings, while others have helped galvanize international support. Songs are rapped in both English and Arabic, and international collaborations have helped to spread the music over the Internet, via Facebook and YouTube.
Arab Israeli Conflict Simulation
The Arab-Israeli Conflict / Middle East Simulation (AIC) is a political and diplomatic character-playing simulation run by Interactive Communications & Simulations (ICS) at the University of Michigan. Its purpose is to immerse participants in the dynamics of national and international politics — and thereby help them to become aware of the complex nature of political reality.
Both Sides of the Fence: The West Bank Security Wall
This lesson plan is designed to be used with the film This Way Up, which follows the lives of people in and around a nursing home near the Israeli security barrier in East Jerusalem. Classrooms can use this film and its companion website resources to examine the impact of the security barrier on everyday life and to deepen their understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Current Perspectives on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict through Hip Hop
Hip Hop as Part of the Palestinian Poetic Tradition
This lesson provides the materials for a comparison of three songs: “Dedication,” by DAM; “My Mother” by Mahmoud Darwish, sung by Marcele Khalife; and “As I Walk” by Samih al-Qasim, sung by Marcele Khalife and explores how DAM’s hip hop music fits into the Palestinian poetic tradition. Because of some violent imagery, these would be most appropriate for discussion in a high school classroom.
Hip Hop Genius: Remixing High School Education
Learning Each Other’s Historical Narratives
Narrative based history of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Music and the Arab Spring
The occupied Palestinian territories have not taken part in the waves of unrest that marked the Arab Spring in other parts of the Middle East. Nonetheless, the music of Palestinian Hip Hop artist DAM, produced several years ago, provides one window into the feelings of frustration that many Arabs—Palestinian and otherwise—have felt even before the Arab spring. In fact, it is this emotional state that I think many American students find difficult to understand: what does it feel like to live in an oppressive political system that seems like it will never change? Post-Arab spring songs, by contrast, express some of the ebullience and pride that came with proving that change, indeed, was possible.
Narratives, A Two Part Lesson for High School Students
A teachers guide on how to discuss the palestine and Israel conflict.
Slingshot Hip Hop: Discussion Questions and Resources
Discussion questions and resources for teaching with the 2008 documentary, Slingshot Hip Hop.
Teaching About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Comprehensive lesson unit for teaching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Teaching the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict through Dual Narratives
The workshop provids attendees with insights into the challenges of teaching the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, suggestions for how to present the historical context and current situation using essential and unit questions, and methodology for teaching peace attempts and barriers to peace. Dr. Shoman provides attending educators with sample lessons, assessment tools, background readings, maps, and website links that can be used in the classroom.
Produced by Dr. Samia Shoman and distributed by the University of Chicago
The Palestinians “Right of Return”
One of the most difficult issues that Israelis and Palestinians must solve in order to work out a peace agreement is the issue of the Palestinian “right of return.” When the state of Israel was declared in 1947, a war broke out between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Many of the Arab residents who lived in what became Israel fled their homes. Many more fled during the Arab-Israeli war in 1967. Now, many Palestinians are asking for the right to return to their homes in what is now Israel proper. This is an issue that is very emotional for people on both sides of this conflict. Students will consider the reasons for and against the Palestinian ‘right of return.’
A lesson from the Understanding Migration Curriculum Resources for the Classroom Unit Plan from the University of Texas at Austin.
