Transcript Slide 1: religious symbols/artifacts

November 4
Muslim superhero
Dangerous sports
What
religions
do you
associate
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havename
/ carry
any
of thesethese
itemsitems
withwith?
you?
pairs,
the
religious
items
below.
a yarmulke
1
2
a scapular
a hijab
3
5
prayer mats
6
4
a menorah
a medal
a hijab – prayer mats – a yarmulke – a medal –
a menorah – a scapular
NotMuslim
all Muslim
women
must
wear
a hijab.
women
must
wear
a hijab.
Muslims Muslims
believe in
Jesus
as
a
prophet,
but
as
a
don’t believe in Jesus.
fully human one, not divine.
How
much
do
you
know
about
Islam?
The Holy Qu’ran is the central religious text of
In pairs, decide if the Islam.
sentences are true or false.
Only 20%
Most of
Muslims
all Muslims
are Arabs.
are Arabs.
Muslims believe in angels.
New Marvel superhero is a Muslim girl
Marvel has revealed that
their new superhero is 16year-old Kamala Khan,
Muslim
and
Pakistani.
Were
the
words
used
You’re
going
to
hear
an
similarly to what you
interview about it with
imagined?
the creator
of “The 99”, a
Muslim comic.
Predict how he’ll use the
following words:
vaccine – Islamophobes – diverse – acceptance
Watch the video again. What are Kamala’s
superpowers? Is she an interesting character?
What do you think of the idea of Marvel
adding a Muslim to its cast of superheroes?
How do you think Muslims are perceived by
people from other religious beliefs?
Are other religions represented in pop
culture? If so, how?
Slide 4: Give sts some time to name the items first before showing them the words.
Catholic items: Scapular, medal / Jewish items: Yarmulke, menorah / Islamic items: Prayer
mats, hijab
Slide 5: Show sts question “How much do you know about Islam?” and ask them to work in
pairs, saying how much they know about the Islamic faith.
Slide 6: Show sts words and ask them to predict how they will be used. For example, they
might assume that he will say that the new Marvel character will suffer rejection from
Islamophobes. The interview with Al-Mutawa begins at 00:55, but it’s interesting to show
the whole video. After showing sts the video, ask them how the words were used in his
speech.
Slide 9: Ask sts to describe the images not focusing so much on the names of the sports, as
this is the next activity. Ask them to talk about how the people in the pictures might be
feeling and what drove them to these sports.
Slide 10: Give sts some time to name the items first before showing them the words.
Slide 12: Only show video up to 00:32 as the language gets very explicit later on describing
how the man died.
http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-11-11/meet-new-ms-marvel-female-muslimpakistani-superhero
http://www.islamondemand.com/30_facts.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pHt8XbsZcE
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/06/showbiz/ms-marvel-muslim-superhero/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/18/sports/deep-water-diver-from-brooklyn-diesafter-trying-for-a-record.html?_r=1&
http://youtu.be/bTFinzsdSR0
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/free-diver-from-brooklyn-dies-after-attempting-tobreak-reco