Media Appearances

Harvard Crimson on Harvard’s Racism

‘A Campaign of Anti-Palestinian Racism’: HDS Students, Alumni Decry Program Suspension In January, RPL Associate Dean Diane L. Moore and Assistant Dean for RPL Hussein Rashid departed unexpectedly. In a blistering resignation letter, Rashid accused Harvard of enabling anti-Muslim bias by failing to respond to “racist” and “false” statements against…Continue readingHarvard Crimson on Harvard’s Racism

Inter-faith Religion

Op-Ed: Understanding the Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims

Understanding the Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims The Aga Khan IV, who headed the Aga Khan Development Network, was often referred to as a philanthropist, a label that he himself called deeply inaccurate. According to broader Shi’ah belief, three interrelated elements are believed to elevate one another: faith, knowledge,…Continue readingOp-Ed: Understanding the Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims

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RNS: Administrators at Harvard Divinity School quit, say school condoned hate

Administrators at Harvard Divinity School quit, say school condoned hate “Since I was a student here decades ago, I have been acutely aware of the anti-Muslim bias (amongst other racisms and discriminatory attitudes that exist here),” Rashid wrote. “That bias has only gotten worse and Harvard is not a space…Continue readingRNS: Administrators at Harvard Divinity School quit, say school condoned hate