Modern Slavery

Modern Slavery: Answer each of the questions under the numbered link.

1.http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/bonded_labour/default.aspx

·         What is modern slavery? 
How is this similar to slavery that existed through the Atlantic Circuit as well as various areas of China, the Roman Empire, India, Russia etc.? (see red sidebar on left)

2.http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/bonded_labour/default.aspx

·         Bonded Labor: What is it? Where is this found? (see red sidebar on left)

·         Read the 3 stories of bonded labor: 

http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/bonded_labour/stories_of_bonded_labourers.aspx

·         Do you think the history of the caste system in India played a role in this type of bonded labour? Explain

3.http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/child_slavery/default.aspx

·         Describe how the issues of child slavery are a growing and serious problem?

·         Child slavery is often rationalized as a way of bringing money into a region. How are the long-term consequences to child labor disastrous, economically, for a country?

4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etiMlUF4UEg (Watch the film…winner of best documentary short – 2016) The Girl in the Rive, A Price of Forgiveness (NOTE: Since the initial post, this movie has been moved off of youtube, try searching by title)

·         Do you consider a forced marriage a type of slavery? Explain

·         Looking through the lens of history, why are women and children much more prone to be victims of slavery?

·         What cultural and economic pulls exist for the main character, in regards to her decision to “forgive”?

·         What do you think about the decision made to “forgive” and the father’s response to his violent actions towards his daughter?

Islam and Violence

Islam and Violence

Currently, the issue of promoted violence by Muslims has entered the conversation of politics and the media.  Listen and read to the sources below to answer the questions provided.

Audio clips:

1.      http://abcnews.go.com/2020/violence-islam-diane-sawyer-asks-scholars-passages-koran/story?id=11760637

2.      http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124494788

Readings

3.      Scroll down to Terrorism and Warfare:  Read the answer to the questions regarding the issue of war, terrorism and Islam. (use this to support the answers to the bulleted questions.)

https://www.ing.org/top-100-frequently-asked-questions-about-muslims-and-their-faith/

4.      http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/13/opinion/sunday/13kristof-how-well-do-you-know-religion.html    (take the ‘religion’ quiz…)

Questions to answer for blog:

a.       Where do you see bias in the ABC video? (pay attention to language) Why do you think this bias exists in news reporting? How might that effect the viewer’s perception of Islam vs. Christianity?

b.      What do the following readings and audio clips say in general about the relationship between Islam and violence? Are they consistent with the findings in WHAP? explain

c.       What is the general point behind the 4^th reading? Do you agree with the opinion of the author of this editorial? explain

d.      According to google search entries, Islamophobia is on the rise since the Paris bombings and then again since the shootings in Southern California.  The increase of hate crimes towards Muslims is a very real possibility.  Do American attitudes need to change toward Muslims? Explain? Is so how?

The Middle East: From Past to Present

Directions: Read and listen to the stories from the site below:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/09/05/world/middleeast/Syrian-Refugees-in-Lebanon.html
(read all the stories/listen to the videos)


Questions to address:
The Middle East in ancient history is often defined as the "Cosmopolitan Middle East". Today the Middle East tells a very different story.
a. How was the Middle East viewed by its neighbors prior to the common era? How and why has this impression changed over time?
b. What responsibility do you think the global world has to immigrants who are fleeing the Middle East for safety?