Interview on BBC’s Beyond Belief on The history and place of Islam in America
I was interviewed for BBC’s program Beyond Belief. The show aired on Oct. 4, 2010. The podcast is available here for the next four weeks.
Author: Hussein
Columbia Club: Meeting American Islam: 500 Years of History, Art and Culture
I am speaking at the Columbia Club of NY on Nov. 4. Unfortunately, the event is members only, but since I am an alum, I’m hoping a few of you are as well. Details can be found here.
New York Rabbi Teams Up With Muslim Scholar to Teach Islam in a Christian Church
Rabbi Leonard A. Schoolman, who has devoted much of his career to inter-religious education, has teamed up with Dr. Hussein Rashid, an up-and-coming leader in New York’s Muslim community, to fight religious intolerance and ignorance with a unique educational program – held at a Christian church in Manhattan. PR Web…
Mention: Austin Statesman
“I think Gov. Paterson is firmly in the percentage of the American population that admits it knows nothing about Islam,” Hussein Rashid, a professor of religion at Hofstra University on Long Island, told CBS. From “Good Muslims” and Sufism
Event: IMANA-Hofstra Ethics Symposium “End of Life Issues: Ethical and Religious Perspectives”
I will be moderating a panel at this conference: IMANA-Hofstra Ethics Symposium “End of Life Issues: Ethical and Religious Perspectives” Friday, September 17 Advance Directives and Living Wills for Muslims 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Session 4 Moderator: Hussein Rashid, Ph.D.
Bloggingheads.tv : American Muslim
The New York Time is running an excerpt of the conversation. Andrew Sullivan’s The Daily Dish is also running it.