Author: Hussein
Quoted on American and Muslim-Majority World Cultural Exchanges
Salt Lake Tribune Washington Post Huffington Post
Quoted on Fox411 on Free Speech
From Fox411 (they will hopefully fix the affiliation): Hussein Rashid, religion professor and religion dispatches associate editor at Hofstra University, said he is concerned that self-censorship will lead to a shutdown of the dialogue that must continue if people can be brought to understand the true meaning of Islam. “I…
Quoted about Revolution Muslim and South Park
My piece on Religion Dispatches on South Park and Revolution Muslim has been quoted in several other outlets: The Guardian: No freak-out over South Park by Zahed Amanullah Tikkun Daily: Beavis and Butt-Head declare holy war against “South Park” by Svend White Beliefnet: South Park, Muhammad, Jesus, and the Media…
Quoted: Cleveland Plain Dealer on Taqwacore
Quoted may be too generous as it seems to be an uncredited reference to an article on Religion Dispatches. Cleveland International Film Festival: Locally filmed ‘Taqwacores’ explores Muslim youth rebellion Many Muslims found the book’s depictions — of drinking, sex, drugs and young people who challenge the religion’s teachings —…
Translations of the Qur’an
Abdel Haleem Ahmed Ali Bakhtiar Behbudi and Turner Khalidi Mir Ali Quli Qarai Yusuf Ali
Introductory Books on Islam – Reading List
General: Abou El Fadl, Khaled. Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 2001. Algar, Hamid. Wahhabism: A Critical Essay. Oneonta, NY: Islamic Publications International, 2001. Bulliet, Richard W. The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004. Ernst, Carl…
Courses at Park Ave. Christian – Spring 2010
http://www.parkavenuechristian.com/quest1 INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM Four Mondays at 6:30 pm, beginning February 1 Tickets: $100 through smarttix.com Even the most sophisticated New Yorkers know little about Islam. What limited knowledge we do have comes through the media, where facts are often incomplete. This introductory course will cover the principal beliefs of…
Mention: Change.org
Mentioned in an article on Change.org about a response to racial profiling.