Articles about Islam
The Night of Power: a key moment in Islam
Islamic identity and values are here interpreted by 9-year-olds from Riverside School, Bermondsey, with non-figurative art and help from the British Library’s amazing online collection of Muslim sacred texts in the...
‘Greening’ celebrations
Julia Diamond-Conway, RE Adviser with RE Today, shares some ideas for the classroom based upon the fact that religions are seeking greener practices around key festivities.
When Greta Thunberg met Pope Francis
This activity is simple, flexible and potentially profound. A part of good RE around green issues is to consider whether religions have a part to play in climate justice and responding to the climate crisis, and to...
5 ways to teach climate change
David G. Kibble, a retired RE teacher, suggests learning activities for your 11–16s. There is an extended version of this article on the RE Today members’ website.
‘A dangerous race for eternal economic growth’
Cat Stevens grew from being a teen idol of the 1960s into one of the most influential singer-songwriters of his time. In addition to his vast musical achievements, his lifelong spiritual quest has added intrigue and...
Green religions? Perspectives from world faiths and viewpoints for your students
This issue of REtoday focuses on themes around green issues, environmentalism and climate justice. Our religions and worldviews are rich in exploring these issues and the relation of humanity to the natural world. We...
REVIEW: 365 Days with the Prophet Muhammad
Nurdan Damla, illus. Osman Turhan, Goodword Books 2014, 360pp, hbk, $14 (£8.37), ISBN 978-81-7898-833-7. www.goodwordbooks.com
What’s the problem?
Tackling Islamophobia
BBC extends Bitesize RE for 11–14s
Vision: what does it mean to you?
Early Years RE provocations: lots of ideas for early learning RE
Using sociological data in RE lessons
Ten fine ways to use visual images of Islam in the RE classroom
Beliefs and the World they have Created
This book seeks to describe briefly many of the world’s major beliefs. The main ideologies and religions, interestingly covered, are Judaism, Christianity, Islam, polytheism, nationalism, Asian beliefs, communism,...
Implementation: Islam primary case study
This case study for teaching Islam is an example of planning to meet an overall aim, reflecting on the new inspection requirements for England.
Discovering Sacred Text: an astonishing new resource from the British Library for school RE
Lat Blaylock commends a new resource for RE from one of our great institutions of cultural capital, the British Library. If inspectors want to see a rich knowledge curriculum, and pupils deserve to explore sources of...