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APRIL Colloquium Fellow 2026

I'm pleased that I've been selected as 2026 Fellow for the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL) Colloquium on “Representing Religion in Museums.”

The colloquium will provide a forum of like-minded cultural workers to discuss just how museums address religion and treat religious objects.

https://husseinrashid.com/2026/05/03/april-colloquium-fellow-2026.html/

#Networks #Resume #museums #ReligiousLiteracy #sensory #technnology

For International Day to Combat Islamophobia on March 15, we are highlighting resources to help you counter islamophobia in your learning environments.

Equip your students with religious literacy and cultural competence skills by introducing them to Islam with film! These free lesson plans are based on award-winning films from around the world, including He Named Me Malala (Pakistan/UK), The Neighborhood Storyteller (Syria/Jordan), and Wadjda (Saudi Arabia).

These materials are appropriate for elementary school, middle school and high school; they can also work well for adult/higher ed, HR trainings and professional development, public screenings and community group settings.

Learn more:

https://journeysinfilm.org/anti-bias-education-resources-to-combat-islamophobia/?utm_source=mastodonin&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=international+day+to+combat+islamophobia&utm_term=islam&utm_content=link

#Islamophobia #Islam #ReligiousLiteracy #WorldReligions #Education #Homeschooling #Movies #SocialEmotionalLearning

Book Chapter in Civility Unbound

The idea of civility is predicated on a well-structured society that has norms that should benefit everyone. This essay questions whether such a society exists in the United States and whether what we call “civility” is simply a euphemism for “control.”

https://husseinrashid.com/2026/02/17/book-chapter-in-civility-unbound.html/

#Books #civility #comics #Publication #racism #ReligiousLiteracy

🌍 Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week with film! We're highlighting our teaching resources for global education films to bring World Religions alive in your classroom. Get classroom-ready lesson plans to teach about major world religions with award-winning films like He Named Me Malala, Schindler's List, The Story of God with Morgan Freeman and more. For grades 4-12, higher ed, adult ed.

Explore these amazing films and free teaching materials at the link:

https://journeysinfilm.org/teach-about-world-religions-with-film/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Interfaith+Week&utm_term=world+religions&utm_content=link

#WorldInterfaithHarmonyWeek #InterfaithHarmonyWeek #ReligiousLiteracy #WorldReligions #Education #Homeschooling #Edutooters #SocialStudies #GlobalEducation #Movies

🎁 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

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

🍎 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 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