Lesson Plans

The Jerusalem Fund is investing in the development of timely curricula on topics relating to Arab arts and culture that can be disseminated widely to teachers in schools across the U.S. This will help to meet the immense need for well-developed, well-researched curricula that can better shape students' understanding of the Arab and Muslim world in a way that dispels negative stereotypes and one-sided discourse on the issues.


Featured Resource! "Mightier than the Sword: Calligraphy of the Sixteenth Century Imperial Courts"

Explore this exciting web-based curriculum unit designed to provide a creative and interactive approach to studying many of the major empires that dominated the world stage in the 15th and 16th centuries.  Using Islamic calligraphy and culture as an entry point, students learn about seven empires: the Songhay, Saadian, Mughal, Safavid, Ottoman, Ming, Tokugawa Shogunate, and the Hapsburg, from historical, literary and artistic vantage points.  The unit is designed for students of World History, Literature, Arts and Mathematics.  It addresses national standards for 9th and 10th grade subject areas.

To access this unit, click here.
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