Category: Media Appearances

The Power of Names – Sacred Matters Magazine. In many popular media reports, the default often seems to be Sunni Islam. It is unclear why this has become the baseline for what Islam is. Some academics have suggested, going back to the origins of the discipline of Religion, that Sunni…Continue readingThe Power of Names – Sacred Matters Magazine

Why I was scared to attend the AAR Conference this year | Bulletin for the Study of Religion. Like many scholars of religion, I normally make my plans to attend the annual national meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR). This year, I decided I would not attend. Some…Continue readingWhy I was scared to attend the AAR Conference this year | Bulletin for the Study of Religion

Trump supporters think my life is worth less than theirs | Religion News Service. The high school I went to on Long Island taught me a lot about race. I learned about overt racism, and what we now call microaggressions. Over a quarter of a century later, I am under…Continue readingTrump supporters think my life is worth less than theirs | Religion News Service

Let’s Talk About All That Anti-Muslim Garbage In Your Newsfeeds

Chronicle of a Debate (II) | ctxt.es. Yet the depth of hostility towards Muslims has left some educators in despair. For Hussein Rashid, Trump’s rhetoric is profoundly disturbing: “His desire to ban immigrants from a country of immigrants; his comparison of dying children to poison; and his use of anti-Semitic…Continue readingChronicle of a Debate (II) | ctxt.es

Muslims love New York, too | Religion News Service. Muslims are New Yorkers and they live in Chelsea. A couple whose marriage I officiated at lived in that area. We are as likely to be victims of these attacks as other New Yorkers. We are more likely to be victims of…Continue readingMuslims love New York, too | Religion News Service

Crónica de un debate presidencial (II) | ctxt.es. “Aproximadamente el 70% de las personas en los Estados Unidos no conoce a ningún musulmán”, explica Hussein Rashid, fundador de una empresa de consultoría centrada en conocimiento cultural. Oriente Medio sigue siendo también una región desconocida. … Sin embargo, la profundidad de…Continue readingCrónica de un debate presidencial (II) | ctxt.es

Muslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US | Religion News Service. But Hussein Rashid, an adjunct professor at Barnard College who frequently writes and consults about Islam in the U.S., said the jump in anti-Islamic sentiment the study pinpoints is reflected in the current political rhetoric. “The data…Continue readingQuoted: Muslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US | Religion News Service

How to Celebrate Eid al-Adha Like an American – The New York Times. “Our obligations as American Muslims have not changed, they have just become more difficult,” acknowledges Hussein Rashid, a scholar of Islamic studies. He still believes Muslims should rise above hate and try to be the best version…Continue readingHow to Celebrate Eid al-Adha Like an American – The New York Times

In Pakistan, A Well-Known Musician Killed In A Targeted Attack : NPR. Amjad Sabri was gunned down on Wednesday in Karachi, Pakistan. He was famous for Qawwali tradition and came from one of South Asia's most celebrated singing families. Related: Why Was A Prominent Muslim Musician Gunned Down In Pakistan?