Hussein Rashid2011

Networks

What’s So Threatening About All-American Muslim?

December 13, 2011Hussein

My latest blog for Our Shared Future. What’s So Threatening About All-American Muslim?. What the show really is is a threat to the FFA. Here is a popular show that anyone can watch at any time, and it shows that Americans are Americans, regardless of their faith. It’s not very…Continue readingWhat’s So Threatening About All-American Muslim?

Media Appearances

Video: @MetMuseum and Why I like it

December 2, 2011Hussein

The US State Dept. produced a video on the new “Islamic Art” galleries at the Met, and I make a brief appearance.
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Books

My Endorsement of Love, Inshallah

November 24, 2011Hussein

Reviews « Love, InshAllah. Love Inshallah is unbelievable in its audacity. Not all of our authors find love, and God and God’s Will are just as often felt by their absence as by their presence. The brutal honesty that these women portray is refreshing and frightening. Nearly every story reveals another…Continue readingMy Endorsement of Love, Inshallah

Networks

The Power of Pop Culture

November 22, 2011Hussein

The Power of Pop Culture. The following is a guest post from Dr. Hussein Rashid, a member of the Our Shared Future Advisory Board. Dr. Rashid took part in our recent panel discussion, “Across the Atlantic: Islam, the West and the Repercussions of 9/11.”

Media Appearances

Islam meets reality TV – Guest Voices – The Washington Post

November 11, 2011Hussein

Islam meets reality TV – Guest Voices – The Washington Post. I think the most important aspect of the show is the great diversity of opinion that will be on display. There are questions of clothing, and not just the hijab, which does generate very rich conversations, but just what…Continue readingIslam meets reality TV – Guest Voices – The Washington Post

Events

INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING

November 8, 2011Hussein

INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING. Join the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, the British Council’s Our Shared Future Project, and the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations for a panel discussion on the impact of 9/11 on Britain, Europe, and the United States. H.A. Hellyer, Senior Analyst…Continue readingINSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING

Media Appearances

30 Good Minutes Interview

November 6, 2011Hussein

Dan Pawlus did a wonderful with me for Chicago’s 30 Good Minutes . It coincidentally aired today, on Eid.
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Media Appearances

The Transcript of the 1-Hour Audio Seminar « The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media

October 26, 2011Hussein

The Transcript of the 1-Hour Audio Seminar « The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media. The following is the unedited and far from perfect transcript of The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media, the audio seminar this project is based on. It still needs…Continue readingThe Transcript of the 1-Hour Audio Seminar « The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media

Events

LA Tour: USC and Claremont Lincoln

October 1, 2011Hussein

USC: Everyday Art: Muslim Contributions to American Popular Culture Claremont: Wham! … Dishoom!: Muslims and Americaness in Graphic Novels
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