Category: Media Appearances

Muslim Americans Respond to Orlando Mass Shooting – The Takeaway – WNYC. Shortly after the attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Muhammad Musri, president and senior imam of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, held a press conference to offer the support of the Muslim community. He also cautioned the media and…Continue readingThe Takeaway – Responses to Orlando

Why was Muhammad Ali the greatest? He had a clear moral vision | Religion News Service. Ali defined more than a generation. His religious identity was new to the American public, but he did with it what many believers have done — offered a voice of moral clarity and urgency…Continue readingWhy was Muhammad Ali the greatest? He had a clear moral vision | Religion News Service

Muslims are already denouncing terrorism, why aren't we hearing them? | America Magazine. Dr. Hussein Rashid, a Muslim American who teaches religious studies and consults on religious literacy, has also experienced a form of selective inattention even when the message is constructive. After the bombing attempt in Times Square in…Continue readingMuslims are already denouncing terrorism, why aren’t we hearing them? | America Magazine

Terrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims – NY City Lens. Meanwhile, Hussein Rashid, a research fellow from the Truman National Security Project, a non-profit that works towards principled solutions for global challenges like terrorism, applauded the commissioner’s statement that underlines that Muslims are a part of…Continue readingTerrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims – NY City Lens

Stop Islamophobia? Know that #BlackLivesMatter — Medium. Islamophobia is yet another ongoing manifestation of our inability as a nation to recognize that Black Lives Matter. We accept that there are, in practice, gradations of being American, and as long as we can easily penalize a people based on the color…Continue readingStop Islamophobia? Know that #BlackLivesMatter — Medium

An American Muslim’s prayer: Forget love, let’s just be civil (COMMENTARY) – The Washington Post. Love is a nice sentiment. Real love, though, is work. I can have love in my heart, but to love someone is to know that person. It means having compassion and empathy, and being engaged.…Continue readingAn American Muslim’s prayer: Forget love, let’s just be civil (COMMENTARY) – The Washington Post