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Publication Date: 2017-Apr
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Teaching about Sexuality and Veiling in Islam
Defibaugh, Amy; Krutzsch, Brett
Teaching Theology & Religion, v20 n2 p153-161 Apr 2017
This article proposes strategies for teaching about sexuality in Islam through student-centered learning activities, such as self-reflection, multimedia presentations, and small group discussions. We focus on a diversity of perspectives related to veiling in Islam. The approaches we describe help students deconstruct and reevaluate common U.S. cultural assumptions that equate veiling in Islam with the oppression of Muslim women. Through the use of Likert scale questionnaires and written reflection papers, we have found that students are able to acknowledge and distinguish a multiplicity of perspectives regarding veiling and sexuality in Islam after they have been introduced to academic scholarship on the history of veiling, and after they have had multiple opportunities to engage in small and large group discussions on the topic.
Descriptors: Islam, Sexuality, Sex Education, Teaching Methods, Student Centered Learning, Reflection, Multimedia Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Females, Gender Issues, Cultural Differences, Likert Scales, Questionnaires, Cultural Awareness, Group Discussion, Religious Factors
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