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Strategies and Resources for Teaching about Islam and Muslims. Barbara Petzen. What’s the Takeaway Message?. Get away from stereotypes: deprogram, dismediation Diversity of the religion and of its peoples - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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What’s the Takeaway Message?

Get away from stereotypes: deprogram, dismediation

Diversity of the religion and of its peoples

Prescriptive ≠ Descriptive (use real Muslims, not just text; arts and culture not just doctrine)

Ethical vs. Doctrinal (not just the 5 pillars of belief/practice)

Specificity and complexity of issues/perspectives

Interfaith: Why do we ask different questions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam

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Best Practices: Compare! Analogize to what kids already know

Media-rich approach

Humanize: Land Called Paradise

Find real people/anecdotes: “authentic” doesn’t mean “representative”: Inside Islam

Literature, film, internet, blogs

Popular culture and music: O-Hum

Humor: Allah Made Me Funny

Active: Arabic, crafting/art, Google Earth (hajj tour)

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Stereotypes of Islam

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Islam is…

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“Muslim World”

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Muslim Population by Country

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Cultural diversity of Islam

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Gender and Islam

Gender and religion—do we do this with all religions?

The “veil”—changes the public female body by covering it[How does American society

influence women to change the public female body? Jerry Hall]

Early reform vs. later stiffening/patriarchy

Islamic feminism vs. control of women (why?)

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Who Wears a Veil?

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Counter-stereotypesIslam Today: Hafez Rocks!

O-Hum Darvish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeN4kfBPx1k

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Counter-stereotypesGirls in Iran and Turkey

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Counter-stereotypesPushing the boundaries

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Counter-stereotypes

New Aspirations

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Counter-StereotypesVirtual Ambitions

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Counter-StereotypesNew couture

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Counter-StereotypesNancy Ajram Coke

ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35O3udLS83Y

Parody Coke ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGvXpJjqLWc&feature=related

“Pop Culture”

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Islam Today4 elements: Doctrine, Rules, Practice and Politics

Each element is contested, diverse within community (even when folks say it’s not)

Hot-button issues: Sunni/Shia split Jihad and violence Compatibility with democracy Gender

Think about ethnicity, class, history in addition to religion

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Sunnis, Shi’a and SufisWhat’s the difference, and what difference

does it make?

Historical background of split: not the whole story

Doctrine/practice: not the whole story

Historical experience tells us more (cf Northern Ireland)

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Where Shi’a live

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Imam Hussein

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Iranian men commemorating the death of Imam Hussein

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Imam Ali mosque in Najaf, Iraq, where most Shia believe

Imam Ali is buried

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Mazar-e Sharif in Afghanistan, where some Shia believe

Imam Ali is buried

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Askariya Shrine in Samarra,

Iraq

(tombs of 10th and 11th imams)

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Muslim Attitudes towards Democracy and

TerrorismGallup poll representing over a billion Muslims

worldwide (also Inside Islam film)

Most respondents want democracy, but also want societies to reflect Islamic values

Most respondents support equal political rights for women

Of 1.5 billion Muslims, only thousands are actively engaged in terrorism activities; however, about 7% support their activities

Their motivation is primarily political, not religious

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Curricular AnglesCross curricular reinforcement is key

Humanities: history, ELA, music, art Science (spices, history of science,

hydraulics/mechanics/Rube Goldberg) Math (Islamic geometric design, algebra) Economics (where oil prices come from) PE (debke and other folk dance) Service projects Technology (google earth, blogs, movie production)

Projects in any curricular area in conjunction with classes in the Middle East

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First Contact

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First Contact: Classroom to Classroom

Many organizations provide links between classrooms

iEARN.org: Projects and topics across the curriculum

ePals

Global Nomads

Blogs from Middle East at Global Voices

Listing of other organizations and resources at TeachMideast