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Hussein Rashid

Professor of Religion, Barnard College
New York, NY

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Hussein Rashid teaches religious and cultural literacy to facilitate a widespread understanding of Islam and educate against anti-Muslim bias.

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Hussein Rashid, PhD, is founder of islamicate, L3C, a consultancy focusing on religious literacy and cultural competency. He currently teaches in Barnard College’s Department of Religion. He works with a variety of NGOs, foundations, non-profits, and governmental agencies 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.

His research focuses on Muslims and American popular culture, and has a background in South and Central Asian studies, with an interest in Shi’i theology. He is currently working with the Children’s Museum of Manhattan as a content expert for their “America to Zanzibar” exhibit.

Topics

  • Religion & Interfaith
  • Arts & Culture

Issue Areas

Discrimination and Bigotry, Islam, Interfaith Relations, Arts

Articles, Publications and Appearances

How New York's Muslims Are Responding To Manhattan Truck Attack
NPR | Nov 01, 2017
Intro to Islam
Religion For Breakfast | Feb 05, 2018
American Islamophobia Is Helping Trump Kill The Iran Deal
HuffPost | Jan 24, 2018
Media Literacy & the Middle East
What Teachers Need To Know - Podcast | Dec 13, 2017
Hijacking "Jihad"
News Beat - Podcast | Aug 24, 2017

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