Sensoy, Ö. & Stonebanks, C.D. (Eds.) (2009). Muslim Voices in School: Narratives of identity and pluralism. Boston: Sense Publishing.
WINNER! of the National Association for Multicultural Education’s 2010 Philip C. Chinn book award!
REVIEWS OF MVS
JULY 2011:
Book review of MVS published in the journal Race Ethnicity and Education (2011), 579-583.
“The editors of this book provide the reader with excellent narratives that quickly shed the myth of monolithic Muslims. The accounts presented demonstrate the courage of young children, youth, and adults as they experience discrimination because of their faith. If the reader expects to encounter stories of victims in this book, look elsewhere. This book is a work of resistance where a diverse group of Muslims choose to tell their own story rather that have it told for them by those who, willingly or unwillingly, remain uninformed or downright ignorant of Islam and its billion plus adherents.”
by Najma M. Adam (2011).
Muslim voices in school: narratives of identity and pluralism.
Race Ethnicity and Education, 14(4), 579-583.
SEPTEMBER 2010:
MVS is the WINNER! of the National Association for Multicultural Education’s 2010 Philip C. Chinn book award!
AUGUST 2010:
Teaching Tolerance is one of the most respected and well-known equity communities for educators. They have recently posted a link to MVS in their Professional Development resources section. From the review:
“Provides a much-needed collection about Muslim student experiences in Western schools. Each chapter ends with meaningful discussion questions and extension activities for teachers. This is a true handbook for educators”
JULY 2010:
Really excited and honoured that MVS has been nominated for the National Association for Multicultural Education’s 2010 Philip C. Chinn book award.
MAY 2010:
From the review:
“The narratives in Muslim Voices in Schools have authenticity and readability because most [sic: all] of the authors are Muslim-acculturated scholars... As pedagogical tools, the discussion questions and extension activities accompanying each chapter are priceless.”
APRIL 21, 2010:
From the review:
“the book highlights the role educators play in the lives of their students and sheds light on the importance of understanding how youth identity is shaped and influenced by what takes place outside of formal schooling... The book is organized chronologically from elementary through university experiences of Muslim students”
Source: Arab News.com
This book is a collection of research and essays that examine what it means to be Muslim in relation to mainstream schooling in the West. Our goal is not to do an “Islamic pedagogy” or simply take up stereotypes. Rooted in research studies and established theoretical frameworks, the chapters push back against reductive mainstream narratives told about Muslim and Middle Eastern heritage students in mainstream schooling. This book examines the diverse experiences of Muslims in schools (from elementary through university, student through professor) and helps to make these diverse experiences both contextual and complex. Part 1 examines Muslim student experiences in K-12 schooling, Part 2 examines the university years, and Part 3 examines the experiences of Muslim teachers, preservice teachers, and administrators. The chapters are all authored by Muslim scholars who represent the diversity of Muslim expression (from conservative to secular). Each chapter ends with discussion questions, and recommended further readings.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction Özlem Sensoy and Christopher Darius Stonebanks
PART 1: VOICES & EXPERIENCES OF MUSLIM STUDENTS IN THE K-12 SCHOOL YEARS
1. Testing the Courage of their Convictions: Muslim Youth Respond to Stereotyping, Hostility, and Discrimination
Mona M. Abo-Zena, Barbara Sahli and Christina Safiya Tobias-Nahi
2. Integrating Identities: Muslim American Youth Confronting Challenges and Creating Change
Shaza Khan
3. Separation of What and State: The Life Experiences of Muslims with Public Schools in the Midwest
4. The Voice of a Covered Muslim-American Teen in a Southern Public School
Nawell N. Mossalli
5. Where the Heck is the “Muslim World” Anyways?
PART 2: VOICES & EXPERIENCES OF MUSLIM STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY YEARS
6. The Evolution of an Identity Crisis
Dalia Al Houseini
7. Left to my own Devices: Hybrid Identity Development of Religion and Sexual Orientation Among Muslim Students in the United States
8. Diversity, Self, Faith and Friends: Muslim Undergraduates on Campus
9. On Being Black and Muslim: Eclipsed Identities in the Classroom
Samaa Abdurraqib
PART 3: VOICES & EXPERIENCES OF MUSLIM TEACHERS, SCHOLARS, AND ADMINISTRATORS
10. On Being Us and Them: A Voice from the Edge
Carolyne Ali Khan
11. If Nancy Drew Wouldn’t wear a Hijab, Would the Hardy Boys wear a Kufi?
12. Being a Muslimah and a Headteacher: Insights from a Life Story Approach towards Accessing Leadership
