Year: 2011

Koran recitation being done on Twitter for Ramadan, verse by verse – BlogPost – The Washington Post. “What verses speak to you when you read the Koran this day? That’s what we’re looking for,” Rashid said. “The way we engage with scripture is always changing as our lives change. We…Continue readingQuoted: WaPo on Tweeting the Qur’an

A short piece I wrote at the prompting of The Velveteen Rabbi. My name is islamoyankee | My Name Is Me. Online I am islamoyankee. I didn’t name my blog, islamicate, after myself, but after an idea. The idea is that Muslims are not Islam, and that they are people…Continue readingMy name is islamoyankee | My Name Is Me

My Ramadan Musings at City of Brass Who is Ali (as), the universal hero of Islam? – City of Brass. As we begin the first night of Ramadan, I think of the first promise we made to God. We bear witness that God is our Lord (7:172). From God’s desire…Continue readingWho is Ali (as), the universal hero of Islam? – City of Brass

altmuslimah – Ramadan: Ramadan on Twitter- A Cyber Celebration. Another interesting aspect to the concept “Ramadan on Twitter” is an effort being made by many to tweet the Quran throughout the month. AltMuslimah is also involved in this pursuit, and our tweets can be found on our Facebook page and…Continue readingQuoted altmuslimah: Ramadan: Ramadan on Twitter- A Cyber Celebration

Thanks to the folks at Faith in Public Life/Bold Faith Type, I see that part of my appearance at the Newseum is online.

Congressman: Misunderstanding of Islam Continues in the US | News | English. Meanwhile, Hussein Rashid, a lecturer and a Muslim activist in New York, regrets that not many Muslim leaders have emerged lately.  He believes it is because Muslims are not good at telling their stories.

A tweet feat: Quran goes on Twitter for Ramadan – USATODAY.com. Ramadan, which begins with a sunup-to-sundown fast Monday, calls on the Muslim faithful to immerse themselves in scripture — ideally by reading the entire Quran.   In 2009, Hussein Rashid, a professor of Islamic Studies at Virginia Theological Seminary,…Continue readingQuoted: USA Today on Tweeting the Qur’an

9/11 A Decade Later: Interfaith Coalition To Encourage Religious Tolerance On September 11th “Although Prepare New York is an interfaith coalition, the work we are doing is for the city, is for the country,” says Dr. Hussein Rashid of the Quest Center for Spiritual Inquiry. “So we want to do…Continue readingMention: NY1 on #PrepareNY