Mention: The Rev. Douglas Leonard On: The Recent Unrest in the Middle East
Hussein Rev. Doug was kind enough to mention me in his piece, and discuss our conversation together at Middle Church.
September 2012
Obama-Morsi: What The American And Egyptian Presidents Should Talk About
Obama-Morsi: What The American And Egyptian Presidents Should Talk About.
“He needs to talk about Muslims in the U.S., to show that the U.S. is not at war with Islam,” said Hussein Rashid, an Islamic studies lecturer at Fordham University.
Quoted: #MySubwayAd: People Respond To Anti-Islamic Subway Ads
#MySubwayAd: People Respond To Anti-Islamic Subway Ads.
Muslim and non-Muslims alike took to Twitter today to denounce the Islamophobic ad. Their responses were both humorous and thoughtful. Below are some of our favorite tweets:
Middle Church: Mercy and Compassion
I was invited by Middle Church to preach. I spoke about mercy and compassion, and below is the video.
“In the Name of God” :: Sep 23 @middlechurch from Middle Collegiate Church on Vimeo.
Huffington Post Live: Not Talking about Religion
I was recently on Huffington Post Live, talking about lots of stuff, except religion. Nice change of pace, and a great session.
Qawwalis, Found Sounds, and Benghazi: Locating the Sacred in a New York Church | On Being
Qawwalis, Found Sounds, and Benghazi: Locating the Sacred in a New York Church | On Being.
The combination of Yoon’s voice and the electronic components helped create a bridge between the trappings of the modern and sense of spirituality as being ancient. The stories were inverted, and technology was ancient, with spirituality being modern. Perhaps that is the state of affairs we are entering. Twitter and the writing stick are both technology, and we are coming to grips with our own spiritualities now. And when I think about the prayer of the monks, with nothing but their voices, it makes me wonder if we can only understand a mediated spirituality.
Muslim New Yorkers Learn to Pick Their Battles – WNYC
Muslim New Yorkers Learn to Pick Their Battles – WNYC.
“There’s no longer a sense of Muslim and American, but Muslims as Americans,” said Rashid, “and I think that’s a really important part of that political engagement. And I think, looking at France, you still see this isolation, this difference. You’re either French, or you’re Muslim.”
The Takeaway: How Riots Abroad Affect Muslims at Home
While the filmmakers behind the anti-Islam film, ‘Innocence of Muslims,’ may not have intended to cause protests and violence across the Muslim World, they did clearly intend to perpetuate Islamophobia. And while their film may not have succeeded in directly doing so, it seems as if the subsequent violent protests may be helping them achieve their aim.
So as protests in the Muslim world continue, more Americans may become disillusioned with our involvement in the region. But what does that mean for Muslim Americans, here in the United States?
Answering that question is Hussein Rashid, professor of religion at Hofstra University.
Behind anti-Muslim video ‘Innocence of Muslims:’ what L.A. County knows but isn’t saying | Alaska Dispatch
Professor Rashid says the moviemakers’ plan rested, in part, “on everyone being as full of hate as themselves. Fortunately, that's not the way the world actually is.”