A national network of resources and information about the Middle East

2011 MEOC Book Awards

The 2011 MEOC Middle East book awards recognize books written in a variety of styles and covering a wide range of topics. From a picture book recounting a story by Rumi, a 13th century Persian writer, to a graphic ‘novel’ that describes the author’s recent trip to Israel, from a fictional story set in Palestine/Israel to a history of medieval Arab inventions, these books offer something for people of all ages and interests.

Award recipients were announced at the MEOC annual business meeting at the Middle East Studies Association conference held in Washington DC in December 2011.

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Perspectives/Spring 2011: Arab Spring

Revolution and Popular Protest in the Middle East
Just a few short months ago, it would have been hard to imagine the transformations we have seen take place across the Middle East region since January.In an extremely short and tumultuous time frame, we have witnessed the ousting of long-term Tunisian President Ben Ali; the popular overthrow of the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak; large street protests and crackdowns in Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen; a divided revolt in Libya, and political discontent and unrest from Morocco in the west to Iraq, Jordan, and Iran in the east.

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Free photo resource!

MEOC is proud to make available a growing archive of member contributed photographs taken in the Middle East. These copyright-friendly photographs are licensed for use in the classroom or for non-commercial projects. Browse the galleries and help yourself!

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