How to Approach Primary Sources
How to read an academic article, by Arang Keshavarzian
"What is a Document?" and "How to Read a Document," from Julia Clancy-Smith, Charles Smith eds., The Modern Middle East and North Africa: A History in Documents, (Oxford, NY, 2014).
"How to Read a Primary Source," in Akram F. Khater, Sources in the History of the Modern Middle East (Boston: Wadsworth, 2011).
Social Media as a Primary Source, Research Guide at Auraria Library
Discovering Things Online
(feel free to send me links to other resources not included here)
Excellent guide to online repositories, archives, etc. on and of the Middle East/North Africa/Islamicate world.
Middle East Studies Pedagogy Initiative
Still a relatively nascent project, but is developing tools and resources for learning about the region for teachers and students alike.
Organized by academics, Jadaliyya has an array articles on contemporary topics, as well as interviews and book reviews. Most articles are academic in nature but short and easy-to-read.
A standard news source with translations of articles from newspapers around the world.
A blog by Yasser Elsheshtawy on urbanism in the Middle East.
Middle East Maps
https://cmes.uchicago.edu/page/maps
http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/maps.shtml
Podcasts
Over 450+ and counting podcasts on Ottoman / Middle Eastern history, as well as recent events.
Non-academic podcast documenting stories within and of the region, including some that have a 'global' bent.
Policy-oriented and centers on discussing contemporary issues.
Self-explanatory.
Instagram
I often find the best visual sources for my own research (both contemporary and historical) through Instagram accounts and encourage you to follow as many as you can if you use Insta.
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