MESC Resource Library for Educators
Nonfiction Videos, Fiction Videos, Miscellaneous, Maps (Part of Miscellaneous, under "M"), Audio cassette tapes, CDs an d CD ROMs
Abraham File, The - films for the Humanities & Sciences-ffh) (102 min) 41
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*Afghanistan-Exporting the Taliban Revolution, ffh 1999, (24 min, color) 115
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(45 min) 132 Copy 1 Copy 2 Copy 3
Alif is for Asad! - Discover the Arabic Alphabet! - ages 2 & up (30 min) 42
Ancient
*Ancient & Modern: Fall and Rise of
*Ancient
Ancient
*Arab Americans After 9-11: (epilogue to Tales from Arab
(10 min) 155 Copy 1 Copy 2
Arab-American Heritage - American Cultures for Children, K-4 (25 min) 53
Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land - Produced 1989, PBS Video 1997(120 min) 75
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Arab Women At Work 23
Arab World, The: the Bonds of Pride, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (28 min) 66
Arabs, The - A Living History (The Shadow of the West). Doc. 1 of 10 (50 min) 4
*Arabs, The: Who They Are, Who They Are Not, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (28 min) 159
*Art of the Book, The: Persian Miniatures from the Shahnameh, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (30 min) 166
Asiklar: Those Who Are in Love, 1996, documentary film about Turkish minstrels, called Ashiks, by David Grabias (37 min) 52.b
*Ataturk, Founder of Modern
Attitude of Islam Towards Christianity, Dr. A.Z. Yamani, Islamic Information Service 80
*Behind the Veil: Afghan Women Under Fundamentalism, Films for Humanities & Sciences, 2001 (26 min) 131
Benaat Chicago (Daughters of Chicago): Growing Up Arab & Female in Chicago, 1996, Cgo Ctr of the American Friends Service Committee, study guide accompanies tape (30 min) 67
*Black Tulip, The -
Ethnoscope, 1987 (Soviet soldiers fighting in
Bridge, The - How Islam Saved Western Medicine, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (50 min) 45.a
Central Asia:
Christian Tradition, The - Religion in Human Culture, Social Studies School Svc, w/question guide 89
Crescent and Cross: Rise of Islam and Age of Crusades, one in series on religion from films for the Humanities & Sciences (58 min) 68
Dateline: 1973,
The
Days of Democracy - 1996
documentary on successes & failures of female candidates in
1995 electionof people’s
assembly of
*Diversity in Islam, with Focus on Central Asia, Prof Ali Asani (49 min) & Islam as Politics and Politics as Spirituality in Uzbekistan, Prof Laura Adams (27 min), part of AY02-03 Harvard Lecture Series 164 copies 1 – 4 (3 videos in series - see also videos #162 and 163) Plus Teacher’s guide
Dream of Justice and Freedom, A, with Hanan Ashrawi, spokesperson for PLO tells her personal story and the recent history of the Palestinian people, 1995, Landmark Media, Inc.,(52 min) 77
Edward Said, 1998, Said discusses his postcolonial theory, films for the Hum and Sci (40 min) 69
*Everything Under the Sun: Astronomy, Mathematics, and Islam, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, part of series “The Golden Age of Arab Civilization,” 1999 (26 min) 137
Fifty Years War, The:
*Forgetting the Arabs:
*Forgotten Faithful, The 143
Fundamentalism & Terrorism: The Terminological War Against Islam - Lecture Series by Hamid Algar 19j
*Gateway to Yemen, documentary, Filmakers Library, Olympic Films, 1994 (40 min) 129
*God in Government, documentary, Independent Production Fund, 2004 (60 min) 170
Greetings From
Hajj (5th Pillar of Islam) Islamic Info. Svc. TV 20e
Hajj, The - One American’s Pilgrimage to Mecca,
ABC News Nightline
Hanukkah/Passover - Holidays for Children, K-4 (25 min) 54
*Harvard Lecture Series AY02-03 on Islam in
- contains 3 videos and Teacher Guide Book - Videos #162-163-164 (also listed separately)
Hasan Al-Banna - Founder of the First Modern Islamic Movement - Lecture Series by Hamid Algar (70 min) 19g
Hidden City of
*High School Model Arab League 2000, tape of event held at Ohio Union on 3/10/00, 4 cys 117 -1,2,3,4
History of Islam: From Pre-Dawn...to the Expansion Period of Islam, Islamic Info Svc 81
*History of
*Holy Land: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
in the
Human Population and Wildlife: An Audubon Perspective (52:35) 92
Hunting Bin Laden, PBS Video, Frontline, 1999 (60 min) 125
I Am A Sufi, I Am A Muslim (52 min) 29
*I, Too, Sing
*If Lebanon Told Its Story ,
video a gift from Lebanese Women’s Delegation, visitors on
Imam Abu Hamid Ghazali - An Exponent of Islam in Its Totality - Lecture Series by Hamid Algar (70 min) 19d
*Inside
(56 min) 146 Copy 1 Copy 2 Copy 3
In Search of History:
International Politics and Gulf Oil, Dr. A.Z. Yamani, Islamic Information Service 82
Introduction to an Argument (INTIFADA) Speaking
for Oneself, Speaking for Others -
Introduction to the Arab World - (45 min) (copy 1) 5-i
Introduction to the Arab World - (45 min) (copy 2) 5-ii
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*Iranian Journey (2000) documentary (60 min) 153
Islam, A Practical Religion, Dr. A.Z. Yamani, Islamic Information Service 83
Islam: An Introduction (23 min) 32
*Islam and Civil Society in Southeast Asia, edited by Nakamura Mitsuo, Sharon Siddique & Omar Farouk Bajunid, Institute of Southeast Studies, 2001, results of 2-day closed seminar and ½ day open symposium held in Nov ‘99 in Japan (202 pp) M-84
*Islam: Empire of Faith, PBS Video - 2 tapes, story of Islam during its first 1000 years (180 min) 110
Islam Today - Films for the Humanities (30 minutes) 44
Islamic Conversations: Islam and Christianity (30 min) 22a
Islamic Conversations: Authority and Change (30 min) 22b
Islamic Conversations: The Islamic State (30 min) 22c
Islamic Conversations: Islam and War (30 min) 22d
Islamic Conversations: Islam and Pluralism (30 min) 22e
Islamic Conversations: Women and Islam (30 min) 22f
Islamic Mind, The: Seyyed Hossein Nasr The Moyers Collection (30 min) 48
Islamic Tradition, The - Religion in Human Culture, Social Studies School Svc, w/question guide 90
Islamic Science and Technology - Films for the Humanities (30 min) 45
Islamic Social Values, Hamza Yusuf, Islamic Information Service 84
Jewish-American Heritage - American Cultures for Children, K-4 (25 min) 55
Jewish Tradition, The - Religion in Human Culture, Soc Studies Sch Svc, w/ques guide 91
*Jihad in America, Correspondent: Steve Emerson, SAE Productions, 1994 (1 hour) 128
Kibbutz 2000 (1987) re-examines the role of kibbutz in a changing
Killing Memory:
Lines in the Sand - video essay on Persian Gulf War (12 min) 8
Living Islam, Vol 1: Foundations (50 min) 21a
Living Islam, Vol 2: The Challenge of the Past (50 min) 21b
Living Islam, Vol 3: Struggling with Modernity (50 min) 21c
Living Islam, Vol 4:
Living Islam, Vol 5: Among the Non-Believers (50 min) 21e
Living Islam, Vol 6: The Last Crusade (50 min) 21f
Lost City of
Madhahib - Main Schls of Islamic Law - Lecture Series by Hamid Algar (70 min) (copy 1) 19c-i
Madhahib - Main Schls of Islamic Law - Lecture Series by Hamid Algar (70 min) (copy 2) 19c-ii
*Media and Democracy in the Arab World, The, Films for the Hum & Sci (45 min) 111
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Middle East Institute, The "A Common Ground" (
*Middlemen: The Pivotal Role of the
*Mokarrameh: Memories
and Dreams, 1999,
First Run/Icarus Films, a woman’s
paintings give insight into lives of women
in
*Mongols & the Spread of Islam, The, Professor Thomas Barfield (48 min), part of AY02-03 Harvard Lecture Series 163 copies 1 –4 (3 videos in series - see also videos #162 and 164) Plus Teacher’s guide
Mongols: Storm from the East - Birth of an Empire - copy 1 (50 min) 28a copy 1
Mongols: Storm from the East - Birth of an Empire copy 2 (50 min) 28a copy 2
Mongols: Storm from the East - World Conquerors (50 min) 28b
Mongols: Storm from the East - Tartar Crusaders (50 min) 28c
Mongols: Storm from the East - The Last of the Khans (50 min) 28d
*Mother of Light & Her Daughters, The - (interviews on Coptic heritage in Egptian society) - Arab Film Dist, 1999, Arabic w/Engl sub (54 min) 144
Musicology Lecture by Kim Schreiber - AU Qtr 1999 (approx 1 hr) 96
Muslim-Christian Relations, John Esposito, MeccaCentric Da’wah Group 98
*Muslim Town, The: Urban Life Under the Caliphate, part of series “The Golden Age of Arab Civilization,” Films for the Humanities & Science, 1999 136
Muslim Woman in This Contemporary Society, The, Munir El-Kassem, MeccaCentric Da’wahGrp 99
Muslims and Politics in Islam, Dr. John L. Esposito, Islamic Information Service 85
Muslims in
*Muslims in
Mystical Poetry in Islam, Dr. Annemarie Schimmel, Islamic Information Service 86
New Approaches New Millennium, Dr. Murad Hofmann, Islamic Information Service 87
*New Frontiers: The
Nowhere to Hide -
video journalist acct. of
Nusrat! Live at Meany -
concert at
OSU World Population Awareness Seminar, Oct 1998, 2 tapes 65a & 65b
*Panel on Afghanistan: How Much Do We Know (MESC
faculty at Mershon Auditorium on
Peace Process, The: Words & Deeds - Ctr
for Near East Policy Rsrch (
*People and the Land: The Story of a People Under Occupation, 1997 (56 min) 154
*Phoenicians, The, ffh 2000, (53 min, color) 113
Pilgrimage To
Power of Place, The - World Regional Geography, filmed on location in 38 countries (30 min) 35
Price of Change, The –
1 of 4 part series “Women in the
Qur'an, The - The Revelation & Recording of the Text - Lctr Series by Hamid Algar
(70 min) 19e
Ramadan - Holidays for Children, K-4 (25 min) 56
Realms of the Russian Bear - The Red Deserts Vol 3 (nature) (60 min) 13
*Religion -A World History - The Roots of Belief: Animism to Abraham, Moses, and Buddha, ffh (51 min, color) 112
Religions of the World - Schlessinger Media, 6 videos (50 min each) closed-captioned, 1998:
Buddhism 73a
Catholicism 73b
Hinduism 73c
Islam 73d
Judaism 73e
Protestantism 73f
Rivers of Fire -
discusses the
Road to War in the
Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur - Holidays for Children, K-4 (25 min) 57
Rumi: Poet of the Heart - 1998 Magnolia Films (58 min) 79
Salat - How to Perform Daily Prayers (2nd Pillar of Islam) Islamic Info. Svc. TV 20b
Sandstorm in the Gulf - Prod by Center for Defense Infor. (28:30) 18
*Secrets of the Human Body: Islam’s Contributions to Medicine, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, part of series “The Golden Age of Arab Civilization,” 1999 (27 min) 140
*Settlers, The, 2002, First Run/Icarus Films, Jewish settlement of Tel Rumeida (58 min) 149
Shahada - Declaration of Faith (1st Pillar of Islam) Islamic Info. Svc. TV 20a
*Shahrbanoo, 2002, American woman meets an
Iranian family in
Shariah in the 21st Century, Dr. A.Z. Yamani, Islamic Information Service 88
Shi'ism I: General Principles & Qur'anic Proofs - Lecture series by Hamid Algar 19h
Sign, Symbol, and Script - Origins of Written Communications and the Birth of the Alphabet, ffh 1999 (40 min, color) 114
Silk Road II, The - Central Park Media, 6 videos (150 min each), 1998:
Vol
1: Across the
Vol 2: In Search of Wisdom 74b
Vol
3: Beyond
Vol 4: The Soghdian Merchants 74d
Vol
5: Across the
Vol
6: All Roads Lead to
*Slaves of the Sword: Yitzak Rabin, 2003, one of three-part series (56 min) 167
*Slaves of the Sword: Ariel Sharon, 2003, one of three-part series (56 min) 168
*Slaves of the Sword: Moshe Dayan, 2003, one of three-part series (56 min) 169
Story of Islam, The - A History of the World’s Most Misunderstood Faith (1983) PSA (2 hrs) 63
*Story of Oil: Chief Economic Resource of the
Struggle for Peace 7
Sufi Dhikr - (copy 1) 10a, (copy 2) 10b, (copy 3) 10c
Sufism I - Principles & Practice - Lecture Series by Hamid Algar (70 min) 19a
Sufism II - Historical Development - Lecture Series by Hamid Algar (70 min) 19b
Sunna, The: Its Obligatory and Exemplary Aspects - Lecture Series by Hamid Algar 19i
Surah Al-Fatihah - Foundation of the Qur'an - Lecture Series by Hamid Algar (70 min) 19f
Syam Fasting During Ramadam (3rd Pillar of Islam) Islamic Info. Svc. TV 20c
Tales from Arab Detroit, 1995, ways a community weaves new traditions with old (45 min) 70
*Taliban Legacy, The, Filmakers Library (35 min) 135
*Tamerlane: The Nomadic Ruler, Professor Beatrice Manz (36 min) & The Mughals Through History, Literature and Art, Professor Wheeler Thackston (41 min), part of AY02-03 Harvard Lecture Series 162 copies 1 –4 (3 videos in series - see also videos #163 and 164) Plus Teacher’s guide
Testament: The Early Church and the Jewish Diaspora, 1998, films for the Humanities & Sciences (52 min) 68.a
*Torchbearers, The: Bridging the Dark Ages, Britannica (25 min) 122
Treasures of the
UAE: Tomorrow and Today 2
*Ulema and Philosophers: Faith Vs. Reason in
Islamic
Sciences, part of series “The Golden Age of Arab Civilization,” 1999 (26 min) 138
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like
*Understanding Islam (Vol I): The Five Pillars of Islam, Abdal Hakim Murad 106
Understanding Islam (Vol II): Sunnah, Shari’ah, Sectarianism, & Ijtihad, Abdal Hakim Murad 101
*Understanding Islam (Vol III): Scriptural Links: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Abdal Hakim Murad 107
Understanding Islam (Vol IV): Muslim-Christian Views of One Another, Abdal Hakim Murad 102
Understanding Islam (Vol V): Muslim Theology & Islamic Mysticism-Pt 1, Abdal Hakim Murad 103a
Understanding Islam (Vol V): Muslim Theology & Islamic Mysticism-Pt 2, Abdal Hakim Murad 103b
Understanding Islam (Vol VI): Muslim Influence
on
Understanding Islam (Vol VI): Muslim Influence
on
*U.S.-Afghanistan Relations: Gaining Perspective, abc News Nightline original broadcast on
Films for the Humanities & Siences, 2002 (42 min) 141
Veiled Revolution, A -
1982, one of a four-part series “Women in the
*Virgin Diaries, The, 2002, First Run/Icarus, two young women search for answers to questions about virginity, sex and Islam (56 min) 148
Virtual
Water Wars - Struggle in the Holy Land - Landmark Media, Inc. - Part 1 of 3 part series (26 min) 47
*Why the Hate?:
Women in Islam - Islamic Media Services 24 copy 1 copy 2
Wonder of
*Young Voices from the Arab World: The Lives and Times of Five Teenagers, Amideast Production, 1998 (30 min) - accompanied by Teachers Guide book 130-vid and 130-bk
*Yazdi, Ibrahim, (Lecture for MESC on 11/3/01 at OSU: “What Went Wrong on November 4, 1979") 2 tapes 116
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Zakat - Community Tax (4th Pillar of Islam) Islamic Info. Svc. TV 20d
*Zinat: One Special Day, 2000, First Run/Icarus , Iranian woman running for office in local elections, (54 min) 150
*Recent additions to MESC library
NOTE: The following videos are available from the Microforms/Periodicals Room in the Main Library to those with OSU ID or membership in Friends of the Libraries:
Assassination of Anwar Sadat DT107.828S23A87 1989
Chance for Peace DS119.7C463 1993
Inside the West Ban DS110W47I47 1988
Iran-Iraq;
Story of Islam: A History of the World’s Most Misunderstood Faith BP50S76 1990
FICTION
VIDEOS
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*Beast, The, Columbia Pictures, set in Afghanistan, a dynamic portrayal of fighting men who are able to find common bonds amid death and destruction (109 min) bea
*Beshkempir - The Adopted Son, drama, child-to-man tale of a Kyrgyz villager, Kyrgyzstani w/Engl subtitles, 1998 (81 min) bes
Children of Heaven, 1998 (Persian w/Engl sub), story of family love, academy award nominee (83 min) chi
*Chronicle of a Disappearance, comedy, a personal meditation upon the spiritual effect of political instability on the Palestinian people, Arabic w/Engl subtitles, 1996 (88 min) chr
*Circle, The, drama, Farsi w/Engl subtitles, 2000 (91 min) cir
*Close-up, 1990 (Farsi w/Engl sub), a man’s attempt to literally become a filmmaker he admires
(100 min) clo
Cyclist, The, 1989 (Farsi w/Engl sub), man's exploitation of man & inequities between rich & poor (75 min) cyc
*Fables of Bah Ya Bah, 2001, animation, six short stories with music (60 min) fab
*fatih-Sultan Muhammad, animated, Astrolabe Pictures (1 hr 56 min) fat
*Gulf War, What Next?, The, 1991 (Arabic w/Engl sub), a collection of short films by leading Arab directors (109 min) gul
Halfaouine/Boy of the Terraces - 1990 (Arabic w/Engl sub), a boy's coming of age (98 min) hal
*Human Being, 1994 (no dialogue), Sudanese villager in alien, large city (27 min) hum
*Jar, The: A Tale from the East, 2001, cartoon film, children’s/family video (63 min) jar
Key, The - 1996 (Farsi w/Engl sub), winner of two children’s film awards, story of a four-year-old and an infant left home alone while their mother runs out to do some shopping key
Life and Nothing More. . . ,
1992 (Farsi w/Engl sub), setting is aftermath of devastating 1990 earthquake in
northern
Lion of the Desert (adventure film), one vol lio 1979
Lion of the Desert (adventure film), two vol incls documentary “The Making of the Film”
lio 1991
*Message, The, The Story of Islam , 1998 (220 min) mes
*Mirror, The, 1998 (Farsi w/Engl sub), journey of a small girl thrust into a perilous adventure in an adult world mir
Mountain, The, 1992 (Arabic w/Engl subtitles), two women, two generations apart, challenge their traditions (34 min) (copy 1 & 2) mou: copy 1 copy 2
Nasser 56, 1996 (Arabic w/Engl subtitles), historical film on Gamal Abdel Nasser (140 min) nas
Need, The, 1991 (Farsi w/Engl subtitles), two boys competing after a trial period for the same apprentice position (81 min) nee
*Nights of the Jackal, The, 1990 (Arabic w/Engl sub), effects of Westernization and war on family life in a small Syrian village (104 min) nigh
*Once Upon a Time,
*Orator, 2000,
Peddler, The, 1986 (Farsi w/Engl subtitles), view of social & econ problems of the post-Shah era ped
Roof, The, a Hanna Elias Picture (Arabic) roo
*Terrorism & the Kebab,
1992 (Arabic w/Engl sub), comedy on
*Wedding in Galilee, 1987 (Hebrew & Arabic w/Engl sub), allegory of marriage, tradition & national identity (113 min) wed
Where is the Friends Home? 1989 (Farsi w/Engl sub), boy's excursion to find his schoolmate's home (part 1 of trilogy) (90 min) whe
White Balloon, The,
1995 (Farsi w/Engl sub), adventures of 7-yr old girl & brother in
DVDs
*Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk about Their Lives, 2005 (Non-fic, English), ffh (50 min)
BEY-BOR-DVD
*Beyond the Veil: Are Iranian Women Rebelling?, 2004, (Non-fic, English), ffh (22 min) BEY-DVD
*Boutique, 2002 (Farsi w/Engl sub), selfless deeds of a men’s clothing store clerk result in trouble
bout-DVD
*Boycott, 1985 (Farsi w/Engl sub), political drama (85 min) BOY-DVD
*Girl in the Sneakers, The 1998 (Farsi w/Engl sub), a 15-yr old girl’s journey
in
*Lizard, The, 2004 (Farsi w/Engl sub), comedy - a prison escapee who becomes an accidental mullah (117 min) LIZ-DV
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Bonus Matls on CD ROM: Notes, Power Pt Presentation, Q&A, P-I 101 CD
*Ten (Farsi w/Engl sub), by Abbas Kiarostami, drama/women’s issues (92 min) TEN-DVD
*Through Sunglasses (Farsi w/Engl sub), comedy (90 min)
*Two Women, 1998 (Farsi w/Engl sub), differing destinies of two girls at Tehran Univ in early 1980’s (96 min) two-DVD
*Women and War, 2004, (Non-fic, English), ffh (52 min) WOM-DVD
MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS -Books, Audio Tapes, Maps, etc
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Afghan Caravan - a miscellany collected by Idries Shah, edited by Safia Shah, 1990,
Octagon Press Ltd, 336 pages M-65
*Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners by Mahdi Alosh, 2000, Yale Univ Press Textbook, Instructor’s Handbook and 10 CD Audio Program M-132
*Al-Hasan Bin Al-Qāsim Mosque Complex, An Architectural & Historical Overview of a 17th Century Mosque in Dūrān, Yemen (English & Arabic), 2002, Paluck & Saggar, (29 pgs plus illus) M-155
*Ancient
(This binder is currently in the East Asian Studies Ctr Office per J.Nichols permission)
*Ancient Egypt and the Near East, History Alive-World History Program, Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (binder w/ teacher study guides, student activity sheets, slides, audio tapes) M-144
*Ancient
*Ancient
*Ancient
*And God Knows the Soldiers, Khaled M. Abou El Fadl, 2001 (194 pp) M-150
*Apricots Tomorrow- and other Arab sayings with English equivalents, compiled by Arnander & Skipwith, c1992 (85 pp) M-126
Arab World Studies Notebook, 1998, edited by Audrey Shabbas, a joint publication of Arab World and Islamic Resources and School Services and Middle East Policy Council, for educational outreach at the pre-collegiate level, 513 pages in spiral notebook M-41
Arabic Alphabet Puzzle, wood with letter pieces in various colors, approx 10x14 inches M-71
*Arabic Novel, The: An Historical & Critical Introduction, Roger Allen, 2nd ed, 1995 (266 pp) M123
Arabic Numbers Puzzle, wood with number pieces in various colors, approx 8x13 inches M-72
*Arabic, Your first 100 words in, 1999, Passport Books (64 pgs) M-136 - 4 copies
Are You Listening? Voices from the Middle East - Different Voices:
Different Lives, Unit Two - Tchg Resource Ctr
fo ME Studies,
Armenians, Assyrians & Kurds, The: Three Nations, One Fate?, 1997, Burchard Brentjes, Rishi Publications, 136 pp + photos and bibliog M-48
Arms of the Sakas, Burchard Brentjes, Rishi Publications, 1996 (162 pgs) M-56
Atlas - It’s A Big Big World, 1994, Tormont Publications, Inc., large maps, lots of color on thick heavy- weight, 16x22 inch pages (12 pp), early elementary grades M-73
*Beyond a Thousand & One Nights - A Sampler of Literature from Muslim Civilization, Council on Islamic Educ, 2000 (180 pp) M-82 copy 1 copy 2 copy 3
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*Changing Perspectives on International Education: The Needs & Goals for International Education in the United States, IU Press 2001, edited by O’Meara, Mehlinger and Newman (720 pgs) M-100
*Children of Deh Koh: Young Life in an
*Children’s Books (3) in Turkish, donated by Inci Gul, Visiting
*Children’s Encyclopedia of
*Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Islam, The, Yahiya Emerick, Alpha Books, 2002 (372 pgs) M-104
*Complete Idiot’s Guide to Middle East Conflict, Mitchell Bard, Alpha Books, 1999 (456 pgs) M-105