The readings in this collection explore the nature of identity, belonging, tolerance, and difference in our increasingly global society.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Standing Up to Hatred and Intolerance
Address today's global challenges with lesson plans focused on current events including the refugee crisis and contemporary antisemitism.
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Global Immigration
Teaching Current Events: Global Immigration
There are more than 250 million migrants around the world, including more than 65 million refugees. Explore the policies, debates and human stories of immigration around the world.
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"Home" by Warsan Shire
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire gives voice to the experiences of refugees in this poem about "home."
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"How to Bloom in Dark Places” by Warsan Shire
Poet Warsan Shire tells the story of a young Somali-born refugee in this poem from the film Brave Girl Rising.
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A Brief History of the Veil in Islam
Investigate the history of Muslim women wearing head coverings, and consider how the veil became a political symbol.
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A New Concept of Identity
French writer Amin Maalouf describes the connection between violence and issues of identity and belonging.
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Holocaust
American Public Opinion Data
The following surveys and polling questions conducted between 1938-141 gauge US attitudes toward Jews. Findings showed that few Americans were vehemently antisemitic, but many felt that Jews had to be “kept in their place.”
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An Island of Immigrants
Consider what the history of immigration in Great Britain means for newcomers and the country’s national identity today.
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Believing in Britain
Author Ed Husain remembers two key experiences from growing up in an immigrant family in London that shaped his identity and the decisions that he made.
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Changing Communities
Explore the issues that increasing diversity raises within communities in Great Britain.
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Debating the Ban of the Veil in Public Schools
Explore the debate over banning headscarves in French schools and consider the tension between personal and group identities.
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