Category: Events

I am talking about Lust. As part of a lecture series at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, I’ll be giving a Muslim perspective on love and lust.  The talk will be the sixth in series, and will happen on Wednesday, May 13 from 6-7:30PM. Details on the series…Continue readingEvent: Lust in Islam, May 13

On Friday, April 10, 2015, from 7-8:30PM, I will be discussing a film at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC. The film is about conjoined twins in Iran, one of whom is religious, and the other is not.  Please join me. Details can be found here.

Ismaili Institutions for Canada. Dr. Rashid’s presentation entitled “Sounding Off: Making National Narratives through Music” focused on how Muslims integrate different musical expressions to alter national narratives and normalize the presence of Muslims in North America. Dr. Rashid looked at musical genres from hip-hop to qawwali, including the practice of…Continue readingMusic Presentation – Ismaili Institutions for Canada

Hussein Rashid. As one author expressed, avoiding thinking about death does not confer immortality.  Religious traditions bring a distinctive perspective to the end of the life cycle and the inevitability of death.  Recognizing mortality, often terrifying at first, can provide ultimate meaning for living when faced with acceptance and preparation. …Continue readingEvent: Speaking at Chattaqua on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014

Thursday, March 27, 2014 ISM Fellows Lunch Series | Hussein Rashid | Institute of Sacred Music. Our presenter will be Hussein Rashid of Hofstra University. His presentation is titled: “A Qawwali-fied Home: Integration Through Resistance”

Library Receives ‘Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys’ Grant – Around Town – East Meadow, NY Patch. The East Meadow Public Library was selected to participate in “Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys,” a scholar-led reading and discussion program “designed to foster opportunities for informed community conversations about the histories, faith and…Continue readingLibrary Receives ‘Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys’ Grant