Author: Hussein

Trump’s Muslim Ban and the History of Stolen Citizenship in America | Religion Dispatches. As historians of South Asian America, we know that having your citizenship stripped because of the color of your skin is not unusual in our history. The United States has a long history of racism being…Continue readingTrump’s Muslim Ban and the History of Stolen Citizenship in America | Religion Dispatches

A Children’s Museum ‘Surprise Blockbuster’: A Show on Islam – The New York Times. “Would I love to get more people to this exhibit and get them to understand that Muslims are human beings with desires and passions and artistic creativity in ways that maybe they haven’t thought about before?…Continue readingA Children’s Museum ‘Surprise Blockbuster’: A Show on Islam – The New York Times

A top White House aide was asked if Trump thought Islam was a religion. He refused to answer. – Vox. Questioning whether Islam is a religion is not, in and of itself, a new idea. Dr. Hussein Rashid, a professor of religion at Barnard College, told me that it was…Continue readingA top White House aide was asked if Trump thought Islam was a religion. He refused to answer. – Vox

Baldanzi continues love for comics | The Record. Baldanzi is not alone in her research. Dr. Hussein Rashid, professor of religion at Hofstra University, has been co-editing papers alongside Baldanzi and is now teaching at Barnard College. The two are working on a collection of scholarly essays called Ms. Marvel in…Continue readingBaldanzi continues love for comics | The Record

What Muslims Need from Christians | Sojourners. Those same voices who engage in this idle worship now hold the reins of power in the U.S. government. And they seek to exterminate Muslims. There are concerns of a Muslim registry and internment camps. More extreme fears consider other types of camps,…Continue readingWhat Muslims Need from Christians | Sojourners

Dehumanizing The Humanities – When Social Justice Becomes Injustice (Hussein Rashid) | Political Theology Today. As time went on, I realized how disastrous the job market was for academics in the humanities. Ultimately, I decided to become academia adjacent and focus on my own consultancy. I would teach as an…Continue readingDehumanizing The Humanities – When Social Justice Becomes Injustice (Hussein Rashid) | Political Theology Today