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Module 17: the Muslim and African Ban (2017) University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons Domestic Policy Teaching Beyond September 11th 9-2021 Module 17: The Muslim and African Ban (2017) Nena Beecham Georgetown University Kris Garrity Georgetown University Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/teachingbeyondsept11-domestic-policy Part of the American Politics Commons, International Relations Commons, Secondary Education Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation (OVERRIDE) Teaching Beyond September 11th (2021). Module 17. The Muslim and African Ban. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. https://doi.org/10.48659/svsy-e437 This module is part of the Teaching Beyond September 11th project. View other modules or visit the project website. This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/teachingbeyondsept11-domestic-policy/1 For more information, please contact [email protected]. Module 17: The Muslim and African Ban (2017) Keywords US History, Global History, Social Studies, Government & Politics, International Relations, September 11, US Domestic Policy Disciplines American Politics | International Relations | Secondary Education | United States History Publisher University of Pennsylvania Comments This module is part of the Teaching Beyond September 11th project. View other modules or visit the project website. This book is available at ScholarlyCommons: https://repository.upenn.edu/teachingbeyondsept11-domestic-policy/1 Teaching Beyond September 11th Module 17: The Muslim and African Ban (2017) MODULE 17. THE MUSLIM AND AFRICAN BAN ..................................................................................................... 1 MODULE CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 MODULE GOAL ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 MODULE OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 2 LESSON 1. WHAT IS THE MUSLIM AND AFRICAN BAN? ......................................................................................... 3 OVERVIEW, BACKGROUND RESOURCES AND MATERIALS NEEDED ........................................................................................... 3 LEARNING PLAN ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 STUDENT HANDOUTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS ........................................................................................ 7 LESSON 2. NARRATIVES AROUND THE MUSLIM AND AFRICAN BAN ................................................................... 21 OVERVIEW, BACKGROUND RESOURCES AND MATERIALS NEEDED ......................................................................................... 21 LEARNING PLAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 STUDENT HANDOUTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS ...................................................................................... 27 LESSON 3. IMPACTS OF THE MUSLIM AND AFRICAN BAN ................................................................................... 38 OVERVIEW, BACKGROUND RESOURCES AND MATERIALS NEEDED ......................................................................................... 38 LEARNING PLAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 STUDENT HANDOUTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIALS ...................................................................................... 42 APPENDIX TO MODULE 17: THE MUSLIM AND AFRICAN BAN ............................................................................. 46 CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................................................................... 46 COMMON CORE STANDARDS ......................................................................................................................................... 47 ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS ........................................................................................................................................... 48 Teaching Beyond September 11th Note to Educators The Teaching Beyond September 11th curriculum project seeks to capture the events of the two decades (2001-2021) following 9/11 as a means for youth to understand the post-9/11 global order. Developed by a team of educators from the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with inter–- /national scholars, practitioners, and community activist leaders, each stand-alone module is grounded in at least one of six identified themes and is anchored in an event in a particular year following 9/11. The curriculum does not need to be taught sequentially. Lessons within a module may be taught sequentially or individually unless specified. The curriculum is ideal for advanced high school and early college students. Educators are encouraged to adapt lessons to meet the needs of their classroom and student academic level. The curriculum framework at the end of this document highlights guiding questions for students to grapple with and enduring understandings that we wish for students to glean from these lessons. Teaching Beyond September 11th © 2021 by The University of Pennsylvania is licensed under Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International [CC BY-NC 4.0] These materials may be reproduced for educational use with attribution to the original authors and source. The materials contained here may not be reproduced for commercial purposes or in ways that distort the accuracy of the information presented. The full citation information for this document is: Teaching Beyond September 11th (2021). Module 17. The Muslim and African Ban. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Teaching Beyond September 11th Module 17. The Muslim and African Ban Primary Theme: US Domestic Policy Year in focus: 2017 Grades: 11 and 12, freshman college Entry points (subject area): US History, Global History, Social Studies, Government & Politics, International Relations Module Context 2017 marked the 16th year since the US began the War on Terror and the first year of the Trump presidency. Trump ran on an anti-immigrant and Islamophobic platform, promising to ban Muslims and other groups from emigrating to the US. His fifth executive order – just one week into his presidency - made good on this promise with the passage of Executive Order 13769: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, otherwise known as the Muslim and African Ban. At its height, this ban impacted over a dozen countries around the world, almost of all of which were Muslim majority or have large Muslim populations. While there were many legal challenges to the ban, the Supreme Court upheld it. Trump was a one-term president; the ban was overturned when Biden assumed the Office of the President in 2021. However, the impact of the ban continues. Module Goal Students will be able to use their independent learning to explain the pathway to the Muslim and African Ban (what led up to it) and the various ways it was supported (by individuals, organizations, and Islamophobic narratives and rhetoric). Further, students will understand why referring to the ban by the moniker “the travel ban” rather than “the Muslim and African Ban” obscures the intent and impact of the ban. Module Overview The three lessons in the module provide students with an understanding that the ban didn’t start with Donald Trump—it comes out of almost two decades of policies from the War on Terror as well as a much longer history of Islamophobia in the United States. Students will trace the history of the ban and how it has impacted individuals and communities, and also gain an understanding of the many individuals and groups who pushed for the ban. The lessons can be taught as stand-alone lessons (depending on the background knowledge of the students). Students will gain a deeper understanding of the ban if at least lessons 1 and 2 are taught. If all three lessons are taught, a final culminating reflective essay activity is described at the end of lesson 3. Lesson 1 - What is the Muslim and African Ban? This lesson will explore what led to Executive Order 13780 of March 6, 2017 (Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States), at the time commonly known as the Muslim Ban or Travel Ban. Students will understand that using the moniker “travel ban” obscures the intent of the ban and minimizes the harm on targeted countries/communities. Further, students will gain insight into how a network of individuals and organizations played a key role in getting the ban enacted as national policy. Module 17. The Muslim and African Ban 1 Lesson 1: What is the Muslim and African Ban? Teaching Beyond September 11th Lesson 2 - Narratives around the Muslim and African Ban In this lesson, students will consider
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