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Why teach the life and times of Emir Abdelkader?
- Uncovers little-known facts about America’s heartland
- Adds historical lens of the conquered, highlighting story of resistance
- Challenges stereotypes
- Broadens notions of American cultural, ethnic, and religious identities
- Offers international perspective beyond eurocentric history
- Counters extremisms
- Provides role model of ethical leadership
- Encourages critical thinking and social/emotional learning
Abdelkader Prize for Educators
The Abdelkader Education Project awards prizes to educators using our curriculum materials annually to celebrate the important work they do in telling the emir’s story to students.
Want an educator’s perspective?
In an issue of Islamic Horizons, read "COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL: The Life and Times of Emir Abd el-Kader" as Added Value for Educators by Bonnie James, an international consultant on curriculum development.
“The students learned the story of Abdelkader and worked to identify his core values while imagining how these characteristics could be portrayed as musical elements. Further discovery led students to uncover their own core values and explore how they would live out these values in their everyday lives.”
–Jennifer Larson, Decorah Middle School, Decorah, Iowa
“A student reflected: ‘It was interesting to learn about another historical figure that has not been included in textbooks.’ Going through this process was such a great learning experience for me. I researched and read about the Emir and can easily see how his story connects to the curriculum. After reading the NY Times obituary, I thought of how students could write their own obituary for him as yet another activity. I like the lesson online that compares Abdelkader to Gandhi and Washington (how about Mandela?) and feel that could be modified to fit NY State curriculum standards of writing an Enduring Issues Essay. Long story, short, this is a man who impacted many and deserves to be taught!”
–Christina Cone, Smithtown High School, West Smithtown, N.Y.