Diverse Places: Exploring Islam on campus (A level Geography: Changing Places)

This is an A level Geography Lesson on Diverse Places, as part of the Changing Places unit. The lesson explores the ideas of place-making, place and scale in relation to identity, belonging and a local area - using research on how Islam is experienced on Campus.

This lesson is built around the animation, Outside the Box, which explores how Islam is experienced and understood on campuses across the UK.

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This educational activity was created in collaboration with Dr Shereen Fernandez. The data is from SOAS-based research project, Re/presenting Islam on Campus, led by Professor Alison Scott-Baumann, SOAS. Outside the Box was created by PositiveNegatives, creative directed and illustrated by Sabba Khan.