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Unveiling New Horizons: Integrating Academic Pedagogies and Religious Education through Women-Led Qur’an Study
Proposal abstract :
In this project, I will explore the pedagogical potentialities arising from my intersecting identities as a visibly Muslim woman of color, an academic scholar, and a religious educator. Through two women-led Qur’an study sessions, I aim to integrate academic and religious training to enrich my teaching experiences, broaden students’ perspectives, and curate a purposeful teaching life. The first session will be held at MIT in fall 23, while the second session led jointly with Dr. Celene Ibrahim will be held at a Bay Area Islamic center and will be a requirement for students in my Graduate Theological Union Qur’an course. By employing personal reflection journals, student surveys, and peer observation, I will examine the transformative impact of this integration in enrichening my teaching experience, cultivating critical and ethical learning environments for my students, and fostering a holistic and purposeful teaching life. Finally, I will share insights at my departmental colloquia.
In this project, I will explore the pedagogical potentialities arising from my intersecting identities as a visibly Muslim woman of color, an academic scholar, and a religious educator. Through two women-led Qur’an study sessions, I aim to integrate academic and religious training to enrich my teaching experiences, broaden students’ perspectives, and curate a purposeful teaching life. The first session will be held at MIT in fall 23, while the second session led jointly with Dr. Celene Ibrahim will be held at a Bay Area Islamic center and will be a requirement for students in my Graduate Theological Union Qur’an course. By employing personal reflection journals, student surveys, and peer observation, I will examine the transformative impact of this integration in enrichening my teaching experience, cultivating critical and ethical learning environments for my students, and fostering a holistic and purposeful teaching life. Finally, I will share insights at my departmental colloquia.