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This book focuses on questions that students and young people ask about Muslims and Islam. It includes original contributions from Muslims, offering their personal reflections on living their faith. This book focuses on questions that students and young people ask about Muslims and Islam. It includes original contributions from Muslims, offering their personal reflections on living their faith. It moves from the familiar - the Five Pillars and the mosque - to the unfamiliar - the poems of Rumi. It looks at some of the diversity of Islam in Britain today and its contributions to our national life. It supports teachers in handling the difficult concept of jihad, and also provides strategies for getting 11-16 year olds to deepen their understanding of Islam and develop their own thinking skills.