Hussein RashidJanuary 2010

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Courses at Park Ave. Christian – Spring 2010

January 13, 2010Hussein

http://www.parkavenuechristian.com/quest1 INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM Four Mondays at 6:30 pm, beginning February 1 Tickets: $100 through smarttix.com Even the most sophisticated New Yorkers know little about Islam. What limited knowledge we do have comes through the media, where facts are often incomplete. This introductory course will cover the principal beliefs of…Continue readingCourses at Park Ave. Christian – Spring 2010

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Mention: Change.org

January 9, 2010Hussein

Mentioned in an article on Change.org about a response to racial profiling.

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Reprint: Orientalizing Ourselves

January 9, 2010Hussein

Patheos recently republished an article of mine from Religion Dispatches. In the United States, a place I have argued is a new intellectual Mecca, rather than attacking a simplified version of Islam, an Islam-lite if you will, I find more and more American Muslims defining themselves by Orientalist constructions of…Continue readingReprint: Orientalizing Ourselves

Events

Speaking Event: International Conference on Islam and the Media

January 2, 2010Hussein

Will be in Boulder, CO, for the International Conference on Islam and the Media. I will be on a panel talking about The 99. From the conference description: If we believe the torrent of popular headlines on Islam today, it seems that only Muslim extremists are talking about their religion,…Continue readingSpeaking Event: International Conference on Islam and the Media

Month: January 2010

Courses at Park Ave. Christian – Spring 2010

Mention: Change.org

Reprint: Orientalizing Ourselves

Speaking Event: International Conference on Islam and the Media

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