Articles about Islam
This article is for paying subscribers Memorable experiences in RE
A Muslim visitor making a difference
Staff at Selby Community Primary School wanted to deepen their pupils’ understanding of Islam, so they invited Imran to come and run some workshops there. We asked how it went.
‘Religion: All in the mind?’
This article is for paying subscribers Three stories of animals and religion – and what to do with them
Story is a key way in which religions communicate attitudes, virtues and ideas. So it is unsurprising that the great religions all tell stories with animals in them. Retell and work with these kinds of story in...
Attack and defend: views from different communities
This article is for paying subscribers Research update
Moving between two educational traditions and Research in Christian education
This article is for paying subscribers Believing, belonging and behaving: some considerations when teaching about Islam
Even for teachers who have acquired specialised knowledge about religions, teaching about particular traditions can be daunting: I don’t think I know enough. What happens if I get things ‘wrong’? Am I up to...
This article is for paying subscribers Teaching jihad for 7–14s
Kate Christopher suggests practical approaches to teaching a sticky topic.
This article is for paying subscribers Jihad: still a necessary concept to engage with in RE
Update the prayer mat: modern Islamic design ideas
Exploring religious diversity with 3–7s
THE BIG PICTURE An interactive Muslim pilgrimage?
The best that has been thought and said
This issue of REtoday is themed around ‘the best that has been thought and said’. The quote is from Rugby School’s Victorian headmaster Matthew Arnold. It is his description of what the curriculum might consist...
This article is for paying subscribers Research update
In this research update, there are two very different snapshots of work that is occurring within the field of RE. The first is a summary of the doctoral work of Matthew Vince, who has been focusing on the experiences...
This article is for paying subscribers Believing, belonging and behaving: some considerations when teaching about Islam
This article is for paying subscribers What did the Pope and the Grand Imam teach us about RE?
This article is for paying subscribers The view from the grassroots of Islam
REtoday is honoured to feature this interview with Dr Hany El Banna, founder of the major international relief and development charity Islamic Relief. We suggest the interview and his life story is a great way to...
This article is for paying subscribers The angel’s message:
At Riverside Primary School in Southwark, our 5- to 6-year-olds were learning about Islam. They thought about the messages that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) received from the Angel Jibril, and began to learn about the...
Important words that changed the world –
He stood quite still, almost overwhelmed by the moment, listening to his heartbeat pounding in his head as well as his chest. He was very aware of the silence that seemed to be closing in on him and the anticipation...
Reviews
As I read the reviews below I was reminded of the writings of philosopher Maria Lugones¹ and her use of the metaphor of ‘worldtravelling’. She describes how by travelling to the ‘worlds’ of others we can...