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My Clothing, My Choice
In this article, the author is dispelling misconceptions about headscarf and sharing her belief as to why she and other Muslim women choose to wear the Hijab.
Muslims’ Contribution (Discovery Packet)
A Compilation of achievements and inventions made by early Muslims. It also includes short bios of famous Muslims in the US and around the world who made significant contributions in the social, medical, engineering, entertainment, sports, and other fields.
Muslims, Mass Shootings and the Media
What the statistics tell us is that in 2015, U.S. citizens were vastly more likely to be killed by a non-Muslim than a Muslim in a mass shooting (206 times more likely if there was 1 Muslim mass-shooting and 206 non-Muslim mass-shootings). From 1980-2005, 94 percent of terrorist acts on U.S. soil were perpetrated by non-Muslims.
Muslims Raise $48,000 to Rebuild Black Churches
A short article that highlights Muslim efforts helping black churches that were burned down in the south in June 2015. Muslims took the lead on rallying support to rebuild the Black Churches by raising its initial goal of $10,000 in just 12 hours,and later reaching $48,000.
Muslims Around the World Speak Out Against Terrorist Attacks in Paris
A short article about Muslim leaders denouncing the recent terrorism in Paris. The article also pointed to responses from ordinary people on twitter with a reference of hashtag #TerrorismHasNoReligion.
Muslims Are Not Terrorists: A Factual Look at Terrorism and Islam
Five points that argue why it is wrong to connect Islam as a religion to terrorism, by Omar Alnatour in HuffingtonPost Dec 9, 2015.
Muslim Women Beyond the Stereotypes
One of the most misunderstood areas in Islam is the topic of women. From misconceptions about women’s role and rights, to images of Muslim women covered in black from head to foot, this is a topic that is often stereotyped in public perceptions. This curriculum sheds light on common stereotypes about Muslim women, the history behind them, and strategies for dispelling them. Consists of 7 lessons.
Muslim Holidays Guide and Lesson Plans
Muslim Holidays-Booklet Muslim Holidays is a booklet with readings and lesson plans from primary and elementary to middle school and high school that describe the two important Muslim holidays. celebrated around the world--Eid al-Fitr after Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha which accompanies the Hajj (pilgrimage) season. Illustrated. The booklet and other resources can be downloaded as pdfs free at http://cie.org
Muslim Heritage articles on Islam, science, technology and more
Muslim Heritage: advanced information on a wide variety of topics is found at www.muslimheritage.com, where the articles are quite well documented, and written by academics in their fields of expertise. This is the same organization that produced the exhibition 1001 Inventions
Muslim Groups Give $100,000 To Help Detroiters
Muslim group donates $100,000 to help Detroit citizens without water. Muslims explain how It is part of their faith to help others in need regardless of their religious beliefs.
Muslim Contributions to Civilization
Many different peoples and cultures have contributed to world civilization, and it is important to acknowledge all of them. Contributions made by Muslims, particularly those made during the Golden Age of Islam in medieval times, have often failed to be fully recognized and acknowledged. This curriculum offers a small glimpse at some of this often-ignored history, including some of the areas where Muslims made significant contributions, including art, architecture, science, math, medicine, astronomy, chemistry, physics, navigation, geography, literature, and philosophy, among countless other fields.
Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet
Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet tells the story of a man who changed the world 1,400 years ago and now lives in the United States through the lives of the millions of Americans who regard him as God's prophet. It travels in the footsteps of Islam's Prophet Muhammad to the Arabian Desert and the holy city of Mecca where Muhammad's story unfolded. But the film does not just stay in the past. Much of its story is told through the observations of contemporary American Muslims, including a fireman at the World Trade Center on September 11th, a second generation Arab-American family building a community based on Islamic principles, a Congressional Chief of Staff working for justice, and a refugee fleeing religious persecution, whose experiences in some way echo Muhammad's life. Lesson plans can be found at two companion websites with different content: http://theIslamProject.org AND the PBS site at https://www.pbs.org/show/muhammad-legacy-prophet/.
Middle East Outreach Council Book Awards 2000-2016
Book award winners in Picture book, Youth book, non-fiction categories from 2000-2015 at http://georgetown.box.com/s/ry41v8dnwsbjiyu5c5zz0l8xpe6bex6v
Medical Ethics in Religious Traditions: A Study of Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam
Multiculturalism and its associated plurality of value systems is rapidly becoming the norm in modern medical practice. Given this increasing diversity, greater emphasis upon cultural and ethical competence in physician training is necessary in order to provide culturally sensitive and ethically sound care. Religious values shape ethical codes and are expressed in the cultural norms of subcommunities in a society. Thus, an understanding of religious values that may influence the clinical encounter is important. This paper provides an overview of the ethical constructs of the sacred law traditions of Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam and will outline approaches taken by each faith regarding medical ethics. It is hoped that the insights gained will aid both clinicians and ethicists to better understand these religious paradigms of medical ethics and thereby positively affect patient care through increased tolerance and understanding.
McMane, Fred. Hakeem Olajuwon. Chelsea House. 1997.
A biography of the African basketball star.