WHO BENEFITS FROM ISLAMOPHOBIA?
Investigating the Profit Motive Behind Bigotry and Discrimination
This lesson gives participants an opportunity to investigate some of the individuals, organizations, and corporations that benefit from anti-Muslim hate through a role play activity.
They meet people like Marillyn Hewson, CEO of weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corporation, and George Zoley, CEO of Geo Group, a private prison company.
Participants also hear from people who are negatively impacted by Islamophobia, like 8-year-old Nawar al-Awlaki, who was assassinated by a U.S. military drone in Yemen in 2017, despite being a U.S. citizen. Nawar’s brother and father were also murdered by U.S. drones.
Participants discuss how the information in this role play affects their perspectives on Muslims and Islamophobia and then create a public service announcement to share what they learned with a wider audience.