Mimi Stephens, Director of Professional Development at Brown University's Choices Program, to explore the Choices curriculum unit, The United States in Afghanistan. The one hour webinar will introduce secondary teachers to the student readings, the lessons, and the videos found in the unit, and will provide suggestions for implementing the curriculum in a variety of courses.
Abdi Nor Iftin’s memoir tells the story of someone who’s desperately trying—against long odds—to make it to the United States and become an American. Abdi was a Somali refugee who fled Kenya for fear of the radical Islamist group al-Shabaab. In Kenya he got “the luckiest break of his life:” winning the lottery to land on a short list for a U.S. visa. This was his ticket out. But before he could cash in his golden ticket, the police start raiding his neighborhood, targeting refugees.
A STRAY tells the human story of one young man’s personal journey for belonging. The film—hailed as a “visually striking film,” and a NY-Times critics pick, follows Adan through the little-seen, vibrant world of Somali refugees in Minneapolis. Adan’s story provides a window into what it means for some of the most marginalized Americans to find their place in this country.
ISPU, conductes objective, solution-seeking research that empowers American Muslims to develop their community and fully contribute to democracy and pluralism in the United States. It is their hope that these materials will allow a host of interested parties to do the same. In an effort to provide a resource for academics, advocates, journalists, students and others, we created this bibliography of over 300 books published between 1966 and 2018 focused on Muslims and Islam in the United States.
University of AZ productions: YouTube talk on Morocco and medieval (Islamic) Spain, which will be especially of interest to Spanish teachers and people who teach Latino or Jewish students. by Dr. R. Brooks Jeffery (University of Arizona professor of Architecture:
Photo: "Candlelight Vigil" by Miki Jourdan (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
How likely were American Muslims to participate in the midterm elections? Does a candidate’s support for the "Muslim ban" help or hurt their run for office? How has Islamophobia changed over the past tumultuous year, and how can it be addressed?
ISPU's fourth annual poll surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, and the non-affiliated to inform national conversations with the voices of everyday Americans.
