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Hofstra Event – Oct. 26, 2016 – Islam, Islamophobia, and American Democracy
I will speaking at Hofstra University on a panel on Islamophobia and American Democracy. Please come if you can.
Iona College – Muslims and the Making of American Democracy
Iona College I will be giving a talk at Iona College on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at 7PM. The talk will be on Muslims in America, Islamophobia, and the Presidential election.
Quoted in HuffPost Religion Video on Islam
Let’s Talk About All That Anti-Muslim Garbage In Your Newsfeeds
Chronicle of a Debate (II) | ctxt.es
Chronicle of a Debate (II) | ctxt.es. Yet the depth of hostility towards Muslims has left some educators in despair. For Hussein Rashid, Trump’s rhetoric is profoundly disturbing: “His desire to ban immigrants from a country of immigrants; his comparison of dying children to poison; and his use of anti-Semitic…
Crónica de un debate presidencial (II) | ctxt.es
Crónica de un debate presidencial (II) | ctxt.es. “Aproximadamente el 70% de las personas en los Estados Unidos no conoce a ningún musulmán”, explica Hussein Rashid, fundador de una empresa de consultoría centrada en conocimiento cultural. Oriente Medio sigue siendo también una región desconocida. … Sin embargo, la profundidad de…
Conference by Mizan Project
I'll be speaking at BU's Pardee School with their Mizan Project in a conference called "Activism, Advocacy, and Scholarship on Islam in the Digital Realm: Prospects, Progress, and Challenges." My session is labeled "Wild Card," which suits me just fine.
Quoted: Muslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US | Religion News Service
Muslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US | Religion News Service. But Hussein Rashid, an adjunct professor at Barnard College who frequently writes and consults about Islam in the U.S., said the jump in anti-Islamic sentiment the study pinpoints is reflected in the current political rhetoric. “The data…
How to Celebrate Eid al-Adha Like an American – The New York Times
How to Celebrate Eid al-Adha Like an American – The New York Times. “Our obligations as American Muslims have not changed, they have just become more difficult,” acknowledges Hussein Rashid, a scholar of Islamic studies. He still believes Muslims should rise above hate and try to be the best version…