LibGuides: HIS 4355: History & Politics of the Middle East: Images & Videos

Recommended Image Resources

Akkasah, the Photography Archive at New York University Abu Dhabi
An archive of the photographic heritage of the Middle East and North Africa. More than 11,900 digitally archived photographs online and open to the public.
JSTOR: Visual Resources of the Middle East
Yale University holds a wide array of images from the Middle East across its encyclopedic collections.
Middle East Images
Middle East Images brings together photographers, spanning first-hand experiences in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Iraq, among others. Their goal is to uplift a visual narrative of the Middle East from within, where local photographers with a global vision can continue to document their homeland on a long-term basis, sharing their lens with the rest of the world.
Middle East Photograph Archive
The Middle East Photograph Archive consists of over 400 photographic prints dating primarily to the second half of the nineteenth century.
Sources for Historical Photographs of the Middle East: Holdings at Selected Repositories
For those interested in historical photographs of the Middle East, the following list provides a selection of institutions and organizations with significant collections.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection---Middle East
The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection is housed at the University of Texas at Austin, and includes more than 250,000 maps, yet less than 20% of the collection is currently online.
Old Maps Online
The OldMapsOnline Portal is an easy-to-use gateway to historical maps in libraries around the world. It allows the user to search for online digital historical maps across numerous different collections via a geographical search. Search by typing a place-name or by clicking in the map window, and narrow by date. The search results provide a direct link to the map image on the website of the host institution.
David Rumsey Map Collection
Welcome to the David Rumsey Map Collection Database and Blog. The Map Database has many viewers and the Blog has numerous categories. The historical map collection has over 42,000 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.

AVON
Contains thousands of videos, including documentaries, educational films, and news clips spanning the widest range of subject areas.
Ambrose Video
Contains educational films in many subject areas.

Last Man in Aleppo

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Video Summary:
2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad’s breathtaking work – a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage – follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets; ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes in the hope of saving lives.