Islamophobia

Synopsis

An exploration of the effects of Islamophobia featuring testimonies from young people and top footballers.Looking at Muslim communities in Britain in the aftermath of the 9/11 and 7/7 terrorist attacks, Muslim school children give their accounts of the intimidation they have suffered in recent years due to the rise of Islamophobia. We also hear from a Glasgow man who survived a racially motivated attack in the aftemath of 7/7. Footballers including Frederick Kanouté, Kolo Touré, Ahmed Hossam, and Didier Drogba speak about how a team game such as football helps to unite all religions and nations. The film is intended to combat racism by improving viewers’ understanding of the historical and political climate which has enabled Islamophobia to flourish.
(23 minutes)

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2009

Year of production

2009

Subjects

Social Studies

Keywords

Islam; prejudice; racial stereotyping; Islamophobia

Online availability

URI

http://www.teachers.tv/video/33201

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed

Distributor

Name

Teachers’ TV

Email

info@teachers.tv

Web

http://www.teachers.tv/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7182 7430

Address

6-18 Berners Street
London
W1T 3LN

Notes

Funded by the Department for Education, Teachers’ TV was a producer and supplier of over 3,600 free videos and lesson resources to support the professional development of anyone working in school, enabling them to widen their skills, develop their practice, and connect with others in the field. Previously broadcast on digital television, the service became exclusively online from 31 August 2010, with programmes being available for free online viewing or download. Thge DfE terminated the contract with Teachers TV and delivery via the website ceased on 29 April 2011, with the programmes being offered to educational distributors free online delivery. Further details from the DfE website Until 29 April 2011 programmes from Teachers Television were streamed on the website and available for download to registered users (free registration). Programmes are aimed at primary and secondary school teachers in all subject areas, as well as headteachers and governors, and include observation of teaching sessions, materials for use in the classroom and discussion of issues relevant to education. Teachers TV was funded by the Department for Education but the contract ended in April 2011 and the programmes are being offered to educational distributors to deliver free at the point of use from their websites. Details of which titles are available in this way are on the DfE website http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/toolsandinitiatives/teacherstv