Hussein

Being the First: Reinventing Superheroes | Barnard College

Hussein March 26, 2018

Being the First: Reinventing Superheroes | Barnard College.

Sana Amanat '04, director of content and character development at Marvel Comics, created the first Muslim superhero with her own book series, Kamala Khan. Amanat joins Hussein Rashid, adjunct professor of religion at Barnard College, to discuss growing up Pakistani- American and what Barnard meant to her. The evening will cover the journey she took to create a female comic book character in a male-dominated field, why Ms. Marvel is so important right now, and what’s next for women in comics.

Event: Muslim Protagonist, Feb. 24, 2018

Hussein February 7, 2018

I will be speaking at Columbia University's Muslim Protagonist Conference on Feb. 24, 2018.

Details and registration can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/themuslimprotagonist/

Inter-faith Media Appearances Religion Video

Intro. to Islam Video | Religion for Breakfast

Hussein February 5, 2018

Discovery: Living Our Values | Trinity Church

Hussein January 28, 2018

Discovery: Living Our Values | Trinity Church.

This Week: American Values Religious Voices How might religious values be expressed in our current political situation? At this interfaith panel with Professor Aaron Koller, Professor Hussein Rashid, and Trinity’s Theologian-in-Residence, Dr. Deirdre Good, we will discuss our involvement in the project American Values Religious Voices (valuesandvoices.com).

Media Appearances

American Islamophobia Is Helping Trump Kill The Iran Deal | HuffPost

Hussein January 24, 2018

American Islamophobia Is Helping Trump Kill The Iran Deal | HuffPost.

The U.S. response to Iran’s recent economic protests, and President Donald Trump’s decertification of the Iran nuclear deal, show us how little we understand Muslims. That ignorance, and our failure to see Muslim nations as rich, diverse cultures peopled by, well, people, tears at America’s social fabric, and weakens the U.S. as an international actor.

Events Religion

Comics and Islam, Live at MICE 2017 – 004 Sacred & Sequential Audio | Sacred and Sequential

Hussein January 19, 2018

Comics and Islam, Live at MICE 2017 – 004 Sacred & Sequential Audio | Sacred and Sequential.

Muslim identity and practices are featured more comics than ever, from mainstream titles like Ms. Marvelto independent graphic memoirs. This panel at the 2017 Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) takes stock of this important growing field — including the brand-new book Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation — and presents the perspectives of both academics and creators. Featuring discussion with Hussein Rashid (Religion Professor, Barnard College; Contributor, Muslim Superheroes), A. David Lewis (Instructor, MCPHS University; Co-Editor, Muslim Superheroes; writer, Kismet, Man of Fate), Sara Alfageeh (Illustrator, Co-Director, BOY/BYE series MIPSTERZ project), and Hillary Chute (English Professor, Northeastern Unitersity).

Talkback Series on Japanese Internment During WWII to Follow HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Sheen Center

Hussein November 30, 2017

Talkback Series on Japanese Internment During WWII to Follow HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Sheen Center.

Following select performances of Jeanne Sakata’s Hold These Truths, directed by Lisa Rothe and starring Joel de la Fuente (Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle), Hang a Tale Theater Company will welcome a diverse panel of guests to discuss the history of forced Japanese internment during WWII and the parallels to our current time, when Muslims and other minorities are again fighting to preserve their civil liberties.

Panelists will include Julie Azuma (President of “Different Roads to Learning”), Albert Fox Cahn Esq. (Legal Director of The Council on American-Islamic Relations, New York), Allison Hi (member of the Day of Remembrance Committee), David Okada (co-chair of the Japanese American Citizen’s League), Hussein Rashid, PhD (academic, speaker, educator, and founder of islamicate L3C) and playwright Jeanne Sakata (actor of film, television, and theater, and the writer of Hold These Truths). Other panelists may be added at a later date.

Media Appearances

Media Literacy and the Middle East – Primary Source Podcast

Hussein November 17, 2017

Media Appearances

Allah Akbar, i musulmani newyorkesi e le parole rubate – Repubblica Tv – la Repubblica.it

Hussein November 7, 2017

Allah Akbar, i musulmani newyorkesi e le parole rubate – Repubblica Tv – la Repubblica.it.

A una settimana esatta dall’attentato di Tribeca un viaggio tra i discorsi e i volti dell’Islam di New York. C’è la sensazione di essere stati defraudati delle due parole considerate in assoluto più preziose: Allah Akbar. Hussein Rashid, è un professore di religione della Columbia University. Mehmet Özalp, imam in Turchia è volontario presso una moschea di Brooklyn. Yousra Alshanqiti, giovane avvocatessa in Arabia Saudita è una dottoranda in diritto dell’immigrazione qui negli Stati Uniti. Hussein e Abdullah, sono due venditori ambulanti originari rispettivamente del Bangladesh e dell’Egitto. Ecco che cosa significa per loro Allah Akbar.

A Qawwalified Home: Spirituality, Resistance, and American Muslims – Williams College

Hussein November 3, 2017

A Qawwalified Home: Spirituality, Resistance, and American Muslims – Williams College.

Bruce Springsteen makes Pakistani music? Despite the long presence of Muslims in America, Islamophobia is on the rise. Like many other communities, Muslims turn to their faith to help craft a response, and the results enrich American culture. Come here how qawwali, a Muslim devotional music from South Asia, is now an American music.