Global Immigration

Our readings about religion and immigration contain terms that may not be familiar to all students. Use this glossary to brush up on the definitions.

Inform students about the Trump administration’s family separation policy and help them emotionally process the human side of this news story.

This section focuses on France, where Islam—the religion of many North African immigrants and their French sons and daughters—has become the subject of many public discussions. In particular, we will examine the recent debate over headscarves in French state-run schools. This discussion, while involving particular dynamics and histories, echoes larger global conversations about religion, identity and integration and reveals varying understandings of what different social groups and societies need to do to integrate people of diverse ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.