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Hussein Rashid

(He/Him)
New York
As seen in: CNN, Medium, The New York Times, HuffPost, The Washington Post, Yahoo, Marvel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Charlotte Observer, Patheos and
Covers:  islam, religion, islam in america, muslims, muslims in america, pop culture, art, comic books, music
Doesn't Cover: terrorism
Academic. Activist.

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Hussein Rashid’s Biography

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Hussein Rashid, PhD, is founder of islamicate, L3C, a consultancy focusing on religious literacy and cultural competency.

He works with a variety of NGOs, foundations, non-profits, and governmental agency for content expertise on religion broadly, with a specialization on Islam. His work includes exploring theology, the interaction between culture and religion, and the role of the arts in conflict mediation.

Hussein has a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University, a Masters in Theo…

Hussein Rashid’s Journalist Portfolio

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'Marvel's Voices': Hussein Rashid Discovers Layers of Identity Through 'Ms. Marvel' Comics

'Marvel's Voices': Hussein Rashid Discovers Layers of Identity Through 'Ms. Marvel' Comics

Read on to find out how Super Heroes like Kamala Khan, Amadeus Cho, and Cindy Moon drew a Marvel fan back to …

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Muslim Girlhood: A Conversation with Shenila Khoja-Moolji - BLARB

Muslim Girlhood: A Conversation with Shenila Khoja-Moolji - BLARB

Shenila Khoja-Moolji is Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies at Bowdoin College. We s…

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The Secret History of Muslims in the U.S.

The Secret History of Muslims in the U.S.

Muslims have been here since the time of the earliest explorers and have left their mark on everything from t…

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Festival Flashback: How to Have Difficult Conversations - In[HEIR]itance Project

Festival Flashback: How to Have Difficult Conversations - In[HEIR]itance Project

These conversations should not be difficult conversations, unless we choose to make them difficult. By limiti…

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Travel ban decision follows the Supremes' record of racial classification - Religion News Service

Travel ban decision follows the Supremes' record of racial classification - Religion News Service

(RNS) - Whether viewed in terms of contemporary politics or American history, the Supreme Court's ruling on P…

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Islam scholar Bernard Lewis left unfair legacy of disdain for Muslims

Islam scholar Bernard Lewis left unfair legacy of disdain for Muslims

(RNS) - When I was an undergraduate, still in awe of the wealth of knowledge suddenly available to me in the …

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Articles

Another Mass Shooting. More Dead Muslims. This is America.

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By Hussein Rashid
| Religion Dispatches Verified
Another mass shooting. This is America. More dead Muslims. This is America. These are stories I have written about for a quarter of a century. The only reason it hasn’t been longer is because I’m relatively young. I’m only one-fifth the age of the country. The night before the 101st birthday of Malcolm X, the night before the 105th birthday of Yuri Kochiyama, as I go to a reading group at the Jewish Cultural Center of Harlem to discuss the song “Strange Fruit,” I get the news. Another mass shooting.
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Ramadan Invites Us to Imagine a Better Future

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By Hussein Rashid, Jer Xiong
| Zócalo Public Square Verified
Ramadan is a futurist practice. Ritual fasting and increased spiritual contemplation are ruptures in Muslims’ daily habits, not just in eating, but in our movement through the world. They force you to pay attention, with eyes misty with spirituality—to feel viscerally what is wrong with the world. Ramadan invites Muslims to imagine how we can remake reality and push it in a more just, equitable, and inclusive direction.
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Hussein Rashid - About - Entertainment.ie

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By Hussein Rashid
| Entertainment.ie
search for anything! e.g. The Wild Robot or maybe 'Skeleton Crew' The Day of the Jackal Timothée Chalamet search for anything!
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Tell the truth, the whole truth, and know that the truth doesn't have two sides.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

In a one-line email.

Awards

Wilbur Award

2019 - Documentary

Since 1949, the Religion Communicators Council has annually honored examples of excellence by secular communicators in presenting religious issues, values, and themes through various media. That recognition is central to our historic mission. This year we commemorate 70 years of promoting faith perspectives in public discourse through the Wilbur Awards.

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