Contemporary Islamophobia Case Studies
This handout contains six descriptions of Islamophobic incidents and questions that prompt students to consider what could have been done after the incident to show solidarity with those attacked.
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Three Parables for Integration
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks provides three parables as metaphors for types of integration.
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A Mosque in Clitheroe
This handout contains an article about a town in Britain that voted to allow a former Christian church to become a mosque.
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Lesson 1 PowerPoint: Confronting Islamophobia
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This PowerPoint for Lesson 1 of the Discussing Contemporary Islamophobia unit comes complete with student-facing slides and teaching notes, and is ready to use in the classroom.
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Lesson 2 PowerPoint: Islamophobic Tropes
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Lesson 3 PowerPoint: Islamophobia in the Media
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Lesson 4 PowerPoint: Understanding Gendered Islamophobia
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Lesson 5 PowerPoint: Standing Up Against Contemporary Islamophobia
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This PowerPoint for Lesson 5 of the Discussing Contemporary Islamophobia unit comes complete with student-facing slides and teaching notes, and is ready to use in the classroom.
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They Called Us Enemy
This graphic memoir from actor, author, and activist George Takei recounts his childhood incarcerated in Japanese American internment camps during World War II.
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Global Migration Vocabulary Terms
Use this vocabulary list to help students better understand and talk about global migration.
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Six Questions for Jose Antonio Vargas
Students use these questions to guide their viewing of a TED Talk about the experience of an immigrant from the Philippines.
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