Interview on WTTW in Chicago, Airing Nov. 6, 2011
Hussein Thanks to Dan Pawlus who did an amazing interview here.
September 2011
Seminar examines impact of Islamic culture on American art | The Daily Texan
Seminar examines impact of Islamic culture on American art | The Daily Texan.
Rashid has done research into how Islamic culture has influenced American culture and art. He discussed music as well as four other aspects — architecture, literary art, graphic art and television.
MFAH Artful Thursday – Dr. Hussein Rashid: High Notes
There is a good, extended interview at the article site.
MFAH Artful Thursday – Dr. Hussein Rashid: High Notes.
Hussein Rashid, Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University, chats about the Islamic influence in American popular music — from blues and jazz to rock and hip-hop — previewing his lecture, High Notes, this month’s “Artful Thursday” event at the Museum of Fine Art Houston.
Three Questions for American Muslims: Hussein Rashid | Muslimah Next Door
Three Questions for American Muslims: Hussein Rashid | Muslimah Next Door.
The Muslim Portal at Patheos is hosting the “Three Questions” project for the month of September in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the terrorist acts of 9/11. We are asking American Muslims from across the nation three simple but important questions. Click here to learn more about the project.
Hussein Rashid, an adjunct professor at Hofstra University and a writer, media personality, and consultant, offers his answers to the three questions:
Video from my talk at “Out of the Shadows”
Out of the Shadows of 9/11: Professor Hussein Rashid on faith’s role in social change from Kellie Picallo on Vimeo.
Notes and Video from “The State of Muslims in America”
In the contemporary context, Dr. Rashid spoke as well about the role of pop culture and media, including television sit-coms, music, and comedy (examples included the “Axis of Evil Comedy Tour” and the hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco among others), and the ways in which these have historically functioned as a normalizing force for marginalized communities in the U.S. Participants in the webinar opened discussion about the notion of “Muslim culture” in this context, reflecting on the relationship between unity and diversity within a community that contains a multiplicity of backgrounds and cultural contexts within the U.S. Rashid noted that the most significant forms of normalizing visibility often come with characters who present markers such as self-identified Muslim identity but are not defined by them.
See a recording of this session here
Quoted: Jewish Week on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
For Muslim Americans, A Decade Of Increasing Outreach | The Jewish Week.
At the same time, Muslim Americans “are moving away from a single issue — what’s good for the Muslims — to what’s good for the communities in which they live,” said Hussein Rashid, an adjunct professor of religion at Hofstra University.
They’ve become more and more involved in issues that affect the entire community, such as education, health, law enforcement and sanitation, said Rashid. Those, in turn, have led to greater contact and, in some cases, more friendships between Muslim Americans and others.
MFA – Houston | Muslim Impact on American Music
MFAH | Artful Thursday: High Notes – Thursday, September 15, 2011 @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Up to thirty percent of the slaves brought to the United States from Africa were Muslim. They spoke and wrote Arabic, and carried a rich musical tradition. Centuries’ worth of Muslim instrumental and singing traditions were combined with those of other cultures encountered in the United States, eventually forming blues, jazz, rock, and hip-hop—uniquely American musical genres.