Category: Events

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

Flattening Faith: Searching for 3-Dimensional Religion in 2-Dimensional Fiction Tickets, Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite. Imaginary worlds extend and expand our visions of what is possible. In these worlds, we can fly with dragons or shoot lightning from our fingertips. Yet, this expansiveness does not always…Continue readingFlattening Faith: Searching for 3-Dimensional Religion in 2-Dimensional Fiction Tickets, Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite

The Crisis Of Connection Book Launch Party Tickets, Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 5:30 PM | Eventbrite. Join us for a celebration our new book, The Crisis of Connection: Roots, Consequences, and Solutions, edited and authored by 20+ PACH members.

Two Faiths, Two Scriptures, One God: The Torah and the Quran | The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center | New York City. Muslims and Jews have a long history of interaction both in Europe and the Middle East — and that interaction hasn’t always been hostile. After all, like the Torah,…Continue readingCourse: Two Faiths, Two Scriptures, One God: The Torah and the Quran | The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center | New York City

I’ll be participating in a talkback after this performance. The Sarah Play – 14th Street Y. Three actors struggle with how to tell the ancient, sacred story of Sarah and Hagar, the mothers of Isaac and Ishmael, through a modern lens. Drawing from the Muslim, Christian and Jewish traditions, and…Continue readingThe Sarah Play – 14th Street Y