What do you see in the picture, where do you think it was taken, what do you notice about the people in the photo? What do you think the story is here?
Last week a man attached a union jack to railings outside a Mosque in Manchester. He was seen on CCTV; he did it at night and didn't ask the Mosque first.
Why do you think he did that?
When Ibrahim Syed arrived at the Mosque the next morning, he found the flag and made a decision.
What do you think were the options for Ibrahim?
Ibrahim chose to hang a Union Jack in the window of the Mosque.
Why do you think Ibrahim did that?
Ibrahim said about the person who put the flag outside the Mosque, "We think he thought the flag would be offensive to people who are Muslim but that's not how we see it at all."
Why might someone think a union jack was offensive to Muslims?
Ibrahim says that's not how they see it; how do you think Ibrahim sees the union jack?
Ibrahim said, "We decided we needed to reclaim our narrative of being British and being Muslim and our claim as much as anybody's to the Union Jack."
What do you think Ibrahim means by "reclaim our narrative of being British and being Muslim"?
"We thought what could send a powerful message is if we could display a Union Jack in our window to show we are British, we do belong and this is as much our flag as anyone else's"
Why is that a powerful message?
Do you think flags are important?
Why do you think Ibrahim wants people to know he is British and he belongs?
What can we learn from Ibrahim?
What do we say in our school about different religions?
Which British law protects religion and belief? (who else is protected in the law?)
Why is this about No Outsiders?
Which British Value is this about?
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