7 Individuals and Societies: Middle Eastern Culture & Civilization

• The top stories from 1,001 Nights
• Audio versions of stories from 1,001 Nights, via StoryNory
• Epic Tales of Arab Bravery, via Al Jazeera
• The Arabian Nights, read aloud (video)

Poets:

• Rumi, via Poets.org
• Rumi quotations
• If you like Rumi, these Middle Eastern poets are a must to read, via Culture Trip
• Arabic Poetry: 10 writers to read
• Learn about Middle Eastern Poetry

Authors:

• 10 Middle Eastern authors you should know, via Culture Trip
• 7 Middle Eastern authors that are essential reads

Islam / Muslim 

• Islam: Basic beliefs, via United Religions Initiative
• Islam, via BBC
• Who is Allah? Understanding God in Islam, via Newsela
• Sunnis and Alawites, two factions of Islam in Syria, via Thought.co
• Roots of the Alawite-Sunni rivalry in Syria, via Middle East Policy Council

Judaism / Jewish 

• Judaism: Basic beliefs, via United Religions Initiative
• Jewish Beliefs, via BBC
• The Jewish people: History and Culture, via The British Library

Christianity / Christian 

• Christianity: Basic beliefs, via United Religions Initiative
• Christian Beliefs, via BBC
• Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity, via Newsela

Infographic: Comparing Islam, Judaism, Christianity, via Newsela

• 1,001 Nights in musical form (video)
• Maya Youseff's Music - see trailer for her album "Syrian Dreams"
• The difference between Arab and Western music (video)
• How Arabs have influenced American music (video)

Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East:

• Mesopotamia
  • Ebla, A kingdom of Mesopotamia & Ebla today 
  • The region of Sumer, ruled by the Summarians

Regions of the Middle East:

• Persia / Persians (current day Iran)
• Arab / Arabs (all other Middle Eastern countries, except Israel)
• Turkish / Turks (current day Turkey)

Science

• The greatest scientific advances from the Muslim world, via The Guardian
• Science in the Arab world, via University of Illinois

Mathematics

• Islamic Contributions, via Britannica free access
• Contribution of Islam to World Civilization, via Islamweb 
• Islamic Mathematics

Just for fun: Islamic Pattern Coloring Pages

• Arab and Middle Eastern Food, via Facts & Details
• The Story of Arab Food, via Arab America
• Guide to Middle Eastern Spices, via Sweet Pillar
• A Brief Introduction to Muslim Chinese Food, via Vibe
• Exchange of Spices along the Silk Roads, via UNESCO
• How the Syrian Conflict Affects your Spice Rack, National Geographic