1. November 4

2. Dangerous sports Muslim superhero

4. In pairs, name the religious items below. a hijab – prayer mats – a yarmulke – a medal – a menorah – a scapular 11 22 33 44 55 66 a scapular a yarmulke prayer mats a menorah a hijab a medal What religions do you associate these items with? Do you have / carry any of these items with you?

5. How much do you know about Islam? In pairs, decide if the sentences are true or false. Muslim women must wear a hijab. Muslims don’t believe in Jesus. Most Muslims are Arabs. The Holy Qu’ran is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe in angels. Not all Muslim women must wear a hijab. Muslims believe in Jesus as a prophet, but as a fully human one, not divine. Only 20% of all Muslims are Arabs.

6. New Marvel superhero is a Muslim girl Marvel has revealed that their new superhero is 16- year-old Kamala Khan, Muslim and Pakistani. You’re going to hear an interview about it with the creator of “The 99”, a Muslim comic. Predict how he’ll use the following words: Marvel has revealed that their new superhero is 16- year-old Kamala Khan, Muslim and Pakistani. You’re going to hear an interview about it with the creator of “The 99”, a Muslim comic. Predict how he’ll use the following words: vaccine – Islamophobes – diverse – acceptance Were the words used similarly to what you imagined?

7. What do you think of the idea of Marvel adding a Muslim to its cast of superheroes? Are other religions represented in pop culture? If so, how? How do you think Muslims are perceived by people from other religious beliefs? Watch the video again. What are Kamala’s superpowers? Is she an interesting character?

14. Slide 4: Give sts some time to name the items first before showing them the words. Catholic items: Scapular, medal / Jewish items: Yarmulke, menorah / Islamic items: Prayer mats, hijab Slide 5: Show sts question “How much do you know about Islam?” and ask them to work in pairs, saying how much they know about the Islamic faith. Slide 6: Show sts words and ask them to predict how they will be used. For example, they might assume that he will say that the new Marvel character will suffer rejection from Islamophobes. The interview with Al-Mutawa begins at 00:55, but it’s interesting to show the whole video. After showing sts the video, ask them how the words were used in his speech. Slide 9: Ask sts to describe the images not focusing so much on the names of the sports, as this is the next activity. Ask them to talk about how the people in the pictures might be feeling and what drove them to these sports. Slide 10: Give sts some time to name the items first before showing them the words. Slide 12: Only show video up to 00:32 as the language gets very explicit later on describing how the man died.

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