World war I in the middle east [the liberty memorial association, DBA the national WWI museum and memorial (museum and memorial), with the university of arizona center for middle eastern studies and…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $171,342 project grant to the National WWI Museum and Memorial through the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163). The grant funds a two-week summer institute from July 10-22, 2022 for 28 K-12 educators. The institute, hosted at the Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, will focus on the enduring impact of World War I on the Middle East beyond the traditional Western emphasis. Topics will include the war's impact on Ottoman soldiers, Middle Eastern home fronts, women's issues, disease and public health, and the development of nationalist narratives in Turkey, Arab lands, and among Ottoman minority groups. The grant aims to promote better teaching and research in the humanities for educators through this interdisciplinary professional development opportunity.

World war I in the middle east [the liberty memorial association, DBA the national WWI museum and memorial (museum and memorial), with the university of arizona center for middle eastern studies and support from the duke-UNC consortium for middle east studies, proposes a two-week, level 1 summer INSTITUTE (INSTITUTE) for 28 K-12TH grade educators. An interdisciplinary humanities program, the INSTITUTE will go beyond the traditional western-centered emphasis on diplomacy and troop movements, focusing instead on the enduring impact of world war I on the middle east. The topics will include the impact of the war on ottoman soldiers, the middle eastern home fronts, women?S issues, disease/public health, and the development of nationalist narratives in the arab lands, in turkey, and among ottoman minority groups. The INSTITUTE, held at the museum and memorial, in kansas city, missouri, from july 10 to 22, 2022.]