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Teaching About Islam and Muslims in the Public School Classroom COUNCIL ON ISLAMIC EDUCATION Teaching About Islam and Muslims in the Public School Classroom 3rd Edition i © Copyright 1995 Council on Islamic Education P.O. Box 20186 Fountain Valley, California 92728 U.S.A. website: www.cie.org Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publications Data Council on Islamic Education Teaching About Islam and Muslims in the Public School Classroom. ISBN: 1-930109-00-8 1 - Islam - - Study and teaching. 2 - Civilization, Islam - - Study and teaching. 3 - World History - - Study and teaching. 4 - Multicultural Education. Third Edition, 1415 A.H./October, 1995 C.E. Tenth Printing, December 2007 Research/Compilation/Typesetting: Munir A. Shaikh Cover Design (Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem): Behzad Tabatabai To the reader: Muslims pronounce a blessing upon Prophet Muhammad whenever they mention him by name. The Arabic blessing means “may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him.” Although this formula is not printed within the text of this book, it is intended that it be inserted in any reading by a Muslim. The section on usage of terms in Part 2 — Teaching with Sensitivity is excerpted from the Council on Islamic Education’s curriculum guide Strategies and Structures for Presenting World History, with Islam and Muslim History as a Case Study. Arabic terms associated with Islam, with the exception of names of people and places, and a few other words, have been set in italic type. Most of these terms may be found in the Quick Reference Glossary. Dates are given in terms of the common era (C.E.), a convention referring to the common human experience, devoid of specific religious connotations. This handbook for educators is listed on the State of California’s Instructional Materials Approved for Legal Compliance list. Thus, each California school district may use up to 30% of its Instructional Materials Fund (IMF) allocation to purchase this resource. ii COUNCIL ON ISLAMIC EDUCATION The Council on Islamic Education is a national, non-profit resource organization for K-12 textbook publishers, education officials and policymakers, curriculum developers, teachers, and other education professionals. CIE is comprised of scholars of history, religion, education and related disciplines resident at major universities and institutions throughout the United States. These affiliated scholars serve as advisors and participate in various CIE services, activities and events. Educators, writers, concerned parents, students, and volunteers provide additional support for the organization. Shabbir Mansuri Founding Director Saghir A. Aslam Fund Development Director Munir A. Shaikh Program Director Affiliated Scholars Khalid Y. Blankinship, Assoc. Professor of Religion Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Rkia E. Cornell, Senior Lecturer, Arabic Emory University, Atlanta, GA Vincent J. Cornell, Professor, Middle East & South Asian Stds. Emory University, Atlanta, GA Susan L. Douglass, Principal Researcher & Writer Council on Islamic Education Marcia Hermansen, Professor of Religious Studies Loyola University, Chicago, IL Sherman Jackson, Assoc. Professor of Islamic Studies University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Joyce King, Chair - Urban Teaching, Learning, & Leadership Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Salahuddin Malik, Professor of History State University of New York, Brockport, NY Afaf L. Marsot, Professor Emerita (History) University of California, Los Angeles, CA Ali A. Mazrui, Director-Inst. of Global Cultural Studies State University of New York, Binghamton, NY Aminah McCloud, Assoc. Professor of Islamic Studies DePaul University, Chicago, IL Akbar Muhammad, Assoc. Professor of History State University of New York, Binghamton, NY Azim Nanji, Director Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, U.K. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Professor of Islamic Studies George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Sulayman S. Nyang, Professor of African Studies Howard University, Washington, D.C. Azade-Ayse Rorlich, Professor of History University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Muzammil H. Siddiqi, Adjunct Professor of Religion California State University, Fullerton, CA iii Contributors Barbara Allen Orange Co. Dept. of Education, CA Susan Douglass Falls Church, VA Tasneema Ghazi, Ph.D. Iqra Intl. Education Foundation, Chicago, IL Semeen Issa Los Angeles Unified School District, CA Freda Shamma, Ph.D. Cincinnati, OH Zeba Siddiqui Fort Collins, CO Catherine Young Banning Unified School District, CA Academic Reviewers Karima-Diane Alavi • 10th Grade History Teacher The Sidwell Friends School, Washington D.C. Minhaj Arastu • World History Teacher Irmo High School, Columbia, SC Juan C. Contreras • Teacher Spurgon Middle School, Santa Ana, CA John Costa • World History and Chicano Studies Teacher Arlington High School, Riverside, CA Rkia E. Cornell, Ph.D. • Asst. Professor of Arabic - Dept. of Asian and African Languages & Literature Duke University, Durham, NC Connie DeCapite • Training Coordinator - Fullerton Intl. Resources for Schools and Teachers (FIRST) California State University, Fullerton, CA Ross Dunn, Ph.D. • Professor of History- Dept. of History California State University, San Diego, CA Shaker El-Sayed, Ph.D. • Director - Islamic Schools Dept. Islamic Society of North America, Plainfield, IN Carl W. Ernst, Ph.D. • Professor and Chair - Dept. of Religious Studies University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Eugene Geno Flores • Project Director, Center for the Study of Evaluation University of California, Los Angeles, CA Rosalind Ward Gwynne, Ph.D. • Assoc. Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies - Dept. of Religious Studies University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Zayn Kassam Hann, Ph.D. • Asst. Professor of Religious Studies- Dept. of Religious Studies Pomona College, Claremont, CA Loretta J. Hannum • Curriculum Coordinator for Social Studies Williamsburg - James City County Public Schools, VA H. Michael Hartoonian, Ph.D. • President - National Council for the Social Studies, and Professor - Graduate School, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN Jo Marie Hayes • Teacher and Department Chair - Humanities Costa Mesa High School, Costa Mesa, CA iv Sandra Jackson, Ph.D. • Assoc. Professor of Education - School of Education DePaul University, Chicago, IL Tazim R. Kassam, Ph.D. • Asst. Professor of Islamic Studies and Religion - Dept. of Religion Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT Charles Kloes • Past Chair - California History-Social Science Curriculum Commission, and History Teacher - Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, CA Richard F. Kraft • Chair - Social Studies Dept. Los Altos High School, Hacienda Heights, CA Judy Kraft • Instructor - Elementary Education California State University, Fullerton, CA Penelope Maguire • Seventh Grade Social Studies Teacher Apex Middle School, Apex, NC Shafia Mir • Graduate Student, Political Economy University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Louisa Moffitt • Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Seminar (SERMEISS), and Middle East Studies Teacher - Marist School, Atlanta, GA John Parcels, Ph.D. • Professor - Dept. of English and Philosophy Georgia Southern University, Stateboro, GA Lynne Parrott • Teacher - Middle School Gifted Students Richmond Hill Middle School, Richmond Hill, GA Ken Perkins, Ph.D. • Professor of History - Dept. of History University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Nicholas Piediscalzi, Ph.D. • Director - California Three Rs Project Goleta, CA Denny Schilling • Past-President - National Council for the Social Studies, and Teacher, Social Studies - Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, IL Agin Shaheed • Pupil Advocate, San Diego City Schools, San Diego, CA Linda Symcox, Ph.D. • Assoc. Director - National Center for History in the Schools University of California, Los Angeles, CA Mae Ussery • Instructor - Academy Program Valley High School, Santa Ana, CA Jonathan Weil, Ph.D. • Director - Western International Studies Consortium (WISC) Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, CA John Alden Williams, Ph.D. • Professor of Humanities in Religion - Dept. of Religion College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA Religious Reviewer Muzammil Siddiqi, Ph.D. • Adjunct Professor of Religion California State University, Fullerton, CA v From the Director… hank you for your interest in our third edition of the popular Teaching About Islam and TMuslims in the Public School Classroom. As an educational organization, the Council on Islamic Education endeavors to provide the necessary resources for teachers to fulfill their commendable, and challenging, goal of educating our nation’s students. Teaching about religion is especially difficult for many, and this problem is compounded by the fact that few resources exist for covering Islam in a more than superficial manner. This handbook has been prepared keeping this in mind, and in response to the fact that most state curricula call for ”teaching about religions” and their role in human history. We hope this resource will also be a useful tool for educators wanting to broaden their multicultural horizons. In this edition, you’ll find j Expanded information on Muslim beliefs and practices, with more charts. j Revised, comprehensive glossary of terms related to Islam, with pronunciation guide. j Expanded and rewritten section on sensitivity-related matters and needs of Muslim students in the public school setting. j Updated annotated list of recommended books, video tapes, teaching resources, and student reading materials. We welcome input and suggestions from teachers, curriculum specialists, and other education professionals
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