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Hussein Rashid, PhD

@husseinrashid.com

Culture Worker. Advocate. Consulant. Academic. Scholar of Muslims in the US, Muslims and US Popular Culture. Deep interest in Shi’i Justice theologies and Ismaili thought. Free range academic. https://husseinrashid.com/biolink

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Hussein RashidJun 15, 2026

Video: Rise Up for the First Amendment

I was honored to be asked to share some remarks at a celebration of the First Amendment. The video should start from they block in which I'm speaking at the 1:30:48 mark. https://www.youtube.com/live/B7EbkKNy7Vk?si=wp7byCfAr8qyV3zt&t=5448 Freedom expression, religion, want, fear by libraryofcongress is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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Hussein RashidJun 1, 2026

Event: Houston – Book Celebration of Living Islam

I'm pleased to be part of a panel celebrating the new book by my doctoral advisor Ali Asani. The book is Living Islam: Muslim Expressions of Faith. The event is free, but registration is required. Friday, June 5, 2026

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Hussein RashidMay 29, 2026

Video: WebinAAR Wikipedia as Pedagogy

In this webinAAR, you will hear from three faculty who have incorporated Wikipedia editing into their pedagogy. During this roundtable session, faculty discuss why they decided to adopt the Wikipedia assignment and how it has affected their teaching. The panelists explore what Wikipedia can offer students and how students can help shape public understanding of...

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Hussein RashidMay 25, 2026

New at Religion Dispatches: Another Mass Shooting. More Dead Muslims. This is America.

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. More dead Muslims. Portrait Billie Holiday, Downbeat, New by libraryofcongress...

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