Hijrah: A Case Study in Migration and Turning Points

Subject:

Culture

Geography

History

Region:

Middle East


Explore two key social studies concepts—migration and turning points—as they relate to an article about a museum exhibit about the Prophet Muhammad’s seventh-century-CE journey from Makkah to Madinah.

 

The following activities and abridged text build off “Hijrah: A Journey That Changed the World,” written by Peter Harrigan and photographs courtesy of Ithra.

Warm up

Let's Go. PDF

Scan the article’s photos and captions to predict its theme and main idea.


If you only have 15 minutes

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Brainstorm examples of migrations and turning points, both large and small scale.


If you have 30 minutes

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Evaluate whether the Hijrah was a turning point, and map how a museum exhibition showed a migration. Then come up with your own way of showing a migration.


Consider how a photograph affects you, as a viewer, and how the effect might change if the photo changed.


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