Welcome to Facing History #3

What do you do
with a
difference?

Check-In:
Where is one place you want to
travel to?
Or
What was one good thing that
happened to you this week?

Agenda:

Warm Up: Image Activity

Video
What Is Islam?
Picture Analysis
Bias Test
Closing/Reflection

Warm Up: Which one

is different?
Directions
1. Look at the four images
2. Decide which one is different
than the rest
3. Share your answer with a
partner and be prepared to
share with the group

Which one of these object is NOT like the

others?

Reflection Questions
1. Why did we do this activity?
2. What does this activity tell us
about differences?
3. What can you learn from this
activity?

VIDEO
Title:
Never judge
people by
their
appearance.

Debrief questions:
1. What did you think when you first saw
the guy with a beard?
2. What did you think seeing the police
officers running after someone? Why
did you think this?
3. Why did we watch this video?

What is Islam?
Islam is a RELIGION not an ETHNICITY
Ethnicity: Your national/cultural Origin
It is practiced by Muslims
Muslims are NOT terrorists
Overview of Basic Background we will teach
Who is God?
What are basic Islamic practices?
What are Islamic beliefs?

Who is God to Muslims?

Islams God is Allah. Muslims do not
believe in any visuals to represent
Allah. This is because they never seen
Allah so they dont know how he looks
like.
-Allah is just
-Allah is merciful (forgiving)
-Allah is peace

What are basic Islamic

practices?

In order to be in good terms with God, you have

to do some practices. For example, Muslims pray 5

times a day at certain times and facing towards

Mecca. Mecca is a holy place in Saudi Arabia where
all Muslims are supposed to visit at least once in
their lives.

This is Mecca

What are some Islamic

beliefs?
There is only one god, Allah
Muslims believe that Allah has control of
everything
If something occurs it is because Allah
allowed it to happen.
There are angels watching over each and
every person at all times.
Theres life after death.
There are messengers from Allah down in
Earth, they are called prophets.

What is
Islamophobia?
Islamophobia is dislike
of or prejudice against
Islam or Muslims

An example of a hate crime that

happened in a mosque (Islamic
church) in Rhode Island that
happened last year. (2/16/15)
9/11 was the start of many
stereotypes that are used
against muslims and the
Islamic religion today.

NEXT ACTIVITY:

We will show you a series of

three images. The images
are meant to expand your
ideas of who Muslims are (to
break free from the
stereotypes that the media
forces upon us.)

1. Who do you see?

2. What are the people doing?
3. What do these people make you think
about Islam?

1. Who do you see?

2. What are the people doing?
3. What do these people make you think
about Islam?

1. Who do you see?

2. What are the people doing?
3. What do these people make you think
about Islam?

IMPlICIT BIAS TEST:

Summary
This test was
created for the study
of the process of
social information. It
is made to have the
test taker use the
thoughts & feelings
outside of their
control & awareness.
The goal for this test
is to make the public
educate themselves
about hidden biases

Purpose
To show people that
we sometimes react
a certain way
without thinking.
Our thoughts
control our actions.
The results you get
might not describe
you. The outcome
might make you
think Im racist but
your results differ
because of the
amount of correct or
incorrect answers
you placed.

Instructions
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Go on website:
https://implicit.
harvard.
edu/implicit/takeat
est.html
Make sure youre on
take a test tab
Click I wish to
proceed
Scroll all the way
down, click test:
Arab-Muslim
Click begin button
If there is a survey
just skip until over

What do we
do with a
difference?
Do we stand
and discuss
its oddity
or do we
ignore it?
Do we shut
our eyes to it
or poke it
with a stick?
Do we
clobber it to
death?

Do we look at
it in awe
or purely in
wonderment?
Do we work
for it to
disappear?

Do we move
around it in
rage
and enlist the
rage of others?
Do we will it to
go away?

Do we pass it
stealthily
Or change
route away
from it?
Do we will it
to become
like
ourselves?

What do we do
with a
difference?
Do we
communicate
to it,
let application
acknowledge it
for barriers to
fall down?

Final Reflection:
What do you do with the differences at
Blackstone?