Category: Media Appearances

“For Americans, he became the embodiment of the bogeyman for us, that mythical beast that’s a source of fear,” says Hussein Rashid, a Muslim academic from New York who helps to build relations across communities and faiths. “His death is incredibly cathartic and here in New York, there’s a massive…Continue readingQuoted: BBC on Bin Laden’s Death

Islamic traditions influence American architecture, culture, says speaker – Daily Campus – News. Although it seems that Arab presence in America is recent, Dr. Hussein Rashid would argue to the contrary. In his lecture, “Everyday Art: the Islamic Contribution on American Arts,” Rashid argues that America has a long tradition…Continue readingIslamic traditions influence American architecture, culture, says speaker – Daily Campus – News

Major Coalition Formed to Bolster Tolerance and Healing as Tenth Anniversary of… — NEW YORK, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —. “I am exceptionally proud to be a New Yorker,” said Hussein Rashid, Ph.D., a principal instructor at Quest, another of the coalition partners. “After the events of 9/11, we came…Continue readingQuoted: Press Release for Prepare NY

Guest Voices: Peter King’s Muslim hearings: more questions than answers – On Faith at washingtonpost.com. Approximately half-way through the King hearings today, I am struck by how nebulous the purpose of the hearings are. I am unclear as to why Rep. King has called them, and what goals they will…Continue readingGuest Voices: Peter King’s Muslim hearings: more questions than answers – On Faith at washingtonpost.com

Muslim Baiting: Peter King’s Dangerous Obsession. Agrees Hussein Rashid, a professor at Hofstra who blogs at HusseinRashid.com: “Most domestic terror does not come from the Muslim community. The equivalent would have made all Irish Catholics suspects in ’80s, Jews in Communist era, blacks in rise of the Black Panthers, or…Continue readingQuoted: Politics Daily

I think the editors of the clip did a great job with my interview. I love the question they generated: “When Should You Push People Beyond Their Comfort Zone?”

The Ismaili: Voices of the media: Conversations with Ismaili media professionals. The notion of what it means to be a Muslim in the western world is explained quite well by Dr. Hussein Rashid, Professor of Religious Studies at Hofstra University in New York and Associate Editor of Religion Dispatches. As…Continue readingThe Ismaili: Voices of the media: Conversations with Ismaili media professionals

Female Muslims in America have achieved levels of success and prestige unmatched elsewhere in the world, according to a story by our partner, The New York Times, on the growing presence of Muslim women in America. Muslim women’s roles have become more and more prominent since the terrorist attacks on…Continue readingThe Takeaway: American Muslim Women Take on More Leadership Roles

I was recently interviewed by my campus paper, the Hofstra Chronicle, about Muslim life in America. “For being one of the most religious nations in the world we don’t have a good vocabulary to talk about religion. There should be education on religion not about Islam per se, but about…Continue readingInterview in Hofstra Chronicle

I was interviewed about reactions to President Obama’s speech in Indonesia. Original page is here.