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Faith Over Fear: Countering Anti-Muslim Discrimination
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ReligionAndPublicLife.org
The Faith Over Fear helps faith and community leaders reduce and counter anti-Muslim bias, discrimination, racism, and violence in the US. Participants will deepen their understanding of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination in the US, improve their skills and confidence to speak against anti-Muslim rhetoric and discrimination, and they will explore strategies to increase community discussions and actions to counter anti-Muslim bigotry more effectively in their own contexts.
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"Our approach to religion is academic, not devotional; we strive for student awareness of religions, but do not press for student acceptance of any religion; we sponsor the study about religion, not the practice of religion; we expose students to a diversity of religious views, but may not impose any particular view..."
The faculty at ReligionAndPublicLIfe.org draw upon two guidelines for the academic study of religion: (1) “Religious Literacy Guidelines for College Students.” American Academy of Religion, 2019. (2) “Teaching About Religion: AAR Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools.” American Academy of Religion, April 2010.
Studies Companion Document for the C3 Framework.” Silver Spring, MD: National Council for the Social Studies, 2013.