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I’m proud to be featured as one of Auburn’s Religious Leaders. I share the stage with my friend Wajahat Ali this week. His video, linked from my page below, is a must watch as well. Religious Leader: Hussein Rashid | auburn. Hussein Rashid is just one of the powerful voices…Continue readingReligious Leader: Hussein Rashid | auburn

How we observe Ramadan in an always-on society | Multi-American. It was the tradition of Muhammad to read the entire Quran by the end of Ramadan. Today, some people use Twitter during Ramadan to tweet their favorite messages from the Islamic holy book. Hussein Rashid teaches Islamic Studies at Virginia…Continue readingQuoted: SCRP on Tweeting the Qur’an

Koran recitation being done on Twitter for Ramadan, verse by verse – BlogPost – The Washington Post. “What verses speak to you when you read the Koran this day? That’s what we’re looking for,” Rashid said. “The way we engage with scripture is always changing as our lives change. We…Continue readingQuoted: WaPo on Tweeting the Qur’an

A short piece I wrote at the prompting of The Velveteen Rabbi. My name is islamoyankee | My Name Is Me. Online I am islamoyankee. I didn’t name my blog, islamicate, after myself, but after an idea. The idea is that Muslims are not Islam, and that they are people…Continue readingMy name is islamoyankee | My Name Is Me

My Ramadan Musings at City of Brass Who is Ali (as), the universal hero of Islam? – City of Brass. As we begin the first night of Ramadan, I think of the first promise we made to God. We bear witness that God is our Lord (7:172). From God’s desire…Continue readingWho is Ali (as), the universal hero of Islam? – City of Brass

altmuslimah – Ramadan: Ramadan on Twitter- A Cyber Celebration. Another interesting aspect to the concept “Ramadan on Twitter” is an effort being made by many to tweet the Quran throughout the month. AltMuslimah is also involved in this pursuit, and our tweets can be found on our Facebook page and…Continue readingQuoted altmuslimah: Ramadan: Ramadan on Twitter- A Cyber Celebration

Thanks to the folks at Faith in Public Life/Bold Faith Type, I see that part of my appearance at the Newseum is online.

Congressman: Misunderstanding of Islam Continues in the US | News | English. Meanwhile, Hussein Rashid, a lecturer and a Muslim activist in New York, regrets that not many Muslim leaders have emerged lately.  He believes it is because Muslims are not good at telling their stories.

A tweet feat: Quran goes on Twitter for Ramadan – USATODAY.com. Ramadan, which begins with a sunup-to-sundown fast Monday, calls on the Muslim faithful to immerse themselves in scripture — ideally by reading the entire Quran.   In 2009, Hussein Rashid, a professor of Islamic Studies at Virginia Theological Seminary,…Continue readingQuoted: USA Today on Tweeting the Qur’an