Articles about Islam
This article is for paying subscribers Inside a faith
Eleven worldview questions: a way of opening up the concept of worldviews for your pupils
This article is for paying subscribers Inside a faith
This term’s theme of pilgrimage and the journey of life led us to invite people from different communities to answer a set of questions from the perspective of their religion or worldview. The same seven questions...
This article is for paying subscribers Shi‘a Muslim pilgrimages: journeys of the heart
In Islamic spirituality, the heart, not the brain, is responsible for deep understanding, and the place where true knowledge is kept. In Arabic, the word for heart is ‘qalb’, which literally means ‘that which...
This article is for paying subscribers Researching the religions and worldviews in RE: perspectives from inside a faith/worldview
Each issue of REtoday includes a set of pages from different writers to help RE teachers understand insider views. This issue is about RE and research, and we invited responses to the questions below from...
This article is for paying subscribers Stories of forgiveness: an Islamic exmaple
Karen Turner teaches RE in Nottinghamshire, and supports REtodayas a member of the Editor’s Panel. She found some fresh insights into forgiveness among her pupils when she studied an Islamic story with them.
This article is for paying subscribers A new plain English translation: The Majestic Qur’an
REtodayinterviews the translator, Dr Musharraf HussainOBE, DL, about his ‘labour of love’ – to make the meaning of the Qur'an plain in English to young people.
This article is for paying subscribers What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain? Talking about identity in the classroom
In an article for Professional REflection in REtoday, Jenny Berglund and Bill Gent suggested using ‘three Bs’ to think of the interconnected, overlapping dimensions of religious identity: believing, belonging...
This article is for paying subscribers The Night of Power: a key moment in Islam
Islamic identity and values are here interpreted by 9-year-olds from Riverside School, Bermondsey, with non-figurative art and help from the British Library’s amazing online collection of Muslim sacred texts in the...
This article is for paying subscribers ‘A dangerous race for eternal economic growth’
Cat Stevens grew from being a teen idol of the 1960s into one of the most influential singer-songwriters of his time. In addition to his vast musical achievements, his lifelong spiritual quest has added intrigue and...
This article is for paying subscribers ‘Greening’ celebrations
Julia Diamond-Conway, RE Adviser with RE Today, shares some ideas for the classroom based upon the fact that religions are seeking greener practices around key festivities.
This article is for paying subscribers When Greta Thunberg met Pope Francis
This activity is simple, flexible and potentially profound. A part of good RE around green issues is to consider whether religions have a part to play in climate justice and responding to the climate crisis, and to...
This article is for paying subscribers 5 ways to teach climate change
David G. Kibble, a retired RE teacher, suggests learning activities for your 11–16s. There is an extended version of this article on the RE Today members’ website.
This article is for paying subscribers Green religions? Perspectives from world faiths and viewpoints for your students
This issue of REtoday focuses on themes around green issues, environmentalism and climate justice. Our religions and worldviews are rich in exploring these issues and the relation of humanity to the natural world. We...
This article is for paying subscribers REVIEW: 365 Days with the Prophet Muhammad
Nurdan Damla, illus. Osman Turhan, Goodword Books 2014, 360pp, hbk, $14 (£8.37), ISBN 978-81-7898-833-7. www.goodwordbooks.com
This article is for paying subscribers What’s the problem?
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