Arts from Islamic Lands Festival – Children’s Museum of Manhattan – May 5 & 6, 2012

I will speaking at Hofstra University on a panel on Islamophobia and American Democracy. Please come if you can.  

Hussein Rashid. As one author expressed, avoiding thinking about death does not confer immortality.  Religious traditions bring a distinctive perspective to the end of the life cycle and the inevitability of death.  Recognizing mortality, often terrifying at first, can provide ultimate meaning for living when faced with acceptance and preparation.  In this week we will face destiny with practicality, inspiration, and perhaps joy.