Category: Events

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

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…Continue readingDo We Still Need Faith in the 21st Century? | The Greene Space

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

Rabbi Schoolman & Dr. Rashid: Two Prophets, Two Faiths Tickets in New York, NY, United States. Two iconic figures in the Torah, Abraham and Moses, are depicted as prophets in the Quran. We will delve into the differences in the way these two personalities emerge in Jewish and Islamic scripture,…Continue readingRabbi Schoolman & Dr. Rashid: Two Prophets, Two Faiths Tickets in New York, NY, United States

Wilbur Awards to celebrate 70 years in Chicago, winners announced for 2019 – Religion News Service. Documentary (up to 30 min.) “The Secret History of Muslims in the US,”  Zeyba Rahman, Hussein Rashid, Joshua Seftel, Negin Farsad, Maria Stanisheva; Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Smartypants Pictures & Animadocs, Brooklyn,…Continue readingWilbur Awards to celebrate 70 years in Chicago, winners announced for 2019 – Religion News Service

“On Common Ground”: CIW, faith leaders come together in NYC for “an extraordinary conversation”… – Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Hussein reflected a bit on human rights as that which we owe one another but “from a faith perspective, human dignity is vouchsafed by the divine, it is something is inherent…Continue reading“On Common Ground”: CIW, faith leaders come together in NYC for “an extraordinary conversation”… – Coalition of Immokalee Workers