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Muslim Baiting: Peter King’s Dangerous Obsession. Agrees Hussein Rashid, a professor at Hofstra who blogs at HusseinRashid.com: “Most domestic terror does not come from the Muslim community. The equivalent would have made all Irish Catholics suspects in ’80s, Jews in Communist era, blacks in rise of the Black Panthers, or…Continue readingQuoted: Politics Daily

I think the editors of the clip did a great job with my interview. I love the question they generated: “When Should You Push People Beyond Their Comfort Zone?”

The Ismaili: Voices of the media: Conversations with Ismaili media professionals. The notion of what it means to be a Muslim in the western world is explained quite well by Dr. Hussein Rashid, Professor of Religious Studies at Hofstra University in New York and Associate Editor of Religion Dispatches. As…Continue readingThe Ismaili: Voices of the media: Conversations with Ismaili media professionals

Female Muslims in America have achieved levels of success and prestige unmatched elsewhere in the world, according to a story by our partner, The New York Times, on the growing presence of Muslim women in America. Muslim women’s roles have become more and more prominent since the terrorist attacks on…Continue readingThe Takeaway: American Muslim Women Take on More Leadership Roles

I was recently interviewed by my campus paper, the Hofstra Chronicle, about Muslim life in America. “For being one of the most religious nations in the world we don’t have a good vocabulary to talk about religion. There should be education on religion not about Islam per se, but about…Continue readingInterview in Hofstra Chronicle

I was interviewed about reactions to President Obama’s speech in Indonesia. Original page is here.