Hussein Rashid

Academic. Speaker. Educator. Advocate.

Media Appearances

Media Appearances

Quoted on NYPD Spying

Hussein

My original piece at Religion Dispatches: Muslim Boycott of Bloomberg’s Interfaith Breakfast | Religion Dispatches

‘I AM NOT A TERRORIST’ shirt at Bloomberg event (via @capitalnewyork) – YouTube

Muslims Skip NYC Mayor’s Event to Protest Spying – ABC News

Bloomberg Avoids Surveillance Controversy at Interfaith Event – WNYC

At Mayor’s Interfaith Breakfast, Some Muslim No-Shows – NYTimes.com

Interfaith Breakfast Boycott Protests NYPD’s Alleged Surveillance Of Local Muslims – NY1.com

‘I’m not a terrorist’: One man quietly protests NYPD at Bloomberg’s breakfast | Capital New York

Kelly on his department’s relationship with Muslims; a Muslim professor on his protest T-shirt | Capital New York

Muslims Skip NYC Mayor’s Event To Protest Spying – From the Wires – Salon.com

Espionnage à New York : des musulmans boycottent un déjeuner avec le maire | International | Radio-Canada.ca

AFP: Muslims boycott NY mayor event over alleged spying

Muslim Academic Wears “I’m Not A Terrorist” To Bloomberg’s Interfaith Breakfast: Gothamist

Interfaith Breakfast: Controversy with Your Coffee?

Media Appearances

Islam meets reality TV – Guest Voices – The Washington Post

Hussein

Islam meets reality TV – Guest Voices – The Washington Post.

I think the most important aspect of the show is the great diversity of opinion that will be on display. There are questions of clothing, and not just the hijab, which does generate very rich conversations, but just what is appropriate and modest on a daily basis. There are many independent business women on the show, and we are privy to the conversations as to what limits Arab culture imposes compared to religious mandates. One of the most powerful moments, and I think one that will resonate, is how a couple navigates the fact that reproductive technology has outpaced ethical thinking, whether religious or otherwise. The very deep question of the role and presence of God in a believer’s life is on full display.

Media Appearances

The Transcript of the 1-Hour Audio Seminar « The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media

Hussein

The Transcript of the 1-Hour Audio Seminar « The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media.

The following is the unedited and far from perfect transcript of The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media, the audio seminar this project is based on. It still needs some polishing, but for now, here it is. 

A huge special thank you to Janelle Dumalaon for putting it together, and also to Aysha Khan for contributing. You may use the transcript partially or in its entirety provided you link back to this page or mention this project. Thank you.

…

Hi, my name is Hussein Rashid, and I’m an academic who researches Muslims in America, and an active Blogger at Islamicate, and associate Editor at Religion Dispatches, an online magazine dedicated to discussing religion and culture.

When I look at how new media, social media is impacting America, what I see is a way for us to be able to look at old debates in our tradition in new ways. To discover old debates. To bring up new debates. And I don’t see this really as breaking with tradition. I see this as a way for us to rediscover our tradition.

When we think about our earlier history, it was incredibly pluralistic in terms of theology, in terms of philosophy, in terms of legal schools. And what’s happened is that we lost that, because the voices that were there before were buried due to various economic circumstances.

So what this allows us to do is to go back, to bring life back into tradition. To pay honor to our tradition and to advance t into the 21st century so Islam remains a tradition for all times and places.

Media Appearances

Three Questions for American Muslims: Hussein Rashid | Muslimah Next Door

Hussein

Three Questions for American Muslims: Hussein Rashid | Muslimah Next Door.

The Muslim Portal at Patheos  is hosting the “Three Questions” project for the month of September in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the terrorist acts of 9/11.  We are asking American Muslims from across the nation three simple but important questions. Click here to learn more about the project. 

Hussein Rashid, an adjunct professor at Hofstra University and a writer, media personality, and consultant, offers his answers to the three questions:

Media Appearances

Quoted: Jewish Week on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11

Hussein

For Muslim Americans, A Decade Of Increasing Outreach | The Jewish Week.

At the same time, Muslim Americans “are moving away from a single issue — what’s good for the Muslims — to what’s good for the communities in which they live,” said Hussein Rashid, an adjunct professor of religion at Hofstra University. 

They’ve become more and more involved in issues that affect the entire community, such as education, health, law enforcement and sanitation, said Rashid. Those, in turn, have led to greater contact and, in some cases, more friendships between Muslim Americans and others.

« Previous Page — Next Page »