Kamil is half Iraqi.

This was not how I envisioned the singularity would happen.

As a teacher of teenagers, I've found that a LOT of detail generally means a lie when it comes to giving excuses for not handing in homework.

Those are some pretty sweeping generalisations about a group of often marginalised people.

Ooo what a cutie!

he does have a pretty adorable face :)

he does have a pretty adorable face :)

So much this. My partner and I can't adopt a dog at the moment for various reasons, so we do short-term foster for rescue dogs right now. We've had five dogs over the last year, all rescues and all gorgeous lovely pups. I have become a rescue dog evangelist and am now totally judgey when anyone I know buys a dog…

just started showing my class Wadjda this week - they're loving it! Thanks for the recommendation :)

How odd - any possible reason Ireland has the highest per capita?

Yup. Any pic of me with a group and I look like the ghost at the feast.

Someone suggested that one - it's called Arranged. I watched a trailer on YouTube, seems like a really sweet little film!

I just don't feel like these girls have their culture and religion recognised and valued often in the school. All the texts they read in English with non-white characters are about their experience of racism (Mockingbird, Roll of Thunder, Othello) rather than just as regular characters with other challenges. I just…

There needs to be an element of religious or traditional culture in so I can get away with showing it - I also just really want to show the girls a positive portrayal of a clearly non-Christian character. Any religious tradition apart from Catholicism is really sidelined in the curriculum I have to teach unfortunately…

Great link, thanks!

Thanks so much for all the great suggestions! I want to chuck out my lesson plans and just show these movies for the rest of the year :)
This has really opened my eyes to how few films I was aware of with a non-Christian girl of colour as the lead - thanks everyone for drawing my attention to all these great films.

Oh wow, that was my favourite movie when I was about that age! Great call :)

Lilo and Stich is one I've never seen, but it looks fun - thanks!

Brilliant, thanks! Akeelah and the Bee looks very sweet.

Oh man, that film is heartbreaking. Great suggestion, thank you!