Hussein RashidMarch 2016

Panel: Advancing Religious Literacies: Exploring Islam through the Cultural Studies Method

March 31, 2016Hussein

The loud discourse on Islam in the United States today marks Muslims as a threat, embroiled in pre-modern sensibilities, and unable to participate in democratic societies. These articulations are often made by recycling colonial and oriental images of Muslim women as oppressed and Muslim men as violent, with objects such…Continue readingPanel: Advancing Religious Literacies: Exploring Islam through the Cultural Studies Method

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Leading Edge – Conference

March 29, 2016Hussein

I’ll be speaking at the following conference on a Muslim theology of Black Lives Matter. I’ve spoke at the church before on a similar topic, but this will be different. “Body Politics” :: Jan 17 @middlechurch from Middle Collegiate Church on Vimeo. The Leading Edge 2016: …Continue readingLeading Edge – Conference

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America to Zanzibar elumenati Video

March 28, 2016Hussein

elumenati is the company that did a wonderful immersive architectural experience for the Children’s Museum of Manhattan‘s America to Zanzibar exhibit. They have posted a promo video that only hints at how great the experience is.

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Terrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims – NY City Lens

March 26, 2016Hussein

Terrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims – NY City Lens. Meanwhile, Hussein Rashid, a research fellow from the Truman National Security Project, a non-profit that works towards principled solutions for global challenges like terrorism, applauded the commissioner’s statement that underlines that Muslims are a part of…Continue readingTerrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims – NY City Lens

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Newsday on America to Zanzibar

March 10, 2016Hussein

Here is a Newsday article on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. It’s a good chance to shout out my friends from high school. “Our goal is to have children deal with differences…Continue readingNewsday on America to Zanzibar

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Reuter’s Coverage of America to Zanzibar

March 1, 2016Hussein

Here is a Reuter’s video on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. I had no idea the tie was rakishly crooked. The Muslim Culture Exhibition on TRT Showcase from Reuters Content Solutions…Continue readingReuter’s Coverage of America to Zanzibar

Month: March 2016

Panel: Advancing Religious Literacies: Exploring Islam through the Cultural Studies Method

Leading Edge – Conference

America to Zanzibar elumenati Video

Terrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims – NY City Lens

Newsday on America to Zanzibar

Reuter’s Coverage of America to Zanzibar

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