Hussein Rashid

Cultural Strategist. Educator. Academic. Advocate.

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Media Appearances

Harvard Crimson on My Resignation

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Leaders of Harvard Divinity School’s Religion and Public Life Program To Depart Abruptly

Rashid wrote in his resignation letter that Harvard had failed to adequately respond to statements against RPL by Harvard-affiliated groups, which he described as racist and false.

“I have no choice but to read them as official policy: it is OK to be racist against certain people at Harvard,” he wrote.

Rashid also criticized Harvard more broadly, claiming that the University “has consistently weaponized scholarship to further oppression” and failed to protect Muslim and Arab affiliates.

“My experience within RPL has been absolutely lovely,” Rashid said in an interview. “Unfortunately, I feel that Harvard is not the right place for me. There’s a misalignment in values and ethics, and I’m choosing not to remain here.”

Events Inter-faith Politics Religion Video

Video: Beyond Borders: Antisemitism, Islamaphobia, and the Israel-Palestine Divide

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Join our speakers to examine the rise of Antisemitism and Islamophobia particularly in light of current events surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict. Participants will explore how these forms of prejudice manifest in public discourse, social movements, and media narratives, often exacerbating divisions and hindering constructive dialogue. The conversation will address the historical and cultural roots of these biases, their impact on affected communities. We will explore the question – what are the responsibilities of educators, policymakers, and activists in combating hate while fostering mutual understanding and respect?

Events

Event: Muslim Community Gala hosted by Williams MSU and MCLA MSA

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The Muslim Student Union (MSU) is pleased to invite students, staff, faculty, and community members to the 2024 Muslim Community Gala, an evening dedicated to community and charitable giving. This event, hosted by Williams College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, will bring together members of our local and academic communities for a night of charity, inspiration, and meaningful connection.

Event Overview:
⋆ A Formal Sit-Down Dinner

⋆ Keynote Address by Dr. Hussein Rashid, Assistant Dean for Religion and Public Life, Lecturer on Religion and Public Life, Harvard Divinity School

https://events.williams.edu/event/muslim-community-gala-hosted-by-williams-msu-and-mcla-msa

Events Politics Religion

Event: Religion and Democratic Ideals: Rematriation, Land, and Healing

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024, 6 – 7:30PM

This event is free and open to the public.

A liberal democracy should produce societies that are inclusive, equitable, dynamic, and responsive to the needs of citizens. This series will focus on where religion intersects with democratic ideals and institutions. We will discuss the outcomes we want from a democratic system and how such an analysis can help us construct pathways to achieving those goals.

This fourth session, “Rematriation, Land, and Healing,” features co-founder of Women of Bears Ears, Cynthia Wilson, and board member of Women of Bears Ears, Doreen Bird. Assistant Dean for RPL, Hussein Rashid, will act as moderator.

How we steward our land—and the lands of others—brings up essential questions of belonging, indigeneity, and spiritual and political governance. How do different types of stewardship impact how we enact democracy in and with the land we occupy? This session examines how we relate to the natural world around us and the possibilities—and obstacles—for strengthening those relationships through our democratic institutions.

Read this Q&A with Hussein Rashid, assistant dean for RPL, about the series and register for all four events.

 

Location Zoom Webinar

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Event: Religion and Democratic Ideals: Reproductive Healthcare Access and White Nationalism

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024, 6 – 7:30PM

This event is free and open to the public.

A liberal democracy should produce societies that are inclusive, equitable, dynamic, and responsive to the needs of citizens. This series will focus on where religion intersects with democratic ideals and institutions. We will discuss the outcomes we want from a democratic system and how such an analysis can help us construct pathways to achieving those goals.

This third session, “Reproductive Healthcare Access and White Nationalism,” features founder of Funky Brown Chick, Twanna Hines, and Melissa Deckman, CEO of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). Assistant Dean for RPL, Hussein Rashid, will act as moderator.

Access to reproductive healthcare engages with explicitly religious language. This session positions that language in the broader framework of white nationalism, which is often undergirded by Christian nationalism. The session ties together structures of patriarchy and race, offering ways of possible solidarity to create a more just future.

Read this Q&A with Hussein Rashid, assistant dean for RPL, about the series and register for all four events.

 

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Media Appearances Music

Media: WBUR on Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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Four previously unknown recordings of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Pakistani singer known as the ‘King of the Kings of Qawwali’ who died in 1997, have been rediscovered on a warehouse shelf in England. They’re released on a new album called “Chain of Light.”

Michael Brook — the Canadian guitarist and composer who recorded the newly released tracks with Kahn back in 1990 — and Hussein Rashid, a scholar of Muslim and U.S. culture, join us.

Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s unknown recordings discovered

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Event: Religion and Democratic Ideals: Media, Religion, and the Nation

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024, 6 – 7:30PM

Religion and Democratic Ideals: Media, Religion, and the Nation

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A liberal democracy should produce societies that are inclusive, equitable, dynamic, and responsive to the needs of citizens. This series will focus on where religion intersects with democratic ideals and institutions. We will discuss the outcomes we want from a democratic system and how such an analysis can help us construct pathways to achieving those goals.

This second session, “Media, Religion, and the Nation,” features Zeba Khan, San Fransisco Chronicle, Jesse Holland, George Washington University, and Syreeta McFadden, Borough of Manhattan Community College. Assistant Dean for RPL, Hussein Rashid, will act as moderator.

For decades, news media in the U.S. has been critiqued as reproducing structures of power and exclusion, including those in religions. While entertainment media has worked towards more inclusive storytelling recently, historically all media has been inconsistent in representing and engaging marginalized communities. This panel will examine how media framing creates our understanding of what the United States is and will discuss how we can be more literate media consumers.

Read this Q&A with Hussein Rashid, assistant dean for RPL, about the series and register for all four events.

Location Zoom Webinar

Sponsor Religion and Public Life

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Event: Building the Beloved Community in Our Time

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Monday, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 @ 15:30 EST

RSVP REQUIRED

Rev. Adam Russell Taylor, President of Sojourners and author of A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community, will be sharing the vision outlined in his book, and discussing with Dr. Hussein Rashid and Rabbi Joseph Potasnik. Taylor previously led the Faith Initiative at the World Bank Group and served as the vice president in charge of Advocacy at World Vision U.S. and the senior political director at Sojourners. Taylor is a graduate of Emory University, the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology. Taylor is ordained in the American Baptist Church and the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and serves in ministry at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia.

RSVP to AKaram@Lead-Integrity.com latest by September 27

Abrahamic Faiths in Discussion Around Building the Beloved Community.pdf

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Event: Religion and Democratic Ideals: Political Futures

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TUESDAY, September 24, 2024, 6 – 7:30PM

This event is free and open to the public. 

A liberal democracy should produce societies that are inclusive, equitable, dynamic, and responsive to the needs of citizens. This series will focus on where religion intersects with democratic ideals and institutions. We will discuss the outcomes we want from a democratic system and how such an analysis can help us construct pathways to achieving those goals.

This first session, “Political Futures,” features RPL Organizing Fellow, Josh Wolfsun, and RPL Arts and Popular Culture Fellow, Angélique Roché. Assistant Dean for RPL, Hussein Rashid, will act as moderator.

Moving from the exigencies of the moment, this conversation focuses on creating new communities, generating solidarity, imagining different economies, and asks how we can make the politics of the possible a reality.

Read this Q&A with Hussein Rashid, assistant dean for RPL, about the series and register for all four events.

 

Location Zoom Webinar

Sponsor Religion and Public Life

Contact rpl@hds.harvard.edu

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