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Hussein RashidJanuary 17, 2013

Islamophobia is Real, Mr. Mayor—A New York City Muslim Explains

By Hussein Rashid

We cannot trust the police, we cannot trust people on the subway, and Mayor Bloomberg fiddles.

CultureNovember 5, 2012

Safety Not Guaranteed

By Jeanne Carstensen

Looking at the online flood zone map of our neighborhood I feel calm.

Hussein RashidJanuary 31, 2012

NYPD Lied About Islamophobic Third Jihad

By Hussein Rashid

Now that we know, what will the mayor do?

Hussein RashidDecember 29, 2011

Muslim Boycott of Bloomberg’s Interfaith Breakfast

By Hussein Rashid

Is the NYPD Hizzoner’s private army?

(A)theologies, CultureDecember 28, 2009

Hipsters v. Hasidim Over Brooklyn Bike Lane

By Nathan Schneider

Did Williamsburg’s Hasidic community have Mayor Bloomberg close a major bike lane simply because they were offended by the immodestly clothed hipsters biking through their neighborhood, as most of the press has reported? Was a topless protest the best way to respond?

(A)theologies, Culture, Politics/LawOctober 29, 2009

Reverend Billy For Mayor: Is He For Real?

By Nathan Schneider

Performance artist or man of God? Agitator or politician? The Church of Life After Shopping’s Reverend Billy has a choir and a congregation like a preacher—does he have to be a “real” clergyman to minister to the masses?

(A)theologies, Politics/LawJuly 9, 2009

Bloomberg is Right to Say No to Muslim School Holidays

By Hussein Rashid

Though it sounds good just on its face, NYC Mayor Bloomberg has made the right decision by threatening to veto the proposal to add two Muslim holidays to the school calendar. And no, it’s not a pander to Jewish voters.