Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) welcomes Dr. Hussein Rashid to campus this week as the Center for Anglican Communion Studies’ (CACS) Visiting Muslim Scholar. During his eight week stay at the Seminary, Rashid will teach a course entitled, “Not so Common Stories: Prophets in the Qur’an and the Bible.” … “Dr.…
Special Lecture Everyday Art: The Islamic Impact on American Arts Sunday, February 13th 2:00 p.m. Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University 571 South Kilgo Circle Atlanta, GA 30322 http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ Presented by Dr. Hussein Rashid, visiting professor at Virginia Theological Seminary American popular culture—the art that surrounds us every day—reflects…
I recently gave a series of three talks at Central Synagogue in NYC about Islam. One of the lectures, on the Qur’an, has been posted on the website if you are interested. Studying Modern Islam: The Qur’an at Central Synagogue.
Female Muslims in America have achieved levels of success and prestige unmatched elsewhere in the world, according to a story by our partner, The New York Times, on the growing presence of Muslim women in America. Muslim women’s roles have become more and more prominent since the terrorist attacks on…
I will be speaking on a panel after the play Imagining Heschel, this Wednesday, November 17, 2010. You can buy tickets here, and if you use the code “INT50” you will get $10 off.
I was interviewed about reactions to President Obama’s speech in Indonesia. Original page is here.
The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship showed up on CBSnews.com, and I make a brief cameo. See earlier post on the fellowship.
You may use these photos for non-commercial purposes with attribution. They may also be used for publicity purposes for talks in which I am presenting. For all other uses, please contact me. image courtesy of Ali Ansary, 2010 (Image taken at Ariane de Rothchild Fellowship banquet) Image courtesy of Taha…