Announcements

Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar
From Event

Amir is a hot-shot corporate lawyer in Manhattan. He’s also a Pakistani-American whose white wife is an artist interested in Islamic forms. When Amir is mistakenly linked to a Muslim leader, his world begins to unravel. Matters come to a head when he and his wife host a dinner party for another couple – a Black female attorney and her Jewish husband.
Islam in Southeast Asia
From Resource

Asia Society's Islam in Southeast Asia website contains curriculum ideas.

Linda K. Wertheimer's book, Faith Ed: Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance
From Resource

Explores the opposition to teaching about Islam and includes an in-depth discussion of Modesto's World Religions course.
Religious Diversity in the Classroom
From Resource

A free, five-part webinar series created by Tanenbaum and Teaching Tolerance to help teachers create inclusive classrooms and promote religious literacy.
Supporting Your Diverse Classroom and Resources for Teaching about Islam
From Resource

A free webinar hosted by Islamic Networks Group in which panelists from a wide range of organizations provide tips and resources for teachers.
Islam, Public Schools and the Challenge of Teaching about Religions,
From Resource

By Charles Haynes of the First Amendment Center, comments on recent controversies and offers guidance for avoiding charges of indoctrination.
The First Amendment Center's Finding Common Ground: A First Amendment Guide to Religion and Public Schools
From Resource

Provides legal guidance for teachers.
The American Academy of Religion's "Guidelines for Teaching about Religion in K-12 Public Schools in the United States"
From Resource

Provides teachers with methodological approaches to addressing religion.
The Zahra Center
From Event

The Zahra Center - Based on the novel "Surviving Zahra" by Fatima Aly Jaffer, directed by Iman Mazloum, this is a play about the culture of silence regarding domestic abuse and sexual assault in North American Muslim communities, set against a backdrop of a seven day long wedding with matchmaking aunties and annoying sister-in-laws. This play offers a narrative of the North American Muslim experience while also exploring issues that are seen as taboo topics in most societies. Performance dates are March 26th and 27th at 2 p.m. in the McConomy Auditorium at Carnegie Mellon University.
Of Many, Film Screening and Talk-Back
From Event

We hope you will join us for a showing of the inspiring short film Of Many, a movie that focuses on the surprising and transformative relationship between Rabbi Yehuda Sarna and Imam Khalid Latif, who serve as university chaplains at New York University. The film is set against the dramatic backdrop of violence in the Middle East and the tension between Jewish and Muslim students on college campuses.

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