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Materials Related to Muslims

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Cultural Exchange: Jewish and Muslim Connections
by The Jewish Museum - New York
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/core/uploaded/pdfs/cultural_exchange.pdf

Curriculum guide designed to introduce middle and high school students to the dynamic cultural exchange that occurred between Jews and Muslims in medieval Spain. It also explores adaptations by Jews of motifs influenced by Muslim cultures in Turkey, Syria, Persia, Morocco, and Tunisia during the 19th and 20th centuries. Although the guide was created to prepare students for visiting the Jewish and Muslim Connections exhibit at the Jewish Museum, it can be used as a stand-alone resource. The materials focus on three subject areas: Cultural Folklore, Places of Worship, and Traditional Texts, each presented with historical background, suggested activities, and discussion questions. Individual themes and activities can be integrated into social studies, history, creative writing, geography, arts, and humanities curricula in the classroom. (28 p. PDF)

Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 Curriculum: Art and Culture; Geography; History and Social Studies; Language Arts
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans Language: English
Subjects: Art; Islam; Cultural relations; Decoration and ornament; Jews; Muslims; Architecture; Material culture; Middle East--Social life and customs; Spain--Social life and customs; History; Asia--Social life and customs; Religious life and customs; Sacred space; Intercultural communication
Geographic locations: Turkey; Tunisia; Syria; Spain; Morocco; Iran; Africa, North

Sponsoring Organization:
Jewish Museum - New York
1109 5th Avenue at 92nd Street
New York NY 10128
(212) 423-3225
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/


The Spirit of Islam: Experiencing Islam Through Calligraphy
by Virtual Museum of Canada
http://www.moa.ubc.ca/spiritofislam/resources/education_overview.html

Curriculum materials that introduce students to Islam and how it is perceived and stereotyped by exploring its philosophical and ethical background, its calligraphy, and the Muslim presence in Canada. The site includes six lesson plans with activities that allow students to gain an understanding of Islam and the role calligraphy plays in it. It also offers the outlines of a project designed to help students learn how to overcome cultural stereotypes. Included are links to a virtual exhibit about calligraphy, special spaces for prayer and Islamic learning, and significant objects in Islamic life.

Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities; Primary sources Language: English
Subjects: Cultural relations; Architecture; Sacred space; Muslims; Ethnicity; Cultural pluralism; Canada--Social life and customs; Calligraphy; Islam; Material culture; Intercultural communication
Geographic locations: Canada

Sponsoring Organization:
Virtual Museum of Canada
15 Eddy Street, 15-4-A
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada K1A OM5
(819) 994-1200
http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/index-eng.jsp


 

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