Air America Appearance

I am pleased to announce I have joined Our Shared Future as a member of the Advisory Board and as part of their Opinion Leaders Network. Our Shared Future aims to improve the public conversation about Muslims and intercultural relations in the US by providing hard facts, evidence-based arguments, and research findings by reputable academics and experts.

Special Lecture Everyday Art: The Islamic Impact on American Arts Sunday, February 13th 2:00 p.m. Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University 571 South Kilgo Circle Atlanta, GA 30322 http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ Presented by Dr. Hussein Rashid, visiting professor at Virginia Theological Seminary American popular culture—the art that surrounds us every day—reflects the tremendous cultural diversity of the American people, and helps to shape the way Americans understand themselves. Perhaps the least understood of these influences is the cultural impact of the various Muslim communities that have settled in the United States. Starting from the period of slavery and continuing through to…