Event: Muslim Protagonist, Feb. 24, 2018
I will be speaking at Columbia University's Muslim Protagonist Conference on Feb. 24, 2018. Details and registration can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/themuslimprotagonist/
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Discovery: Living Our Values | Trinity Church
Discovery: Living Our Values | Trinity Church. This Week: American Values Religious Voices How might religious values be expressed in our current political situation? At this interfaith panel with Professor Aaron Koller, Professor Hussein Rashid, and Trinity’s Theologian-in-Residence, Dr. Deirdre Good, we will discuss our involvement in the project American Values…
American Islamophobia Is Helping Trump Kill The Iran Deal | HuffPost
American Islamophobia Is Helping Trump Kill The Iran Deal | HuffPost. The U.S. response to Iran’s recent economic protests, and President Donald Trump’s decertification of the Iran nuclear deal, show us how little we understand Muslims. That ignorance, and our failure to see Muslim nations as rich, diverse cultures peopled…
Comics and Islam, Live at MICE 2017 – 004 Sacred & Sequential Audio | Sacred and Sequential
Comics and Islam, Live at MICE 2017 – 004 Sacred & Sequential Audio | Sacred and Sequential. Muslim identity and practices are featured more comics than ever, from mainstream titles like Ms. Marvelto independent graphic memoirs. This panel at the 2017 Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) takes stock of this important…
Talkback Series on Japanese Internment During WWII to Follow HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Sheen Center
Talkback Series on Japanese Internment During WWII to Follow HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Sheen Center. Following select performances of Jeanne Sakata’s Hold These Truths, directed by Lisa Rothe and starring Joel de la Fuente (Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle), Hang a Tale Theater Company will welcome a diverse…
Allah Akbar, i musulmani newyorkesi e le parole rubate – Repubblica Tv – la Repubblica.it
Allah Akbar, i musulmani newyorkesi e le parole rubate – Repubblica Tv – la Repubblica.it. A una settimana esatta dall’attentato di Tribeca un viaggio tra i discorsi e i volti dell’Islam di New York. C’è la sensazione di essere stati defraudati delle due parole considerate in assoluto più preziose: Allah…
A Qawwalified Home: Spirituality, Resistance, and American Muslims – Williams College
A Qawwalified Home: Spirituality, Resistance, and American Muslims – Williams College. Bruce Springsteen makes Pakistani music? Despite the long presence of Muslims in America, Islamophobia is on the rise. Like many other communities, Muslims turn to their faith to help craft a response, and the results enrich American culture. Come here how…
How New York’s Muslims Are Responding To Manhattan Truck Attack : NPR
How New York's Muslims Are Responding To Manhattan Truck Attack : NPR. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Hussein Rashid, a professor in the religion department at Columbia University and a native New Yorker, about how the Muslim community in New York is reacting to Tuesday's terrorist attack.