Meet Mona Eltahawy, an Egyptian American, who stands up for what she believes in. She uses her voice and her writing to speak her truth. Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning columnist and an international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues. Check out the link and watch the video.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/12/anti-muslim-hate-speech-mona-eltahawy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/12/anti-muslim-hate-speech-mona-eltahawy
Explore the web to find out what the story is. What can you uncover? What is the issue? Why is Mona speaking up? What actions does she take? Do you agree or disagree with what she is doing?
Click the link below to watch another video clip.
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/up-with-chris-hayes/49229667#49229667
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/up-with-chris-hayes/49229667#49229667
In your opinion: Do Mona's actions reveal her as an Upstander? Bystander? Perpetrator or Victim?
Make a claim and use evidence from what you read to support your thinking.
Document your group's discussion on big paper. Be prepared to share with large group.
Document your group's discussion on big paper. Be prepared to share with large group.
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