Category: Media Appearances

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…Continue readingIslam meets reality TV – Guest Voices – The Washington Post

Dan Pawlus did a wonderful with me for Chicago’s 30 Good Minutes . It coincidentally aired today, on Eid.
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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…Continue readingThe Transcript of the 1-Hour Audio Seminar « The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media

Thanks to Dan Pawlus who did an amazing interview here.
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Seminar examines impact of Islamic culture on American art | The Daily Texan. Rashid has done research into how Islamic culture has influenced American culture and art. He discussed music as well as four other aspects — architecture, literary art, graphic art and television.

There is a good, extended interview at the article site. MFAH Artful Thursday – Dr. Hussein Rashid: High Notes. Hussein Rashid, Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University, chats about the Islamic influence in American popular music — from blues and jazz to rock and hip-hop — previewing his lecture, High Notes,…Continue readingMFAH Artful Thursday – Dr. Hussein Rashid: High Notes

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…Continue readingThree Questions for American Muslims: Hussein Rashid | Muslimah Next Door

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…Continue readingQuoted: Jewish Week on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11

I’m proud to be featured as one of Auburn’s Religious Leaders. I share the stage with my friend Wajahat Ali this week. His video, linked from my page below, is a must watch as well. Religious Leader: Hussein Rashid | auburn. Hussein Rashid is just one of the powerful voices…Continue readingReligious Leader: Hussein Rashid | auburn

How we observe Ramadan in an always-on society | Multi-American. It was the tradition of Muhammad to read the entire Quran by the end of Ramadan. Today, some people use Twitter during Ramadan to tweet their favorite messages from the Islamic holy book. Hussein Rashid teaches Islamic Studies at Virginia…Continue readingQuoted: SCRP on Tweeting the Qur’an