Hussein Rashid

New Article: Diverse Muslim Narratives: Rethinking Islam 101

April 5, 2021Hussein

I have a new academic piece out on The Wabash Center Journal on Teaching. The article is freely available under a Creative Commons license. The abstract is as follows: The practice of teaching Islam in the American context has a particular intellectual pedigree. At this point, the critique of the…Continue readingNew Article: Diverse Muslim Narratives: Rethinking Islam 101

Networks Resume

Member of the Guild of Future Architects

April 1, 2021Hussein

I recently joined the Guild of Future Architects as a member. You can view my profile here.

Events

Event: Opening the Qur’an: Exploring Muslim Devotional Life at Manhattan College

March 29, 2021Hussein

I'll be giving a talk at Manhattan College's Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center on Thursday, 1 April 2021 at 7PM ET. This is a link to the event. You can register here. The first seven lines of the Qur’an, known as al-Fatiha, are possibly the most frequently recited verses…Continue readingEvent: Opening the Qur’an: Exploring Muslim Devotional Life at Manhattan College

Books Religion Video

A Conversation on Ms. Marvel’s America: No Normal

March 11, 2021Hussein

A conversation between my co-editor and myself about our new book Ms. Marvel's America: No Normal. A Conversation about the new book MS. MARVEL'S AMERICA from University Press of Mississippi on Vimeo.

Inter-faith Media Appearances Religion Video

Video: Exploring Omar: Spiritual Struggles

March 10, 2021Hussein

I was fortunate to moderate a panel on spiritual struggle during the lifetime of Omar ibn Said for the Spoleto Festival. Video is embedded below.

Religion Teaching Video

Yawm-e Ali 2021 talk

March 9, 2021Hussein

In February 2021, I was privileged to be asked to give a talk during Yawm-e Ali. The video is embedded below.

Media Appearances

Hollywood is slowly working to rectify decades of Muslim misrepresentation – CNET

March 8, 2021Hussein

Hollywood is slowly working to rectify decades of Muslim misrepresentation – CNET. Streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Disney Plus, hungry for content in a competitive space, offer more opportunities for diverse stories to be told, says Hussein Rashid, an academic whose research focuses on Muslims and American popular culture.

Networks Resume

Advisor on Alhamdu

March 7, 2021Hussein

Please to announce I'm an advisor on Alhamdu, which: is an experiential arts project created by MIPSTERZ that explores Muslim Futurism—a cultural and artistic aesthetic that builds on Afrofuturist works to reimagine an American Muslim future free from the confines of the majority culture. Excited to see this project develop.

Events

Speakers | A Year of Learning | University of Illinois at Chicago

March 6, 2021Hussein

Speakers | A Year of Learning | University of Illinois at Chicago. Hussein Rashid Educator and Founder, islamicate, L3C Hussein Rashid, PhD, is founder of islamicate, L3C, a consultancy focusing on religious literacy. He is currently a freelance academic and his research focuses on Muslims and American popular culture.

Inter-faith Media Appearances Religion

Word of Pod Podcast

March 5, 2021Hussein

Got to do a little introduction to my art, the value of communication, and integrity, on the Word of Pod podcast.