Shabana Mir Tells Story Behind "Umar and the Bully"

From Shabana Mir's blog:

"[Twenty] years later, I assumed [Umar and the Bully] was no longer relevant. Imagine my surprise when I discovered, a few weeks ago, that Umar and the Bully is still being used and recommended for anti-bullying work in schools."

Read about the circumstances in which Professor Shabana wrote that book.

Book and Film to Teach About Refugees

Shabana Mir describes her class's use of Laila Lalami's Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits and Meenu Gaur's and Farjad Nabi's film Zinda Baag to learn about refugees.

Read her blog entry.

Could Film "Unmosqued" Generate Discussion at Your Masjid?

Professor Shabana Mir reported on the discussion which occurred at the masjid in her city following a screening of the film Unmosqued.