Hussein Rashid

#LoveRally on April 10, 2016

April 9, 2016Hussein

I’ll be speaking at a rally to counter the hate emerging out of this year’s Presidential Election Cycle. Please join if you can on Sunday, April 30, 2016 at 2PM in New York City, by New York University. The official letter about the program is here. Dear Friends: As the…Continue reading#LoveRally on April 10, 2016

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Panel: Advancing Religious Literacies: Exploring Islam through the Cultural Studies Method

March 31, 2016Hussein

The loud discourse on Islam in the United States today marks Muslims as a threat, embroiled in pre-modern sensibilities, and unable to participate in democratic societies. These articulations are often made by recycling colonial and oriental images of Muslim women as oppressed and Muslim men as violent, with objects such…Continue readingPanel: Advancing Religious Literacies: Exploring Islam through the Cultural Studies Method

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Leading Edge – Conference

March 29, 2016Hussein

I’ll be speaking at the following conference on a Muslim theology of Black Lives Matter. I’ve spoke at the church before on a similar topic, but this will be different. “Body Politics” :: Jan 17 @middlechurch from Middle Collegiate Church on Vimeo. The Leading Edge 2016: …Continue readingLeading Edge – Conference

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America to Zanzibar elumenati Video

March 28, 2016Hussein

elumenati is the company that did a wonderful immersive architectural experience for the Children’s Museum of Manhattan‘s America to Zanzibar exhibit. They have posted a promo video that only hints at how great the experience is.

Media Appearances

Terrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims – NY City Lens

March 26, 2016Hussein

Terrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims – NY City Lens. Meanwhile, Hussein Rashid, a research fellow from the Truman National Security Project, a non-profit that works towards principled solutions for global challenges like terrorism, applauded the commissioner’s statement that underlines that Muslims are a part of…Continue readingTerrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims – NY City Lens

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Newsday on America to Zanzibar

March 10, 2016Hussein

Here is a Newsday article on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. It’s a good chance to shout out my friends from high school. “Our goal is to have children deal with differences…Continue readingNewsday on America to Zanzibar

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Reuter’s Coverage of America to Zanzibar

March 1, 2016Hussein

Here is a Reuter’s video on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. I had no idea the tie was rakishly crooked. The Muslim Culture Exhibition on TRT Showcase from Reuters Content Solutions…Continue readingReuter’s Coverage of America to Zanzibar

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My Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Ummah Wide — Medium

February 25, 2016Hussein

My Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Ummah Wide — Medium. For the last few years, I got paid to play with toys. I was able to put a philosophy of Star Trek’s Vulcans into practice, and live as a Jedi. Comics littered…Continue readingMy Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Ummah Wide — Medium

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Wall Street Journal Coverage of America to Zanzibar

February 23, 2016Hussein

Here is a Wall Street Journal article on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. Alas, the piece is behind a paywall. The show is the fourth in the Upper West Side museum’s Global…Continue readingWall Street Journal Coverage of America to Zanzibar

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America to Zanzibar Opening

February 13, 2016Hussein

I am proud to announce the opening of the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. I served as the lead academic advisor the exhibit, and it is stunning. Below is a link to my Flickr album of the space, which I…Continue readingAmerica to Zanzibar Opening