Planet
Tolerance
http://www.tolerance.org/pt/index.html
Islam
UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/index.shtml
Islam
for Children
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/islam/geography.html
An
introduction to Islam.
MTV
Fansites
http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv.co.uk/en/dynamo/features.jhtml?id=5000454
a
massive database holding the very best of the web fansites for you.
MTV
http://www.mtv.co.uk
The
music channel’s own site
ukonline
youth section
http://younggov.ukonline.gov.uk/oee/youth.nsf/sections/didyouknow/$file/explorers4.htm
Multi-cultural
Britain. People from ethnic minorities and their food, music, languages and
way of life help make Britain what it is.
Britkid
http://www.britkid.org.uk
Top
site for learning about the lives of young people from various cultural and
religious group in the UK.
Tolerance
http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp
Fight
hate and promote tolerance
Culture
and socialization
http://www.sociology.org.uk/p2s1.htm
Useful
background material from sociology study resources site
Traveller
Culture in Literacy Hour
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/literacy/traveller/main.html
Resources
designed for by teachers wishing to incorporate aspects of Traveller culture
into the Literacy Hour.
The Patrin Web Journal
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5121/patrin.htm
Pavvee Point
http://homepages.iol.ie/~pavee/
Gypsy Collections
At University Of Liverpool
http://sca.lib.liv.ac.uk/collections/gypsy/intro.htm
Global
Connections
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/
Global
Connections is the online home to a family of sites created to help teachers,
students, and the general public learn more about events around the world through
readings, lesson plans, links, timelines, and maps.
Inside
the Kingdom: Fatina Shaker
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east /saudi_arabia/saudi_shaker_full.html
A Saudi Arabian sociologist talks to NewsHour about women's issues, religion,
and politics.
Life
in Israel and the West Bank
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm ?PrgDate=04/08/2002&PrgID=5
Talk
of the Nation speaks with Palestinians and Israelis about what life is like.
Can kids go out and play? Can adults have dinner with friends? How do people
make it to religious services?
Fiesta
Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/poems/jan -june01/middleeast_06-13.html
NewsHour
presents poems from Israeli and Palestinian poets.
Fashion
Slideshow
http://www.pbs.org/adventuredivas/index.html
This
slide show exhibits Iranian women wearing different kinds of veils.
Crescent
and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds
http://freshair.npr.org/guestInfoFA.cfm?name=stephenkinzer
Writer
Stephen Kinzer describes a country caught between the entrenched ruling elite
and its younger, well-educated population who wants democracy.
Pari
Zanganeh: Prima Folk/Opera Diva
http://www.pbs.org/adventuredivas/iran/divas/zanganeh.html
Singer
Pari Zanganeh speaks about women and music.
Religion
& Culture
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/classroom/lp5.html
Students
will consider the theme of religion and culture as they learn about the Hindu-Muslim
conflict in the province of Gujarat, India.
Renaissance
Man Comparison Poster
http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/lesson5.html
Students
will learn about both the Sultan Suleyman (b. 1494 C.E.) and another Renaissance
character and make comparisons.
Great
Thinkers and Accomplishments of Islam
http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/lesson4.html
Students
will learn about the diverse accomplishments of great Islamic scholars.
Creating
a Textile Museum Piece from the Islamic Empire
http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/lesson4.html
Students
will learn about the importance of the textile industry to the strength and
stability of the Islamic Empire in the 11th and 12th centuries.
A
Woman's Place
http://www.pbs.org/visavis/resources_mstr.html
Students
will learn about women's status in Iran and the U.S. across different points
in history, explain why women in Iran dress and interact with men in specific
ways, and relate this to certain groups/religions in the U.S., and adopt the
perspective of a woman living at a different time in the U.S. or Iran.
Tolerance
in Times of Trial
http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/tolerance.html
Explores
the problems inherent in assigning blame to populations or nations of people.
Looks at contemporary examples of ethnic conflict, discrimination, and stereotyping.
An
Introduction to Islam and Muhammad
http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/lesson1.html
Students
will compare the major monotheistic belief systems of the world.
Islamic
Feminism Finds a Different Voice
http://www.afsa.org/fsj/may00/fernea.html
An
essay on the distinction between Islamic and Western feminism
IslamForToday.com
http://www.islamfortoday.com/
Promoting
the theology of Islam, campaigning for peace
Youth
Culture
http://www.rainford.org.uk/europe/001/youth.html
Material
comparing youth culture across the decades and across Europe
Night
Waves – Undercurrents
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/speech/undercurrents28n.shtml
Radio
3’s Philip Dodd explored the health and direction
of black youth culture in this country and asked what has led it to develop
in such isolation from the mainstream. What does "black" mean for
young Afro-Caribbean's in Britain today?
Youth
Culture - timeline http://www.longroad.ac.uk/accreditation_project/subject_sociology/unit2/youth_culture/styles.htm
Street
style timeline.