Video: Living Islam Book Response Event

I was fortunate enough to be invited to give a response to a new book by my graduate school advisor, Ali Asani. I was in conversation with another mentor, Alnoor Dhanani. The video is embedded below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYGBQiORDXM

https://husseinrashid.com/2025/12/video-living-islam-book-response-event.html

#Events #Video #Islam #ReligiousLiteracy

🎁 The best gifts come from the heart. Give your students the gift of WADJDA, the delightful story of a convention-defying Saudi girl whose heart is set on the impossible goal of getting a bicycle, from Saudi Arabia's first woman director Haifaa Al Mansour. It's a great film for grades 6-12 & also for watching as a family!

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/wadjda/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=December+25&utm_content=Link

#HaifaaAlMansour #SaudiArabia #GlobalEducation #WorldReligions #Education #Movies #Homeschooling #Edutooters #Islam #Wadjda #MENA #ReligiousLiteracy

CNN Short Doc on Harvard Departure

CNN ran a short doc on my departure from Harvard. Two versions of the same documentary are embedded below.

https://youtu.be/TRw-SXhkNZ0

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TjqtUW4ljcA

https://husseinrashid.com/2025/10/cnn-short-doc-on-harvard-departure.html

#MediaAppearances #AntiMuslimBias #Harvard #racism #ReligionAndPublicLife #ReligiousLiteracy

Teachers, our friend Tim Hall is gathering stories for his upcoming book, Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence in K-12 Social Studies (Routledge). Your voice can help illustrate how educators are making this possible in real classrooms.

More information: https://religionmatters.org/2025/08/16/call-for-teacher-stories-bringing-religious-literacy-to-the-classroom/

@education @edutooters @religion

#Education #Edutooters #ReligiousStudies #ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence

Celebrate women leaders and role models with film for International Women's Day! We have curated ten documentaries that present engaging stories from around the globe about inspirational women of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. These are great for teaching global education, social studies, world religions, women's studies and more -- for middle school, high school, and higher education. 1/2

https://religionmatters.org/2024/03/14/ten-documentary-films-that-celebrate-women-of-faith/

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD #IWD2025 #WomensHistoryMonth #Education #Edutooters #WorldReligions #ReligiousLiteracy #Homeschooling @education @edutooters @religion @film

RNS: Administrators at Harvard Divinity School quit, say school condoned hate

Administrators at Harvard Divinity School quit, say school condoned hate

“Since I was a student here decades ago, I have been acutely aware of the anti-Muslim bias (amongst other racisms and discriminatory attitudes that exist he

https://husseinrashid.com/2025/02/rns-administrators-at-harvard-divinity-school-quit-say-school-condoned-hate.html

#MediaAppearances #education #interfaith #ReligiousLiteracy

Video: Beyond Borders: Antisemitism, Islamaphobia, and the Israel-Palestine Divide

Join our speakers to examine the rise of Antisemitism and Islamophobia particularly in light of current events surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict. Participants will explore how these forms

https://husseinrashid.com/2025/02/video-beyond-borders-antisemitism-islamaphobia-and-the-israel-palestine-divide.html

#Events #Interfaith #Politics #Religion #Video #Conference #interfaith #ReligiousLiteracy

🍎 Happy World Teachers' Day! We're spotlighting 5 heartwarming films that celebrate educators from around the world. Each film offers an inspiring story + reminds us to appreciate & celebrate teachers today & every day.

Get our free teaching resources to help you share these films with your learning community. Learn more:

https://religionmatters.org/2024/10/04/honoring-world-teachers-with-free-film-resources-for-educators/

#WorldTeachersDay #InternationalTeachersDay #Education #Edutooters #Teachers #Teaching #ReligiousEducation #ReligiousLiteracy #ReligiousStudies #Judaism #Islam #Catholicism #Christianity #Hinduism #WorldReligions #GlobalEducation @educators @edutooters @film

We're boosting this Call for Proposals for our friends at Religion Matters - https://religionmatters.org/. They do good work supporting educators who are teaching about world religions — and their editor is a joy to work with.

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Call for Proposals

The Religion Matters Blog offers a venue for religious studies educators and scholars to share their views on why religion matters today:

- K-16 Perspectives on religious literacy in the classroom.
- Lesson Plans for K-12 Educators.
- Syllabuses for Higher Education.
- Religion in the Public Sphere.

If you are interested in submitting to the Religions Matter Blog, complete the submission form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PWAWSWvSqrIV9ac4uUCg8X5AJqImVurn4NFERwEl2FE/viewform?edit_requested=true.

Boosts for reach appreciated!

#Education #Edutooters #ReligiousStudies #ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalEducation #Buddhism #Christianity #Hinduism #Islam #Judaism #WorldReligions @education @edutooters @religion @religiousstudies @academicchatter

Our friend Tim Hall of https://religionmatters.org/ just shared an exciting new preprint on religious literacy as part of global education:

"Amplifying Religious Literacy Education through the Frameworks of Global Competence".

This is a great read and a great resource for anyone who cares about global education and global cultural competence.

Download it for free here: https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202408.0563/v1

#ReligiousLiteracy #ReligiousStudies #GlobalEducation #GlobalCompetency #CulturalStudies #CrossCulturalEducation #CrossCulturalUnderstanding #Education #Edutooters #InterculturalCompetence @education @edutooters @academicchatter

Our Executive Director Jen Fischer shares recommendations + free resources for countering Islamophobia through film for Religion Matters.

https://religionmatters.org/2022/11/18/countering-islamophobia-through-film-recommendations-resources/

#Islamophobia #Islam #AntibiasEducation #Education #GlobalEducation #Religion #ReligiousLiteracy #ReligiousEducation #ReligiousStudies #WorldReligions #SocialStudies #SocialEmotionalLearning #K12 #K16 #HigherEd #Homeschooling

Let's talk about Religious Literacy as a part of Social Studies and Global Education.

You may have caught the news that Oklahoma's chief education officer just announced that all Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curricula, effective immediately.
via https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/us/oklahoma-schools-bible-curriculum/index.html

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit and thus we cannot and will not discuss the political aspects of this statement. (Please likewise keep that out of our comments.)

However we will say that we are big fans of global education and literacy in world religions.

If you are a teacher who is looking for resources to balance out your curriculum, we have some great tools to help you teach about world religions with film, which we will set out in the thread below. All of our resources are free, always.

#Oklahoma #OklahomaTeachers #Education #GlobalEducation #Religion #ReligiousLiteracy #ReligiousEducation #ReligiousStudies #WorldReligions #K12 #K16 #HigherEd 1/3

District 214 hosts World Religions Summit, explores religious diversity in a multicultural society

District 214 hosts World Religions Summit, explores religious diversity in a multicultural society

The all-day summit brought together 75 students from four schools, cl

https://husseinrashid.com/2024/03/district-214-hosts-world-religions-summit-explores-religious-diversity-in-a-multicultural-society.html

#Events #MediaAppearances #Religion #Conference #education #ReligiousLiteracy

@AdrianRiskin you are correct, and it's interesting to see variations practiced in non-Christian majority countries.

I've only recently been learning about how Christian liberation theology is very attractive to people bound to religious-based class systems (e.g., the Dalit of India).

I'm not claiming to be an expert, though. I need to spend more time reading ALL THE BOOKS.

#ReligiousLiteracy is my other soap-box issue tho. 🤓
@Cyrus @ulmfn

If you're interested in the #Bible and #History or are just generally a nerd for #Timelines ... #UsefulCharts has a new book (with CHARTS) called #TimelineOfTheBible for pre-order!

I ordered one for me & one for my #Quaker meeting!

#Bookstodon #Archaeology #Academic #Neutrality
#Quakers #Religion #Education #ReligiousLiteracy #ReligiousStudies

https://usefulcharts.com/products/book-version-timeline-of-the-bible

MSNBC: Faith and Peace Amid a Potential War

I was recently invited to join a panel on MSNBC with my friends Rabbi Joshua Stanton and Dr. Rev. Jacqui Lewis to talk about religion and peace.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gV0-H4CwCug

https://husseinrashid.com/2023/10/msnbc-faith-and-peace-amid-a-potential-war.html

#Interfaith #MediaAppearances #conflict #ReligiousLiteracy

ICNY Video: Diversity in Religious Traditions

I participated in a conversation on diversity of religious traditions at an Interfaith Center of New York teacher session. Below is an excerpt of my longer remarks.

https://husseinrashid.com/2023/09/icny-video-diversity-in-religious-traditions.html

#Events #Interfaith #Religion #Resources #Teaching #Video #ReligiousLiteracy #teaching

I made an account for my #ministry with the beige.party folks. Check it out over the next few days @BrokenPath

If you've got nothing better to do (and are interested in #ReligiousLiberty #ReligiousLiteracy & #ReligiousMemes ) you should follow me there!

I'm gonna cover someone else's shift on Sat, so I've got #today off. I suppose I could do something productive; but, I'd rather download books, play games, and stream weird shit

Currently looking at Apps for various #ReligiousTexts because I'm a big #nerd 🤓

I'm also still looking for a Fedi instance that would *welcome* my #Universalist #Ministry which focuses on #ReligiousLiberty & #ReligiousLiteracy 📚

Shitty, under construction, website
https://www.brokenpathministry.org

#Christian #BibleTranslation #Comparision

If you frequently use a #Bible which version(s) do you prefer, and why?

#Boost #JoinIn #Bookstodon
#BibleVersions #BibleTranslation #ReligiousLiteracy

https://www.bibles.net/topic/bible-translation-comparison/