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.
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,…
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…
Out of the Shadows of 9/11: Professor Hussein Rashid on faith’s role in social change from Kellie Picallo on Vimeo.
Teachers from around the country attend webinar on “The State of Muslims in America” | The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University. 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…
How we observe Ramadan in an always-on society | Multi-American. It was the tradition of Muhammad to read the entire Quran by the end of Ramadan. Today, some people use Twitter during Ramadan to tweet their favorite messages from the Islamic holy book. Hussein Rashid teaches Islamic Studies at Virginia…