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To use case studies from the media and video clips to assess the problem of Islamophobia in Britain and how this hin

OBJECTIVE :. To use case studies from the media and video clips to assess the problem of Islamophobia in Britain and how this hinders community cohesion. OUTCOMES…. Your GOALS for the end of this lesson are…. Grades C You w ill be able to identify some causes of Islamophobia .

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To use case studies from the media and video clips to assess the problem of Islamophobia in Britain and how this hin

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  1. OBJECTIVE: To use case studies from the media and video clips to assess the problem of Islamophobia in Britain and how this hinders community cohesion.

  2. OUTCOMES… Your GOALS for the end of this lesson are… GradesC You will be able to identify some causes of Islamophobia. • Grade B • You will be able to explain the dangers of Islamophobia in society. • Grade A-A* • You will be able to evaluate the media’s influence on Islamophobia in society.

  3. Starter… How are blondes stereotyped? Can you think of 3 other stereotypes?

  4. What is it? It’s assuming that everyone in a particular group is the same. Why do stereotypes exist? • There is sometimes a grain of truth in them. • It’s deliberate propaganda against that group. • It’s easier to think of people in groups rather than as individuals • Ignorance

  5. How are Muslims stereotyped? Make a list of words in the back of your books of how Muslims are stereotyped. Did you get any of the following? Terrorist Al qaeda Paki Taliban Extremist Not English Suicide Bombers Beards Burqa Head scarf Tea Towel Bin Laden

  6. Islamophobia… Stereotyping Muslims leads directly to Islamophobia… This means….? Islamophobia is literally translated as the fear of Islam: it is used to refer to prejudice or discrimination against Muslims and incorporates the perception that Islam has no values in common with other cultures, is inferior to the West and is a violent political ideology rather than a religion. The term itself dates back to the 1980s, but came into common usage after the September 11th attacks in America in 2001.

  7. Anger Ignorance Terrorism What do you think are the main causes of Islamophobia and why? What causes ISLAMOPHOBIA? Upbringing Fear Racism The Media Experience

  8. OUTCOMES… Did you achieve your goals?… GradesC • You will be able to identify some causes of Islamophobia

  9. Whats happening here? What’s he thinking? Who is he? How is she feeling?

  10. The full story… Police are searching for a gang of about 20 Derby men after an attack on a Muslim couple on a train to Nottingham. AbidaMalik said the men called her and her husband Asif Ahmed terrorists. One man put Mr Ahmed in a headlock saying he was making a citizen’s arrest. The gang boarded the train at Loughborough on Easter Sunday evening, after what British Transport Police believe was a drinking session. Officers have described it as an “unpleasant and nasty” incident. AbidaMalik, who wears the hijab – or headscarf – was travelling home after a wedding in Leicester with her husband. She said: “I was full of fear, my heart was beating really fast and I felt so helpless because there was so many of them.” “Everyone seemed too scared to do anything… Now I don’t want to travel on the train by myself, and I don’t want him (Asif) to go by himself. They could have stabbed him”. BBC News, 8 April 2010

  11. So what are the dangers? In WW2 the Jews were stereotyped as money grabbers, communists, greedy and the reason that Germany was in such a mess – and we know what happened as a result. What has this got to do with today? Stereotyping is still causing a lot of problems in modern day society… Like what? Predominantly RACISM – groups such as the EDL base their ideas and beliefs on stereotypes of Muslims as terrorists.

  12. What are the dangers? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9385009.stm Using examples from the clip explain the dangers of Islamophobia (what can it lead to? How does it influence people to behave? What are the consequences?) How does Islamophobia affect community cohesion?

  13. OUTCOMES… Did you achieve your goals?… • Grade B • You will be able to explain the dangers of Islamophobia in society.

  14. MUSLIMS TELL US HOW TO RUN OUR SCHOOLS DAILY EXPRESS 21/02/07 MUSLIM SICKOS' MADDIE KIDNAP SHOCKDAILY STAR 28/04/08 HOGWASH: NOW THE PC BRIGADE BANS PIGGY BANKS IN CASE THEY OFFEND MUSLIMS DAILY EXPRESS 24/10/05 GET OFF MY BUS I NEED TO PRAY THE SUN 28/03/08 NOW MUSLIMS GET THEIR OWN LAWS IN BRITAIN DAILY EXPRESS 30/04/07 AGENDA OF HATE IN UK MOSQUES DAILY MAIL 30/10/2007 FURY AS MUSLIM BRANDS BRITAIN 'NAZI' DAILY EXPRESS 11/11/07 WE MUST STOP BUILDING MOSQUES NOW THE STAR 02/04/2008 MUSLIM BRITAIN IS BECOMING ONE BIG NO-GO AREA THE TIMES 13/01/2008 CHRISTMAS IS BANNED IT OFFENDS MUSLIMS DAILY EXPRESS 02/11/2005 What impression is given about Muslims from these headlines?

  15. Facts – Muslims and the media • 36% of media headlines about British Muslims overall are about terrorism • The most common nouns used in relation to British Muslims were terrorist, extremist, Islamist, suicide bomber and militant, with very few positive nouns used • The most common adjectives used were radical, fanatical, fundamentalist, extremist and militant • References to radical Muslims outnumber references to moderate Muslims by 17 to one

  16. Is the media to blame? Read the headlines on your sheet and then read the explanation. Do you think the media is to blame for Islamophobia? – Explain your answer using examples. Why might some people disagree with you?

  17. HOGWASH: NOW THE PC BRIGADE BANS PIGGY BANKS IN CASE THEY OFFEND MUSLIMS. Daily Express 24 October 2005. This story was completely fabricated and was flatly denied by the banks mentioned in the article, one of which was Nat West which still uses piggy banks in many of its articles. MUSLIM SICKOS’ MADDIE KIDNAP SHOCK. Daily Star 28 April 2008 This does not refer to Muslims having any part in the disappearance of Madeline McCann, instead it refers to a website on which claims were made that Madeline’s parents were involved in her disappearance, a claim that had already been made in several mainstream newspapers. GET OFF MY BUS I NEED TO PRAY. The Sun 28 March2008 The Sun claimed that the driver had ordered people off his bus so that he could pray. In actuality the bus driver had been ordered to stop his bus and tell the passengers to board the bus behind in order to maintain frequency as the bus was delayed, he was told not to allow any passengers to board his bus and was on a 10 minute break so he was allowed to do as he wished.

  18. OUTCOMES… Did you achieve your goals?… • Grade A-A* • You will be able to evaluate the media’s influence on Islamophobia in society.

  19. Plenary… Thinking about today’s lesson – explain the links between the following words… EDL Islamophobia Community Cohesion Racism

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