AMST 2502 Who are American Muslims?
October 10, 2020
By tracking the National American Islamophobia Index, researchers at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding have collected five years of data about how much the general public endorses anti-Muslim tropes. The facts, tell a different story, as this course demonstrates. ISPU’s researchers tracked American Muslim civic engagement trends and examined the level of support for religious activists to form coalitions with social and political groups. In this interactive course, you will study with national experts to gain a deeper understanding of the attitudes and policy preferences of American Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, the non-affiliated, and the general public. In doing so, you will make important distinctions about institutionalized versus interpersonal discrimination, while looking at the American Muslim experience in the context of a religiously diverse nation.
Syllabus
Take WISE Steps
Contributors
College, Graduate, Professional Development
- AMST 2500 Certificate in American Muslim Life: Law & Society,
- AMST 2501 Muslim Religious Liberty in Early America,
- AMST 2503 How are American Muslims Represented?,
- AMST 2504 How are American Muslims Treated?,
- AMST 2505 Resilient Communities: Pathways Forward,
- AMST 2506 Capstone Project: American Muslim Life
AMST 2502 Course Pack A "American Muslim Polls 2016–2020"
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AMST 2503 Course Pack B "Bay Area Muslim Study"
Civic Education for a Common Good
We apply the U.S. Department of Education’s Consensus Statements about Constitutional Approaches for Teaching about Religion
▸ 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;
▸ We educate about all religions, we do not promote or denigrate any religion;
▸ We inform students about religious beliefs and practices, it does not seek to conform students to any particular belief or practice.
We apply the American Academy of Religion’s “Religious Literacy Guidelines”
▸ “Religious Literacy Guidelines for College Students.” American Academy of Religion, 2019.
▸ “Teaching About Religion: AAR Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools.” American Academy of Religion, April 2010.
We apply the National Council for the Social Studies C3 Frameworks for Religious Studies
▸ College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, “Religious Studies Companion Document for the C3 Framework.” Silver Spring, MD: National Council for the Social Studies, 2017.
