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MelanieYoc

Advisory
MariaSilva
February12,2016
FacingHistory:Islamophobia
ThefacinghistoryactivitywasonIslamophobia.Forthisactivitymyfacing
historyclasspresentedinalladvisories,wedidthisthroughapowerpoint.Inthe
powerpointwedescribedwhatIslamophobiawas,itsorigin,whoitaffects,andalso
aboutMuslimsthemselvesandwhotheyareandwheretheycomefrom.
WhenIwaspresentingInoticedthatmanyofthestudentswereinterestedin
learningaboutIslamophobia.Manywereengagedbecauseitwasaninteractiveactivity
wherewemademanystudentstalktooneanother,think,andreflect.Ialsonoticedthat
evenafterthepresentationstudentsweretalkingaboutitasifitstucktothem.
Evenbeforepresenting,IlearnedaboutIslamophobiawhichwasnot
uncomfortablebutwasaserioustopicsoIhadtotakeitveryserious.Therearemany
stereotypesaboutMuslimsandhavetobeawarethatallMuslimsarenotfromISISand
notallofthemareterrorists.DuringthepresentationIfeltlikeIhadtobeseriousabout
itandthatIhadtousetherightwordstoexplainthepresentationwithoutanyofit
comingoutthewrongway.
IlearnedthatIslamophobiaisarealphobia.Ineverknewthatitwas,butit
openedmyeyestorealizeitwasbecauseInoticedhowmuchpeoplewerefrightenedof

Muslims.Ilearnedthatonceagainwearequicktojudgeotherpeoplebecauseofa
mistakesomeonehadmade.
DuringthisfacinghistoryclassIcontributedaspresenterandIalsohelpedcreate
thepowerpointtopresenttotheadvisory.Icontributedmyownthoughtsaswellas
presentingIsharedpersonalexperienceswhenitcametoIslamophobie.
IwasleftwonderingifIslamophobiawouldtogrow,orwillitstop?Iwasalso
wonderinghowweasstudentscouldstopIslamophobia,orhowcanteachotherstonot
haveIslamophobia.Islamophobiaisaserioustopicandweshouldntbefrightenedand
quicktojudgeothers.

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