Hussein Rashid is an ISPU Fellow and adjunct Instructor of Religion at Hofstra University.
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Wilbur Awards to celebrate 70 years in Chicago, winners announced for 2019 – Religion News Service. Documentary (up to 30 min.) “The Secret History of Muslims in the US,” Zeyba Rahman, Hussein Rashid, Joshua Seftel, Negin Farsad, Maria Stanisheva; Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Smartypants Pictures & Animadocs, Brooklyn, New York
Islamic Studies Center | Events: Making the US: Muslims, Race, and Class
Islamic Studies Center | Events: Making the US: Muslims, Race, and Class. Historically, the United States has defined itself in opposition to groups and ideas, from monarchies to poor people. The 2020 election has strong historical echoes with how the country defined itself at its founding, against Muslims and against Blackness. This talk will trace those echoes, and explore how Muslims are not immune to the racial dynamics of the country.
Event: McGinley Lecture, April 14 and April 15
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