They Call Me Muslim, a film by Diana Ferrero

They Call Me Muslim
http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c698.shtml

We've come to the third and final experience in our year of the Pages program. During this final experience we will screen the documentary film, They Call Me Muslim, a look at the practice of wearing hijab as told through two very different perspectives. Following the film, we will be joined by educators from the Office of International Affairs Education Outreach to hold an open discussion and panel to explore a range of issues addressed in the film. We will move through this experience thinking through issues of identity and follow-up with writings ranging from personal essay to poetry.

Please explore this website for resources related to this experience.


Web Links related to They Call Me Muslim

The Veil
A brief exploration of the complex topic of hijab and face-veiling in Islam
http://www.islamfortoday.com/veil.htm

Why do Muslim women wear the hijab?
Eighteen year old Canadian Muslimah Sumayyah Hussein explains. (Followed by discussion points for young people.)
http://www.islamfortoday.com/hijabcanada4.htm

Understanding Turbans
Pictures and explanations of various types of headwear..
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/lifestyles/links/turbans_27.html

Veiled in Controversy
New concerns of girls and women about wearing distinctively Muslim garments.
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/printar.jsp?p=0&ar=271&pi=current


For Teachers
Lesson Plans – religion & culture – Suppression or Liberation, Islam, Hijab & Modern Society
PBS Wide Angle lesson plans for grades 9-12.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/printable/classroom_2religion5_print.html

Who Are the Arab Americans?
Downloadable lesson plan at Teaching Tolerance website
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=155


Media Connections

PBS Special Looks at Life for Young Muslims in America
Transcript and links to video & audio versions of article.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/social_issues/jan-june07/crossroads_04-13.html

Understanding the Veil in Islam
Link to audio article, approximately eight minute segment.
Good for a classroom with computer access. A little more in-depth than the previous article.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6402349







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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.