The lesson will help students understand the complicated role of women in Islam and become familiar with the current movement by "progressive" Muslim women to gain more access to the mosque.
High School
Interpreting Women in Islam: Background
Trafficking in Humans: Background
In this lesson, students will explore the grim reality of human trafficking. They will define human trafficking and examine how people might be led by their desperation for a better life into a world of slavery.
Religion and Peace: Background
In this lesson, students examine what and who drives various peacemaking efforts, as well as the nature and impact of those efforts.
Religion and Immigration: Background
In this lesson, students will examine the connection between religion and immigration as they explore the Muslim immigrant experience in the United States and Europe.
Living the “Good” Life: Background
In this lesson, student explore the core of their happiness, pleasure, peace and life purpose, while learning about individuals who repurposed their lives in ways that bring them great happiness and meaning.
Ethical Issues Around Cell Phone Use: Background
In this lesson, students will consider the ways they use cell phones at school, in public, and in their private life, and they will complete activities that allow them to discover how cell phone usage affects those around them.
Branding and Marketing Religion: Background
In this lesson, students examine the outreach strategies and tools some religious entities use to meet their participants' spiritual needs and to recruit and retain new members.
Internet and Right-to-Privacy Issues: Background
In this lesson, students will explore right-to-privacy issues related to Internet use. They will take a close look at the privacy policies that exist on their favorite websites, and they will identify the ways these policies protect their personal information.
Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: Background
In this lesson, students will explore the ways the arguments surrounding evolution versus intelligent design have affected relationships among people of different religious backgrounds.
It is likely that some students have had the misfortune of losing a grandparent, parent, sibling, or even a friend at a very young age.







