Category: Media Appearances

Breaking fast and drawing together: The iftar at Ramadan with Hussein Rashid – Religion News Service. The holy month of Ramadan is marked by a well-known 30-day fast from sunup to sundown. When the sun goes down, the fast is traditionally broken with water and three dates. To unpack some…Continue readingBreaking fast and drawing together: The iftar at Ramadan with Hussein Rashid – Religion News Service

For many Muslims, Ramadan is a built-in digital detox program – Religion News Service. Hussein Rashid, who teaches Islamic studies at The New School, is also trying to cut back on gaming this Ramadan as part of his ongoing pursuit of a more “mindful” use of technology. Back in 2016,…Continue readingFor many Muslims, Ramadan is a built-in digital detox program – Religion News Service

Exploring the Intersection of Faith and Environmental Justice with Theologian Hussein Rashid – Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity (AC4). Theologian Hussein Rashid discusses the challenges and possibilities he sees in environmental justice work today.

With limited involvement from adjuncts, Barnard diversity initiatives fail to reach full potential – Columbia Daily Spectator. When former Barnard adjunct professor Hussein Rashid, CC ’96, first came to Columbia, he navigated his way through his undergraduate years as a first-generation low-income student with some difficulty. Twenty years later, when…Continue readingWith limited involvement from adjuncts, Barnard diversity initiatives fail to reach full potential – Columbia Daily Spectator

Muslim Girlhood, Past and Present: A Conversation with Shenila Khoja-Moolji – BLARB. HUSSEIN RASHID: Why did you decide to write a book about Muslim girls and their education? And why Muslim South Asia? SHENILA  KHOJA-MOOLJI: I had been researching and writing about the convergence on the figure of the girl in…Continue readingMuslim Girlhood, Past and Present: A Conversation with Shenila Khoja-Moolji – BLARB

Watch This Animated Tale of ‘The Secret History of Muslims in the U.S.’ | Colorlines. Islamophobic fearmongering about Muslims in the United States ignores the ways they have influenced the country from its inception. Dr. Hussein Rashid, a professor of religion at Barnard College, chronicles this history from 1492 to today in…Continue readingWatch This Animated Tale of ‘The Secret History of Muslims in the U.S.’ | Colorlines

Islam in America: What you don’t know about Islam’s U.S. roots. “A lot of people might assume Muslim immigration started in 1965 when the U.S. had a period of immigration reform, others will date it back to the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, yet others to the 9/11 attacks, but…Continue readingIslam in America: What you don’t know about Islam’s U.S. roots