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Rikers: An American Jail – Interfaith Discussion Guide

May 10, 2017Hussein

There is a new film on Rikers, called Rikers: An American Jail, and I'm quoted in the interfaith discussion guide. As a Muslim, when I hear about prison, I think to the Story of Joseph, told in Chapter 12 of the Qur’an: are we punishing difference, rather than actions, and…Continue readingRikers: An American Jail – Interfaith Discussion Guide

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Faith, Piety, and Action: Creating a More Just World – First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn

December 23, 2016Hussein

On Nov. 6, 2016, the Sunday before Election Day, I was asked to preach at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn. Below is the audio of the sermon.

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Conference: Our Common Home

September 7, 2016Hussein

I was blessed to be invited to a conference at the Vatican on Laudato Si, the Papal Encyclical on creation care. Called Our Common Home, I presented a reflection on Laudato Si using the teachings of Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (AS). The conference ended with an audience with the Pope. Audience…Continue readingConference: Our Common Home

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Working the Love Rally of 2016 | The Huffington Post

April 17, 2016Hussein

Working the Love Rally of 2016 | The Huffington Post. At this love rally, I met man whose name I do not know. At this love rally, I met this man who makes me wonder what love looks like for him. At this love rally, I met this man who…Continue readingWorking the Love Rally of 2016 | The Huffington Post

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Panel: Advancing Religious Literacies: Exploring Islam through the Cultural Studies Method

March 31, 2016Hussein

The loud discourse on Islam in the United States today marks Muslims as a threat, embroiled in pre-modern sensibilities, and unable to participate in democratic societies. These articulations are often made by recycling colonial and oriental images of Muslim women as oppressed and Muslim men as violent, with objects such…Continue readingPanel: Advancing Religious Literacies: Exploring Islam through the Cultural Studies Method

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Leading Edge – Conference

March 29, 2016Hussein

I’ll be speaking at the following conference on a Muslim theology of Black Lives Matter. I’ve spoke at the church before on a similar topic, but this will be different. “Body Politics” :: Jan 17 @middlechurch from Middle Collegiate Church on Vimeo. The Leading Edge 2016: …Continue readingLeading Edge – Conference

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America to Zanzibar elumenati Video

March 28, 2016Hussein

elumenati is the company that did a wonderful immersive architectural experience for the Children’s Museum of Manhattan‘s America to Zanzibar exhibit. They have posted a promo video that only hints at how great the experience is.

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Newsday on America to Zanzibar

March 10, 2016Hussein

Here is a Newsday article on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. It’s a good chance to shout out my friends from high school. “Our goal is to have children deal with differences…Continue readingNewsday on America to Zanzibar

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My Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Ummah Wide — Medium

February 25, 2016Hussein

My Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Ummah Wide — Medium. For the last few years, I got paid to play with toys. I was able to put a philosophy of Star Trek’s Vulcans into practice, and live as a Jedi. Comics littered…Continue readingMy Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Ummah Wide — Medium

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America to Zanzibar Opening

February 13, 2016Hussein

I am proud to announce the opening of the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. I served as the lead academic advisor the exhibit, and it is stunning. Below is a link to my Flickr album of the space, which I…Continue readingAmerica to Zanzibar Opening

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