Hussein RashidSeptember 2010

Guest Post at On Being with Krista Tippett

September 30, 2010Hussein

The good folks at On Being published a guest post by me about my trip to Fes earlier in the summer of 2010. The difference between the sacred and the profane is much more porous in these contexts. Here, popular does not mean a-religious, and religious does not mean private.…Continue readingGuest Post at On Being with Krista Tippett

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New York Rabbi Teams Up With Muslim Scholar to Teach Islam in a Christian Church

September 27, 2010Hussein

Rabbi Leonard A. Schoolman, who has devoted much of his career to inter-religious education, has teamed up with Dr. Hussein Rashid, an up-and-coming leader in New York’s Muslim community, to fight religious intolerance and ignorance with a unique educational program – held at a Christian church in Manhattan. PR Web…Continue readingNew York Rabbi Teams Up With Muslim Scholar to Teach Islam in a Christian Church

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Listen Up TV Appearance: Being Muslim in America

September 19, 2010Hussein

The show is split into four segments, of which I am embedding the third when I appear. I link to all four segments because it is some of the most comprehensive work on Park51 I have seen so far. Listen Up TV is a news program in Canada that looks…Continue readingListen Up TV Appearance: Being Muslim in America

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Mention: Austin Statesman

September 15, 2010Hussein

“I think Gov. Paterson is firmly in the percentage of the American population that admits it knows nothing about Islam,” Hussein Rashid, a professor of religion at Hofstra University on Long Island, told CBS. From “Good Muslims” and Sufism

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Event: IMANA-Hofstra Ethics Symposium “End of Life Issues: Ethical and Religious Perspectives”

September 13, 2010Hussein

I will be moderating a panel at this conference: IMANA-Hofstra Ethics Symposium “End of Life Issues: Ethical and Religious Perspectives” Friday, September 17 Advance Directives and Living Wills for Muslims 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Session 4 Moderator: Hussein Rashid, Ph.D.

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Article with Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer on 9/11

September 11, 2010Hussein

September 11, 2010: A Time for Turning September 11. The date, the words are still so evocative. Hate, anger, fear, sorrow, loss. Nine years after the event, emotions can still be as intense as they were in 2001. For some Americans, September 11 is the anniversary of their loved one’s…Continue readingArticle with Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer on 9/11

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