Hussein Rashid

Academic. Speaker. Educator. Advocate.

2012

Events Inter-faith

NYC Speaking Event: Sharing Sacred Space in Jerusalem – Mar. 27, 2012

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Media Contact: Rubenstein Associates, Melissa Mandel Kvitko, 212-843-8060, mmandel@rubenstein.com

Fordham Law Presents Interfaith Speaker Series on Sharing Sacred Space in Jerusalem

Fordham Law School’s Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work will host Part I of its Interfaith Speaker Series, titled “Sharing Sacred Space in Jerusalem,” on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at Fordham Law School in New York City. The event will be cosponsored by the Auburn Theological Seminary and The Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

The discussion will examine how religious space, particularly Jerusalem—a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims—has been historically shared; how religious communities have interpreted customary law; and how they have engaged each other to overcome and resolve conflict.

Nelson Tebbe, Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School will moderate the event, which will include lectures by Hussein Rashid, Adjunct Professor of Religion at Hofstra University; Mark Movsesian, Frederick A. Whitney Professor of Contract Law and Director of the Center for Law and Religion at St. John’s University; and Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights – North America.

The event is free and open to the public. CLE credits are available.

Title: Sharing Sacred Space and the Law

Date: March 27, 2012

Time: 6 to 8:30 pm

Location: Fordham Law School, James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre

Sponsor: The Fordham Law Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work

Media contact: Melissa Mandel Kvitko, Rubenstein Associates, 212-843-8060, mmandel@rubenstein.com

Additional contact: Ana Renata Dias
Email: LawReligion@law.fordham.edu

Telephone: 212-636-7699  

Website: Institute on Religion, Law and Lawyer’s Work

CLE information: www.law.fordham.edu/cle


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Media Appearances

Quoted: Patheos: American Muslims and the NYPD Trust Deficit

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American Muslims and the NYPD Trust Deficit.

Do you feel comfortable living your life as a Muslim in America?
 

I do. I am firm enough in my faith and happy enough to be an American that I know what the NYPD is doing is wrong. They will not take my faith in either God or country. The NYPD may not believe in the constitution, the bill of rights, or civil liberties, but that doesn’t mean they are right.

Events

Event: Speaking on Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism

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theRoslynNews.com Calendar.

Dr. Hussein Rashid, a faculty member in the Department of Religion at Hofstra University, will speak about Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 425 Roslyn Rd., Roslyn Heights. (www.mysinai.org). His talk will review historic roots of hatred against the world’s ethnic groups, and outline his desire as a devout Muslim to promote harmony between religions. A graduate of Columbia University, Dr. Rashid earned a master’s degree in Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School. He then received an MA and PhD from at Harvard in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. A consultant to two former U.S. presidential candidates, Dr. Rashid is a current member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has appeared on most major U.S. television networks as well as those in the UK, Saudi Arabia and Russia. He has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post and on NPR. The talk is free and open to the public, and will include a question-and-answer period.

Media Appearances

Guest on The Takeaway: Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in the 2012 Primary – The Takeaway

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Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in the 2012 Primary – The Takeaway.

While political mud-slinging is de riguer in primary races, 2012 has brought several not-so-thinly-veiled anti-Muslim soundbytes from its frontrunning candidates. Last week, Newt Gingrich said that he would not support a Muslim president unless they would “commit in public to giv[ing] up Sharia.” Rick Santorum also expressed his thoughts on Islam, saying that the concept of equality “doesn’t come from Islam” or “Eastern Religions.” Instead, he said, “it comes from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Events

Event: JAN 22, 29 – THE SUNDAY FORUM 10 AM | Grace Church in New York City

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I will be speaking on Jan. 29, 2012 at Grace Church about Christian-Muslim relations.

JAN 22, 29 – THE SUNDAY FORUM 10 AM | Grace Church in New York City.

“Christian-Muslim Engagement in Positive Terms” is a two-part series led by Dr. Lucinda Mosher, Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies at Hartford Seminary with Dr. Hussein Rashid, Professor of Religious Studies, Hofstra University. In the first session on 1/22, Dr. Mosher will introduce attendees to her work as an activist and educator who promotes warm-hearted understanding between Muslims and Christians, and will address questions which commonly arise ­ such as the meaning of “shari ‘ah” and the difference between Sunni and Shi‘ah Islam.  In the second session on 1/29, Dr Mosher and Dr Hussein Rashid, a Muslim academic and activist who has taught at Virginia Theological Seminary and Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, will address some of the issues arising in Christian-Muslim relations.

Events

Water as Ritual Blessing, Feb. 1, 2012 at St. John the Divine

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Water Conversation

Water: Ritual Blessings

Wednesday, February 1, 7 pm

Throughout the ages, most of the great religions of the world have used water as a purifying element. The Mikveh is the ritual purifying site for Orthodox Jewish women after the menstrual period. Water is also used as part of the Jewish conversion ceremony. Christians have made baptism into one of the central sacramental rites of the Church. Muslims perform their ablutions before entering into prayer. What are the origins of water purifying rituals?

Answering these questions and yours will be:

Rev. Patrick Ryan, S.J.

Lawrence J. McGintley Professor of Religion and Society, Fordham University, NY

Dr. Hussein Rashid

Islam Professor, Hofstra University, NY

Dr. Claudia Setzer

Professor of Religion, Manhattan College, NY

Events

Intro. to Islam Courses: Feb. 2012 at St. John the Divine

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Interfaith Exploration

Introduction to Islam

Dr. Hussein Rashid

Three Thursdays: January 26, February 9, 16 7:00-9:00 p.m.

More than one million Muslims live in the greater New York area. How much do we know of their beliefs and practices? Dr. Rashid will guide us through a basic understanding of Islam as it is practiced in America and abroad. We will look at the Qur’an, Islam’s holy scriptures, and explore its relationship to the Bible of Jews and Christians. He will also help us to understand the many varieties of Islam, including Sunni, Shi’ia and Sufism. There will be ample opportunity for questions and answers, and for discussion.

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