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This month we continue our theme of ‘curriculum’ by presenting a set of four learning sessions (suitable for 8-16 year olds) on Muhammad Ali, one of the world’s all-time greatest boxers. Ali was also a conscientious objector, antiracist activist and devoted Muslim. All these aspects of his life are intertwined, as our multiple worldviews are. As well as contribution to teaching resources for Black History Month, these lessons are also an example of what worldviews can look like in the classroom.
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11-14 year olds
Explore the life of a North London mosque through snapshots reflecting contemporary religious and ethical questions.
Created by Lynn Revell and Kate Christopher as part of their Canterbury Christ Church University grant funded project Teaching Islam as a Worldview. Funding provided by Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. You can find further resources which were created as part of this project in the RE:ONLINE resource Islam as a Worldview
Follow this link to read more about Kate and Lynn’s research and watch a short video
14-16 year olds
Consider what inspires Malala to struggle against control and oppression. Explore the historical and cultural contexts of Malala’s life.
Created by Lynn Revell and Kate Christopher as part of their Canterbury Christ Church University grant funded project Teaching Islam as a Worldview. Funding provided by Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. You can find further resources which were created as part of this project in the RE:ONLINE resource Islam as a Worldview
Follow this link to read more about Kate and Lynn’s research and watch a short video
16-18 year olds
Explore the idea of Kantian agency and autonomy through perspectives on women in Islam, and a decolonial viewpoint. To support a richer and more contextual analysis of Kantian philosophy and ethics at KS5.
Created by Lynn Revell and Kate Christopher as part of their Canterbury Christ Church University grant funded project Teaching Islam as a Worldview. Funding provided by Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. You can find further resources which were created as part of this project in the RE:ONLINE resource Islam as a Worldview
Follow this link to read more about Kate and Lynn’s research and watch a short video
14-16 year olds
For teachers of Islam at GCSE. This resource takes classic topics, such as the mosque or prayer, and sets them in wider context, allowing students to engage in the diversity and richness of Islam in the world today.
Created by Lynn Revell and Kate Christopher as part of their Canterbury Christ Church University grant funded project Teaching Islam as a Worldview. Funding provided by Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. You can find further resources which were created as part of this project in the RE:ONLINE resource Islam as a Worldview
Follow this link to read more about Kate and Lynn’s research and watch a short video
7-11 year olds
These lessons could be combined with English. Children explore Muslim lives, in different times and places, through exciting, moving and memorable stories.
Created by Lynn Revell and Kate Christopher as part of their Canterbury Christ Church University grant funded project Teaching Islam as a Worldview. Funding provided by Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. You can find further resources which were created as part of this project in the RE:ONLINE resource Islam as a Worldview
Follow this link to read more about Kate and Lynn’s research and watch a short video
5-11 year olds
This resource encourages pupils to look at Islam through the eyes of the poet Rumi.
Created by Lynn Revell and Kate Christopher as part of their Canterbury Christ Church University grant funded project Teaching Islam as a Worldview. Funding provided by Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. You can find further resources which were created as part of this project in the RE:ONLINE resource Islam as a Worldview
Follow this link to read more about Kate and Lynn’s research and watch a short video
7-11 year olds
You might be surprised to find a resource on the city of Birmingham. Focusing on a particular place allows children to explore ideas around immigration, cricket, the Balti curry and hear the voices of British Muslims.
Islam as a Worldview – Birmingham
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Created by Lynn Revell and Kate Christopher as part of their Canterbury Christ Church University grant funded project Teaching Islam as a Worldview. Funding provided by Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. You can find further resources which were created as part of this project in the RE:ONLINE resource Islam as a Worldview
Follow this link to read more about Kate and Lynn’s research and watch a short video
7-11 year olds
KS2 pupils will explore jinns and angels, and the work of modern Muslim artists. Find out how these artists express their faith and culture in the world today.
Islam as a Worldview – Art and Submission
This resource is a Padlet. This is an online resource where information, images and links can all be stored. Click on the link above to access it.
Created by Lynn Revell and Kate Christopher as part of their Canterbury Christ Church University grant funded project Teaching Islam as a Worldview. Funding provided by Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. You can find further resources which were created as part of this project in the RE:ONLINE resource Islam as a Worldview
Follow this link to read more about Kate and Lynn’s research and watch a short video