What the Qur'an says about hijab

This summer teachers asked for specifc text from the Qur'an that addresses the practice of hijab. Please see below:

Weblinks to Articles about Qur'anic References to Hijab

Qur'anic Verses about Hijab
Three important quotes
http://www.soundvision.com/cgi-bin/print.asp?url=/Info/news/hijab/hjb.quran.asp

Hijab
Longer article about hijab, including quotes from Quaran, explanations, and a chart of laws and clothing customs by country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab

Seven Conditions For Women’s Dress in Islam
The requirements of Islamic modesty in dress and their Quaranic background.
http://www.islamfortoday.com/7conditions.htm

Women Dress Code In Islam
Three Rules for women dress code in Islam (Submission)
http://www.submission.org/teenagers/dress-teens.html

Is Hijab Compulsory?
Quran is insistent on the full participation of women in society and religious practices.
http://www.islamfortoday.com/syed06.htm

The Virtues of Hijab
Quotes and Explanations.
http://www.islamworld.net/hijabvirtue.html

Persepolis (In theatres now)

Directors: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni

"Persepolis" is the poignant story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine-year-old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power - forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable...
http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/persepolis/

Audio Interview with graphic illustration
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/20071225_PERSEPOLIS_FEATURE/#section1

Official Movie Website for Persepolis at: http://www.sonyclassics.com/persepolis/

Marjane Satrapi's Blog : http://www.marjane-satrapi.com/news/3.shtml

For Students

Kerry James Marshall experience

We are nearing the end of the Kerry James Marshall experience and will begin putting together graphic narratives inspired by the experience. So far, what are some of your ideas? Are you beginning to carve out the characters and storylines? How is this experience going so far? Are you making connections and discovering new ideas for approaching your narratives? On this site, be sure to check out Shakespeare's Othello and Macbeth as graphic narratives.

Would love to hear from you! Click on the green comment link below and join the discussion.

--Dionne

For Teachers

Here are a few ideas about how some of you are preparing for Kerry James Marshall's Rythm Mastr exhibition:

Students will look closely and respond in writing to various African sculpture objects and images

--Nancy Mulick, Wellington

Students are reading and exploring the graphic series The BoonDocks, by Aaron McGruder

--Nancy Mulick, Wellington

Students will view the PBS series Art:21 documentary segment on Kerry James Marshall

--Kim Leddy, Christopher Program

What are some other ways you are preparing students for the visual arts experience with Kerry James Marshall's Rythm Mastr? Click on comments and feel free to share.

Rythm Mastr

(Click on the images to learn about each of the main characters.)

Meet Stasha and her boyfriend Farell, teenagers who become caught in the violence of their urban neighborhood, and the Rythm Mastr, an elderly man who brings African sculpture to life through his use of traditional drumming.

For the Pages visual arts experience we will explore the artist Kerry James Marshall’s exhibition of Every Beat of My Heart, from the Rythm Mastr series. The story originally in the form of a comic narrative will come to life through contemporary sculpture and the traditional Japanese art form of Bunraku puppetry.

Rythm Mastr

(Click on each image to enlarge and read descriptions)

These images are examples of the kind of traditional African sculptures Kerry James Marshall used as influence for his characters in The Rythm Mastr. Each sculpture has a name and unique characteristics. As you see the images translated in graphic narrative and later through contemporary sculpture and puppetry, think about why Marshall chose these particular sculptures and how the characteristics associated with each influence the personality and actions of the characters in the Rythm Mastr story.

As you consider this, also think of what characteristics you want your own characters to have in your individual graphic narratives. Think about what influences and inspires you in history or in contemporary culture. What elements can you draw from to begin building your story?