Articles about Islam
Attack and defend: views from different communities
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Moving between two educational traditions and Research in Christian education
This article is for paying subscribers Believing, belonging and behaving: some considerations when teaching about Islam
Even for teachers who have acquired specialised knowledge about religions, teaching about particular traditions can be daunting: I don’t think I know enough. What happens if I get things ‘wrong’? Am I up to...
This article is for paying subscribers Teaching jihad for 7–14s
Kate Christopher suggests practical approaches to teaching a sticky topic.
This article is for paying subscribers Jihad: still a necessary concept to engage with in RE
Update the prayer mat: modern Islamic design ideas
Exploring religious diversity with 3–7s
THE BIG PICTURE An interactive Muslim pilgrimage?
The best that has been thought and said
This issue of REtoday is themed around ‘the best that has been thought and said’. The quote is from Rugby School’s Victorian headmaster Matthew Arnold. It is his description of what the curriculum might consist...
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In this research update, there are two very different snapshots of work that is occurring within the field of RE. The first is a summary of the doctoral work of Matthew Vince, who has been focusing on the experiences...
This article is for paying subscribers Believing, belonging and behaving: some considerations when teaching about Islam
This article is for paying subscribers What did the Pope and the Grand Imam teach us about RE?
This article is for paying subscribers The view from the grassroots of Islam
REtoday is honoured to feature this interview with Dr Hany El Banna, founder of the major international relief and development charity Islamic Relief. We suggest the interview and his life story is a great way to...
This article is for paying subscribers The angel’s message:
At Riverside Primary School in Southwark, our 5- to 6-year-olds were learning about Islam. They thought about the messages that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) received from the Angel Jibril, and began to learn about the...
Important words that changed the world –
He stood quite still, almost overwhelmed by the moment, listening to his heartbeat pounding in his head as well as his chest. He was very aware of the silence that seemed to be closing in on him and the anticipation...
Reviews
As I read the reviews below I was reminded of the writings of philosopher Maria Lugones¹ and her use of the metaphor of ‘worldtravelling’. She describes how by travelling to the ‘worlds’ of others we can...
This article is for paying subscribers ‘Following Acts 7–10 is impossible for a Muslim living in a non-Muslim country’
The title of this article is taken from a 12-mark question at GCSE, and it raises an interesting question. We will think about answering this question to GCSE standard using the music of Canadian Muslim hip hop duo...
This article is for paying subscribers The ‘Islam in Britain’ quiz in action:
My Year 11s were greeted with REtoday’s ‘Muslims in Britain today: a reality check’ on their first day back after the holidays. It looked like a win-win; they show off their knowledge, I gain a sense of any...
This article is for paying subscribers We asked people from different religions and beliefs to tell us what it means to them to ‘sing their own song’
Here are replies from a Buddhist, a Humanist, a Christian, a Jewish person and a Muslim. Read these with your older pupils, and ask them to think of their own answers to the interview questions we used. The questions...
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A well-presented book that teachers may find useful to inform them of the meanings and pronunciation of the 99 names of Allah. The book also gives much further insight into Islam with stories and explanations of key...