There are many vocabulary terms and allusions present in the novel Amina's Voice that would be helpful for students to preview. These will aid in overall comprehension of the book and an understanding of the time periods. This storyboard features key terms along with definitions and illustrations.
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ARSON
BACKBITING
INTERFAITH
(noun) The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
(Noun) Malicious talk about someone who is not present.
(adj) relating to when different religions and spiritual worldviews and traditions come together.
GRAFFITI
AMINA'S VOICE VOCABULARY
QURAN
(noun) writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illegally on a wall or other surface in a public place. In the case of Amina's Voice, the graffiti in the mosque was also a hate crime against Muslims.
(noun) The Quran, also Qur'an or Koran, is the main religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God to the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. It is organized in 114 chapters of verse called suras.