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4/26/2011

Beyond Stereotypes of Muslims in America

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From Humor and Hollywood to Piety and Fashion

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By Greta Scharnweber, New York University

The following are a few fascinating online, print, and film resources that would help support extension activities in the classroom.

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4/26/2011

The Middle East through Foreign Eyes

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​By Alex Barna, The University of Chicago

Teaching about the Middle East, Arabs, Muslims, or Islam in a contemporary high school or college classroom presents certain pedagogical challenges. ​

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4/26/2011

Teaching about Religious Phobia in the US

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By Joan Brodsky Schur, Village Community School

The vilification of the “religious other” is nothing new in America and in fact has a long history.  This lesson is designed to shed perspective on the sources and nature of today’s anti-Islam rhetoric by looking back to a period of virulent anti-Catholicism in United States history. ​

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4/26/2011

Five Myths about Mosques in America

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By Edward E. Curtis IV

In addition to spawning passionate debates in the public, the news media and the political class, the proposal to build a Muslim community center near Ground Zero in New York has revealed widespread misconceptions about the practice of Islam in this country -- and the role of mosques in particular.

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8/10/2010

Using "A land called paradise"

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By Barbara Petzen, Middle East Policy Council

​I'm sure many outreach professionals and teachers are aware of Lena Khan's award-winning short film, A Land Called Paradise. Under five minutes long, this gem is a wonderful introduction to the diversity of the Muslim community in America. The film, set to Kareem Salama's country song of the same name, shows a variety of American Muslims with simple placards, each telling the world one thing they want everyone to know about them--a simple premise, and incredibly effective. The film won the grand prize in One Nation Foundation's inaugural film contest in 2007, and is freely available online.

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