As corporate and governmental agencies march us towards global conflict, racism, and imperialism, this book contends that teachers must have the tools with which to combat unilateral politicization of Arabic and Muslim peoples. Teaching Against Islamophobia creates a pedagogical space for educators to engage with necessary issues and knowledges regarding the alienation of Islamic culture, religion, knowledge, and peoples. .

Why teach against Islamophobia: striking the empire back / Joe L. Kincheloe and Shirley R. Steinberg -- The inescapable presence of 'non-existent' Islamophobia / Christopher D. Stonebanks -- Islam: the fundamentals every teacher should know / Khurrum Mirza and Naved Bakali -- What is Islam? A conversation with the magisterial intellectuals of the past / Hassan Ahmad Mian -- Islamophobia: the viewed and the viewers / Shirley R. Steinberg -- Holy Islamophobia, Batman! Demonization of Muslims and Arabs in mainstream American comic books / Jehanzeb Dar -- "Mad man Hassan will buy your carpets!": the bearded curricula of evil Muslims / Ozlem Sensoy -- Barack Obama, Islamophobia, and the 2008 U.S. presidential election media spectacle / Michael D. Giardina -- The undercover Muslim: an African American perspective on transitions of Muslim identity / Preacher Moss -- Faith or fight: Islam in the African American community / Samaa Abdurraqib -- The dialectics of Islamophobia and homophobia in the lives of gay Muslims in the United States / Younes Mourchid -- "Yes, my name is Ibrahim and I am an atheist!" Confessing Asrar: atheism, arts, answerability, imagination and the Muslim you have never known / Awad Ibrahim -- Know the ledge but don't hit the edge: building with the God Jahmega Allah / Habib Siam -- Pieces of iman: the pilgrimage home / Yassin Alsalman -- Common sense, uncommon knowledge and fighting words / Carolyne Ali-Khan -- Footnotes on reflective practice / Anastasia Kamanos Gamelin -- A frank intercourse: combating Islamophobia in sex education / Fida Sanjakdar -- A bifocal lens on Islamophobia: using young adult fiction as a teaching tool / Krista Riley -- Teaching Islamic themes at the college level / Sevak Manjikian -- "How do you expect me to teach this without any resources?" / Melanie Stonebanks.