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Handout
American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: Spotlight on Muslim Identity [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This downloadable booklet is a comprehensive teacher's guide you can use to help students' understand Muslims and their countries and cultures of origin. 100 pages include background information and teaching tips, activities and...
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Handout
University of Calgary

The Islamic World to 1600: The Safavid Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This page comes from the University of Calgary and thoroughly describes the Safavid Empire as well as provides a clickable map detailing the areas included within their empire.
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Website
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The Safavid Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Shah Ismail" section of the Safavid Empire history describes how the Safavid Empire differed from other Muslim empires and how Shi'ite Islam contributed to that.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: The Safavid Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC surveys the history of the Persian Safavid Empire (1501-1722) in what is now modern Iran. Founded by the Sufi Brotherhood, it adopted the Shi'a version of Islam and the cause of the hidden Imam, which still influences the...
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Handout
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Islam and Islamic Studies Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive collection of primary and secondary resources for analyzing Islam and Islamic studies.