Hussein Rashid

Professor of Religious Studies focusing on Islam. Courses include “Law and Violence in Judaism and Islam,” “Political Islam,” “Sufism,” and “Musics of the Muslim World.” I have also taught in the Honors College course “Culture and Expression,” which is a group-taught “great books” course.

Religion Dispatches (religiondispatches.org) is one of the largest web magazines in the US dealing with religion and culture. I am a frequent blogger, occasional feature writer, and editor for Islam related material.

Instructor at one of the largest interfaith centers in New York City. Teach courses on Islam, comparative religion, and reading scripture.

Taught a course on Muslim prophetic theology called "Not So Common Stories: Prophets in the Qur'an and the Bible."

Taught course known as "Islam for Rabbis."

Teaching in the Religion Department with a focus on Islam. Courses include "Sufism," "Political Islam," "Introduction to Islam," "Islam in North America," and "Musics of the Muslim World."

Taught course known as "Islam for Rabbis."

Work intermittently with the organization to structure programming and work on media appearances.

Taught a wide variety of courses under supervision of faculty. Classes included Islam, Hinduism, Arabic Novel, Postcolonial Literatures, and South Asian History.