Abstract:
This article explored the utilisation of counter-narratives in tertiary education settings with
regard to pseudo-events connected to big world events. The occurrence that this article
focused on was the pseudo-events connected to the Israel–Hamas war that started in October
2023. These pseudo-events refer to a surge in Islamophobic and anti-Semitic hate crimes in
countries outside the warzone. Two narrative examples are given that can be utilised within
education settings; however, educators can look beyond the given examples and utilise other
counter-narratives. Creating awareness of surges in discriminatory occurrences with the
use of counter-narratives may increase humanisation and intersectional awareness in students.
INTRADISCIPLINARY AND/OR INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPLICATIONS : This article was written from a
religious studies perspective, with the aim of increasing religious tolerance within societies.
This article is based on a quantitative literature review and narrative theories.
