Lesson 9: Why might religion lead to prejudice

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Lesson 9: Why might religion lead to prejudice

Chapter 2

Year 2

2022-2023

Program lesson 9:

1. Welcome!

2. Check and discuss homework

3. Why might religion lead to prejudice?

4. Muslims after 9/11

5. Group Assignment 

Prejudice and religion

- Antisemitism --> Hate against Jews

                                 --> Christianity
- Islamaphobia --> After 9/11

Muslims in America after 9/11

1. Draw two intersecting circles on a piece of paper—a Venn Diagram. 
2. Write words that describe how you see yourself inside the circle on the left and how others may see you based solely on visible identity markers (e.g., gender, ethnicity, etc.) on the right. 
3. Are there any words that overlap?
4. Write or share the first words that come to mind when you look at her, in response to her question.

Clip until 4:25 and pause after the line, “…turned me from a citizen to a suspect.” 

How did listening to more of Dahlia’s talk change or deepen your original views of her based solely on her appearance?

"What So Proudly We Hailed."

Look at the picture. What do you notice?

"What So Proudly We Hailed."

1. Who do you see on the cover? How would you describe this person based on how he is drawn? What makes you say that? 
2. What is happening on the cover? What makes you say that?
3. Where do you think this cover takes place? What makes you say that?
4. When do you think this cover was published? 

Background information about the cover

The shock and grief of 9/11 became part of the fabric of American life. Even as many American hoped to return to “normal,” they confronted the dilemma of balancing concerns about safety and security with limitations on cherished freedoms. Americans of Middle Eastern and South Asian descent coped with the added worry of being perceived as terrorists based solely on their appearance.

How to be a muslim

We will watch a clip of Haroon Moghul, fellow in Jewish-Muslim relations at the Shalom Hartman Institute, a frequent CNN contributor, and author of the memoir, How to Be a Muslim: An American Story. 

Where was Haroon on the morning of 9/11?

What were his concerns before the attacks? After?

Why do you think he refers to the responsibility of deciding what to do in the wake of the attacks as “a very overwhelming moment?”

Due date Speech

Thursday 6th of April

Religion in the Netherlands

- Religious tolerance: ban of wearing hijab?

- Ban on wearing niqab

Group Assignment

Interfaith dialogue

Ruth Bader GINSBURG – the Notorious RBG

Get to work!

Test your knowledge on racism: https://www.bnnvara.nl/artikelen/test-wat-weet-jij-over-racisme

• Read page 32-33
• Make questions 2, 4, 5
• Continue with your speech

Step-by-step plan SPEECH

Step 1 - Analysis 

Does something like bullying or exclusion happen in your area?

And who are involved in this?

Step 2 - Solution

What would you like to change?

Could you do this yourself?

Who are you addressing your speech to?

Step 3 - Word web

Make a word web with the word SPEECH in the middle.

Put keywords around this about what you want to say.

Step 4 - Speech

Now start making your speech.

Keep it simple. It's about the message.

Requirements

- The purpose of your speech is clear

- Your message is clear and come across well

- Written in correct English

- +/- 300-500 words

Inspiration? https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/knowledge-of-men/the-35-greatest-speeches-in-history/