Month: June 2022

The debut of 'Omar,' a thoroughly American opera : NPR. Hussein Rashid is a scholar specializing in Muslims in U.S. popular culture. Like Alryyes, he was an advisor on this opera. Rashid says that in his autobiography and other writings, Omar Ibn Said offers some coded language and certainly ambiguity…Continue readingThe debut of ‘Omar,’ a thoroughly American opera : NPR

‘Ms. Marvel’: More options for who gets to save the world – CSMonitor.com. “This is the power of story,” says Dr. Rashid. “It’s not lecturing at you. It’s saying, ‘Here’s this character’s experience. We’re inviting you to that experience and inviting you to think and reflect on your own experiences.’…Continue reading‘Ms. Marvel’: More options for who gets to save the world – CSMonitor.com