Author: Hussein

I was recently interviewed by Good Day NY on Fox TV concerning a State Assemblyman’s bill to profile Muslims. The short version of the interview is below, the full segments below the fold.

Article is here. Responding to those questions in an interview, Hussein Rashid, one of the event’s co-leaders and a visiting professor of religious studies at Hofstra University, called Geyer’s question “refreshing” and said he wasn’t alone in expressing those thoughts. Rashid said that Muslim scholars have begun to respond to…Continue readingQuoted: Jewish Week on the Weekend of Twinning

Eboo Patel mentions my work: I said two prayers when I saw the initial reports: the first for the dead and suffering, the second about the shooter, praying that he wasn’t Muslim. A whole lot of Muslims know how I feel, just check out the blog posts by people like…Continue readingMention: WaPo On Faith

Recent Wall Street Journal article quotes me arguing against recognizing Eid holidays in NY’s schools. My original thoughts from Religion Dispatches are here.

An interview on NPR’s Speaking of Faith series, Revealing Ramadan. The Night of Power, and Imperfection Podcast link

Quoted on CNN.com about recent developments in Iran. (Mon. Aug. 31, 2009)

Recently quoted in the Guardian UK about the American military and politics. [Same article in UTV News.] (Tues. Sep. 1, 2009)

Some of my recent comments on gender in World Affairs Journal. And a comment on that article from Muslimah Media Watch.