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Lesson Plans
- Beyond Blame (Education Development Center)
Provides a curriculum for middle and high school students "focused on issues of justice and mislaid blame." 10-01
- Current Events - Examining Views of Race After September 11th (New York Times - McClain and Khan)
"In this lesson, students examine racial profiling of Arab-Americans and Middle Eastern Americans in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. By considering attitudes and scenarios in groups, students address related issues and possible solutions." 2-02
- Examining Views of Race After September 11th (New York Times - McClain and Khan)
"In this lesson, students examine racial profiling of Arab-Americans and Middle Eastern Americans in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. By considering attitudes and scenarios in groups, students address related issues and possible solutions." 2-02
Lists
- Muslims and Islam (Awesome Library)
Provides information on Islam from a Muslim point of view. According to the sources, followers of Islam do not harm innocent civilians, even in a time of war. In addition, Islam supports tolerance for other religions. The sources help to compare the teachings of Islam and with the actions of terrorists who claim to be Muslims. 9-01
- Safe Schools (Awesome Library)
While the disaster in New York City has been an opportunity to pull together as a nation, and as a world, it also provides an opportunity to fight prejudice that arises from such a crisis. Schools and families can assure children and teens that while the assailants may have come from a single region of the world, children and families of Arabian descent or Muslim heritage in the USA are also in grief over the incident--but could be targets of misplaced anger. Teachers and parents can help to prevent the expression of misplaced anger toward innocent children and families in the USA. 9-01
Materials
- -Bias, Prejudice and Attitudes (IAT Corp and Tolerance.org - Greenwald and Banaji)
 Provides a test of attitudes regarding age, race, gender, and obesity. Your responses are measured by your speed of associations. Most of us do have biases (preferences) that may conflict with our values. Biases can work invisibly and give us a tendency to treat others unfairly (with prejudice). By uncovering our biases, we can combat our prejudices more effectively.
Papers
- Alternatives to Hate Groups (Tolerance.org)
One result of the September 11th disaster has been increased persecution or rejection of persons of Arabian descent or of the Islamic faith in some communities. Suggests ways to combat hate groups. Recommends never attending a hate group rally, but instead organizing opposite activities for the community to show unity for diversity. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 9-01
- Arab Americans - 100 Questions and Answers (Detroit Free Press)
Provides 100 of the most frequently asked questions about Arab Americans, along with answers. (The Detroit area has the largest number of persons with Arab American ancestry in the USA.) Arabic, Arabian, Arab-American 9-01
- Arabian Americans - Acts of Kindness (FoxNews.com)
Provides examples of communities and individuals, children and adults, showing support to Muslims and Arabs in America. Instead of acts of hate, they are committing acts of kindness. Also called Arab-Americans or Arabian-Americans. 9-01
- Arabian Americans - Dispelling Myths (Seattle Times)
Provides facts about Americans of Arabic heritage and those following the Muslim religion. Explains that most American Arabs are not Muslims and most Muslims are not Arabic. Also provides facts to replace other myths about Arab Americans. Also called Arab-Americans or Arabian-Americans. 9-01
- Arabian Americans - How to File a Complaint (US Commission on Civil Rights)
Provides assistance to Arab Americans or American Muslims if they are attacked or harassed as a result of the September 11th terrorist attack in New York. Also called Arab-Americans or Arabian-Americans. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 9-01
- Challenge Bias in the Classroom (Tolerance.org)
One result of the September 11th disaster has been increased persecution or rejection of persons of Arabian descent or of the Islamic faith in some communities. Provides suggestions for teachers to help students combate bias in themselves. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 9-01
- Civil Rights of Arab Americans and Muslims (Detroit Free Press - Warikoo)
Discusses possible losses of civil rights for persons meeting the profile of Arab Americans or Muslims. 10-01
- Historical Relationships Among Christianity, Islam, and Judaism (Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Newby)
Provides a short history of relationships among the three religions. Concludes that by examining the interwoven past of the three religions, we will discover that "All of us, from our different points of view, are standing on the same rock." 12-01
- Muslim Americans - Acts of Kindness (FoxNews.com)
Provides examples of communities and individuals, children and adults, showing support to Muslims and Arabs in America. Instead of acts of hate, they are committing acts of kindness. Also called Muslim-Americans or Islamic-Americans.9-01
- Muslim Americans - Bush Denounces Muslim Harassment (CNN)
President Bush supports Americans of the Muslim faith and warns that those who harass them should be ashamed. Also called Muslim-Americans or Islamic-Americans. 9-01
- Muslim Responsibility for Countering Terrorism (TheAge.com - Makiya)
Describes the true meaning of jihad and exhorts Muslims to stop the source of terrorism, persons who are trying to hide their own rage and criminal behavior under the cloak of religion. Argues that terrorists are to Muslims what the Ku Klux Klan is to Christianity. Also argues that Muslims and Arabians should stop trying to explain why they are so angry with Americans and, instead, focus their efforts on stopping terrorism committed under the name of Islam. 10-01
- Muslims Against Terrorism (Awesome Library)
Provides information about the incompatibility of Muslim teachings and terrorists acts. 10-01
- Muslims Against Terrorism (IslamforToday.com)
Provides quotes from prominent Muslims regarding the terrorist attack against the USA on September 11th. 1-02
- Not in our Town (Tolerance.org)
One result of the September 11th disaster has been increased persecution or rejection of persons of Arabian descent or of the Islamic faith in some communities. Describes how many people in Billings, Montana responded to increased to acts of racism in 1993. Their methods resulted in a national movement. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 9-01
- Raising Our Children Free of Prejudice (FamilyEducation - Poussaint and Linn)
Provides some brief suggestions or reminders to help our children be free of prejudice. 9-01
- Support Targeted Groups (Tolerance.org)
One result of the September 11th disaster has been increased persecution or rejection of persons of Arabian descent or of the Islamic faith in some communities. Suggests ways to support groups that have been victimized by racist behavior. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 9-01
- Support the Victims (Tolerance.org)
One result of the September 11th disaster has been increased persecution or rejection of persons of Arabian descent or of the Islamic faith in some communities. Suggests ways to support victims of racist behavior. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 9-01
- Troubling Times for Afghan-Americans (BBC News)
Provides the perspective of an Afghan-American Imam, a religious leader. 9-01
- Trust Building in Communities (Daily News - Levinson)
Discusses how hate crimes decrease when news articles cover meetings in communities to combate hate crimes and they increase when media focus on the victims. 11-01
- Understanding Ethnic Differences (Awesome Library - Elliott, Adams, Sockalingam)
Provides a summary of research on ethnic differences in expectations, communication styles, and values to help improve communication. Warns against assuming that you know a person's ethnic affiliation based on his or her physical appearance. In addition, information about groups can help us ask good questions to learn more from an individual, but group information alone cannot provide us with the values, communication style, or expectations of an individual. 9-01
- Voice Profiling (ABC News)
Provides a case of "voice profiling," where an agency is accused of prejudice against persons based on how they sound on the phone. Points out that most persons can identify the ethnicity of a person based on a single word heard over the phone. 12-01
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