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Do Muslim Women Need Saving? Lila Abu-Lughod

Author and Scholar Lil Abu-Lughod presents her findings... Frequent reports of honor killings, disfigurement, and sensational abuse have given rise to a consensus in the West, a message propagated by human rights groups and the media: Muslim women need to be rescued. Lila Abu-Lughod, who has been writing about Arab women for thirty years, challenges this conclusion in DO MUSLIM WOMEN NEED SAVING? The book is an indictment of a mindset that has justified all manner of foreign interference, including military invasion, in the name of rescuing women from Islam.

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#AskaMuslimGirl

“Vogue Shares Young Muslim Women’s Voices”: Fashion-forward Teen Vogue, in collaboration with MuslimGirl.com (a website whose tagline is "Muslim women talk back"), has a refreshing array of content focusing on young Muslim women's perspectives and experiences in the United States. The#AskaMuslimGirl video series (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T473sn0hcg) is candid and accessible while articles address numerous issues such as the hijab, dating, female Muslim identity, empowerment, and more.

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Middle and Secondary Level: Syria's Children

This lesson introduces students to the Pulitzer Center e-book "Flight From Syria: Refugee Stories," featuring the work of nine journalists whose travels took them from Syria to Sweden, and from crowded camps to cramped apartments in city suburbs. Students examine and discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and its effect on children.

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A Primer for Teachers: Syria’s Refugees

Important Questions and Answers about the Syrian Refugee Crisis for Educators along with an in-depth list of complimentary content resources to support student inquiry. A website created by the Middle East Policy Council

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The Founding Fathers and Islam: An Essay and Discussion Prompts for the Classroom

The Founding Fathers and Islam: An Essay and Discussion Prompts for the Classroom

With more than 55 million items, the Library of Congress Manuscript Division contains the papers of 23 presidents, from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge. In this article, Manuscript Division Chief James Hutson draws upon the papers of Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other primary documents to discuss the relationship of Islam to the new nation.

Consider also reading: Thomas Jefferson's Quran: Islam and the Founders

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Resources on Teaching about the Middle East

Primary and Secondary Levels

University Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona has resources for K-12 teachers: Their lesson plan page has a SEARCH ENGINE, so that you can search by grade, subject, and content area - simultaneously. Go to: http://cmes.arizona.edu/outreach/lessons There is everything from an awesome 3rd-5th grade lesson on "Water in the Desert" to middle and high school lessons in English, History, Geography, Current Events, etc....

26 Sep 2017

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The Rise of Islamophobia

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:15pm
Online, The Carter Center
Sponsored By: 
The Carter Center

Conversations at The Carter Center: The Rise of Islamophobia
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, 7–8:15 p.m.
Islamophobia and radical extremism are inextricably linked. Find out how the negative portrayal of Muslims in the media impacts real-world events and learn more about strategic responses to Islamophobia in Europe and the U.S.

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Al-Aqsa & Jerusalem Under Occupation "International Law, Religious Freedom & Israeli Attacks"

Islamophobia Studies Center, University of California Berkley, Director Bazian's Recorded Livestream (7.26.17) on Al-Aqsa Occupation
Link to Video
Al-Aqsa & Jerusalem Under Occupation
"International Law, Religious Freedom & Israeli Attacks

13 Sep 2017

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Sexuality and Islam in France: Presentations by Denis Provencher

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Universitiy of Pittsburgh, Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning
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Univrsity of PIttsburgh's Departments of French and Italian and the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program

The Department of French and Italian and the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program presents:
Events on Sexuality and Islam in France
General lecture by Denis Provencher (Arizona), “Queer Maghrebi French”

11 Jul 2017

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Elusive Struggle for Justice in Palestine

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Sixth Presbyterian Church (1688 Murray Ave in Pittsburgh)
Sponsored By: 
Friends of Sabeal

The Elusive Struggle for Justice in Palestine,” this Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Sixth Presbyterian Church (1688 Murray Ave in Squirrel Hill). This event will provide an opportunity to discuss how justice might best be accomplished by looking at tools that will facilitate the conversation, and also suggesting ways to put the conversation into action.

Contact: 
Tina Whitehead tinawhitehead2@hotmail.com

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