So every summer since I began teaching, I have been teaching for a summer program ran by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. (Both Luma and I worked for CTY this summer! And two of our team members, Sundoes & Samaa were students in this program as well!). This program gives middle and high school kids the opportunity to take college level classes for a 3 week session in the summer. While it is SUPER expensive, there are some scholarship opportunities. I have a lot of feelings about this, but I’ll save it for another day. Pictured here is one of the traditions I actually like at CTY, something they call “Love Tape” Day. Students get rolls of tape they can write on and are able to walk around taping people they want to show love to. My classes have always been inclusive - they make at least one tape for every classmate - but that is definitely not always the case and might need some facilitation from the teacher. But I love that we get to walk around displaying the love we shower each other with. This activity could be tweaked in so many different ways depending on what your goals are - but I thought I’d share! :) . . #teachingwhilemuslim #teachingwithlove #socialjusticeeducators #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #teacherlife

To all the students I've ever taught - this one is for you. Thank you for being the motivation I needed to start this Teaching While Muslim thing with one of my best friends. You are just as much a part of this as I am❤️ - Nagla Bedir Link in bio ‼️ . . . #teachingwhilemuslim #teachingwithlove #socialjusticeeducators #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #teacherlife

Today, one of our social media coordinators, Sundoes Elbery gave a workshop for Confronting Implicit Bias in the Classroom at Stanford University. She is currently in the Hollyhock Fellowship for teaching and represented for TWM! . . . . . . . . . #teachingwhilemuslim #equity #justice #responsibility #educator #muslimeducator #suhollyhock #stanforduniversity

A glimpse into the humiliation, danger, and oppression of checkpoints under Israeli apartheid from Aljazeera

I found out yesterday that while my brother and I applied for permits to enter pre-1948 Palestinian territory, those permits were not authorized. For those of you who don’t know, Palestinians have specific ID cards that restrict their movement. With a West Bank ID I’m unable to go to Jerusalem or the rest of the country without approval by the Israeli government. Even with that approval I would only have been allowed to go for 24 hours. To be perfectly honest I wasn’t expecting to go, nor was I mentally or emotionally prepared to walk through and see the ghost of where my family could have been if not for the catastrophe of 1948 and our immediate expulsion. But more importantly I wanted everyone to see a glimpse into the experience of Palestinians. They live a life of segregation, encaged by a wall, their oppression ignored, and their livelihood dehumanized. This is apartheid. TWM Co-founder Luma Hasan in Nelson Mandela Square, Ramallah, Palestine 🇵🇸 #teachingwhilemuslim #socialjusticeeducators #freepalestine #intersectionalitymatters #globaljustice