Events

Event: Faith Leaders on Race: A Community Conversation 18 August 2020

Hussein August 17, 2020

I've been invited by Congregation Rodeph Sholom to join a conversation on race and religion. The event is free, but registration is required. Details:

With Rabbi Benjamin Spratt, Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson (Auburn Seminary), Hussein Rashid, PhD (Union Theological Seminary), Rev. Dr. Malcolm J. Byrd (Mother A.M.E Zion Church), and moderated by CRS member Lucy Lang.

This timely panel conversation features some of the brightest minds exploring anti-racism work in faith-based communities. Bring your questions and learn how we are uniquely positioned to make a meaningful difference in fighting racism.

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JJNnHdHqSKyP1sE4_wvNWQ

Congregation Rodeph Sholom page.

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Omaha Children’s Museum Talk

Hussein March 1, 2020

I'll be giving a talk at the Omaha Children's Museum on 5 March 2020. 

Spoleto’s Exploring Omar discussion series is a free companion to this year’s new opera | Spoleto Buzz

Hussein February 22, 2020

Spoleto’s Exploring Omar discussion series is a free companion to this year’s new opera | Spoleto Buzz.

On Thurs. March 12 head to the Main Library at 6 p.m. for: Islam and Enslaved Africans in Early Charleston. Brenda Tindal of the International African American Museum moderates a discussion between Charleston County Public Library’s historian Nic Butler and The New Schools’ professor Hussein Rashid. This year the city celebrates 350 years, which makes it an apt time to discuss all of the city’s history, including the influences of enslaved Africans on the introduction of Islam to the Lowcountry.

Do We Still Need Faith in the 21st Century? | The Greene Space

Hussein January 20, 2020

Do We Still Need Faith in the 21st Century? | The Greene Space.

Belief without evidence, that’s faith. It’s the cornerstone of religion. For many, it is a centering force that’s essential for navigating life’s mysteries and challenges. But for others, ever-increasing access to information, science, advanced technology has meant a loss of faith, or at least a reckoning with what it means.

Smithsonian Events – Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra presents “Islam and Modern Jazz” – December 8, 2019, 7:30 – 9:30pm EST

Hussein December 6, 2019

Smithsonian Events – Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra presents “Islam and Modern Jazz” – December 8, 2019, 7:30 – 9:30pm EST.

The undeniable link between Islam and jazz music led one critic to proclaim that the faith was the “unofficial religion of bebop.” Alongside early converts such as William Evans (Yusef Lateef), Frederick Russell Jones (Ahmad Jamal), Leo Morris (Idris Muhammad), and Art Blakey (Abdullah Ibn Buhaina), many jazz musicians discovered a spiritual foundation that inspired strength and dignity through Islam. From Eastern modes to Western melodies, the impact of Islam on the soul of American jazz ranks second only to that of Southern black churches. In the big band format, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra will present a program of jazz created, performed, and inspired by practitioners of Islam. 

Join us for a pre-concert talk by Hussein Rashid, PhD, lecturer at The New School, and founder of islamicate, a consultancy focusing on religious literacy and cultural competency. This concert is part of the Sounds of Faith series, examining the religious roots of American musical traditions. 

Sounds of Faith programming is made possible by the generous support of Lilly Endowment Inc.