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World History

Role of Women in Islamic Society

The Middle East: Roles of Women
From PBS Global Connections
The Reality and Future of Islamic Feminism
From Al-Jazeera
Status and Role of Women in Islamic Society

Migration of Peoples 1945-present

The UN on Migration
Overview of modern migration from the UN.
The EU on Migration
Exploring migration causes – why people migrate
European Refugee Movements After World War Two
"The end of the war in Europe was only the beginning of the suffering for millions of people left homeless by the fighting, released from captivity or expelled as an act of vengeance."
Afghanistan
The impact of the Afghanistan crisis on migration from the Mixed Migration Centre
Syria
Syria refugee crisis explained by the UN Refugee Agency.
The U.S. (1910-1970)
Overview of one of the largest movements of people in United States history from the National Archives.
Google Earth
Information from trusted sources, enhanced with good visuals.

Apartheid in South Africa

Apartheid in South Africa
A program from BBC News
End of Apartheid in South Africa? Not in Economic Terms
From The New York Times
A History of Apartheid in South Africa
From South African History Online
A Look Back at South Africa Under Apartheid, Twenty-Five Years After Its Repeal
From The Smithsonian Magazine

The Caste in Modern Day India

How Caste Still Rules in India
From The New York Times
Jati: The Caste System in India
From the Asia Society
What is India's Caste System?
From BBC News

The Uighurs/Uyghurs in China

China's Repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang
From the Council on Foreign Relations
Mesut Ozil's Uyghur Post: 10 Things You Need to Know about China's Xinjiang Crisis
From Amnesty International
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Includes an introduction, current risk, and US response to China
What is Happening with the Uighurs in China?
From PBS NewsHour

The Zapatista Movement

In a Mexico ‘Tired of Violence,’ Zapatista Rebels Venture Into Politics
From The New York Times
A Spark of Hope: The Ongoing Lessons of the Zapatista Revolution 25 Years On
From the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Struggling On: Zapatistas 20 years after the uprising
From BBC News

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