Amir Hussain’s Web Page

Department of Religious Studies
California State University, Northridge

Page created on October 5, 1999
Last updated on August 14, 2003

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Greetings and welcome to my Web Page. I am a member of the Department of Religious Studies at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). My own area of research is on the study of Islam, specifically contemporary Muslim societies in North America. My PhD dissertation was on Muslim communities in Toronto. In addition to my teaching duties, I have been asked to develop/coordinate a program in Islamic Studies within the department. As someone from a working class background, I am also a proud member of our faculty union, the Northridge chapter of the California Faculty Association (CFA).

Contact Information:

Department Office: Faculty Office Building, Room 234
Telephone: (818) 677-2741
Fax: (818) 677-3985
Mailing Address:

Amir Hussain
Department of Religious Studies, #8316
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8316
U.S.A.
Email: amir.hussain@csun.edu

The photograph to the right is me with my friend Miriam at the Naramata Centre.

Teaching:

Responsibilities and Respect: My assumptions about behaviour in the classroom
My Grading Standards
An Essay on Essays by Professor Crerar Douglas

I teach the following courses in the Fall 2003 Semester:

In past semesters, I have taught the following courses:

RS 150H: World Religions, Honours Course, part of CSUN’s Honors Program in General Education.
RS 310: Religion and Literature: William Blake and the Visionary Recital
(team taught with Dr. Crerar Douglas)
RS 356: Contemporary Religious Thought, Death and Dying
RS 356H: Contemporary Religious Thought, Islam in the Modern World, part of CSUN’s Honors Program in General Education.
RS 498: Tutorial in Religious Studies: Religion, Description, and Empire
World Religions: Western Traditions, a non-credit course through the College of Extended Learning at CSUN.
World Religions: Eastern Traditions, a non-credit course through the College of Extended Learning at CSUN.
Religion and Contemporary Film, a non-credit course through the College of Extended Learning at CSUN.

The Study of Islam at CSUN:

Click here to find out more about the study of Islam at CSUN.
On November 11, 1999, we sponsored a lecture at CSUN by Dr. Farid Esack. This lecture was described in an article by Arif Shah of the Pakistan Link.
On April 14, 2000, we opened the Wilfred and Muriel Smith Collection at the Oviatt Library. Click here to read my remarks on that occasion.
The obituary for Professor Wilfred Cantwell Smith is available online.
Links For The Academic Study of Islam:

More About Me:

You can see video of me at the Circle of Advisors meeting of California Connected.
“Inside and Outside: Perspectives on Jesus”, is a presentation that I made with Derek Evans, Executive Director of Naramata Centre.
An online article about me from 1998, including a photograph (shameless self-promotion, I know. . .).
An article that I wrote for the Journal of Religion and Film is available online.
Some of my thoughts on the teaching of Islam, presented in a 2001 workshop of the American Academy of Religion.
My degrees are from the University of Toronto; undergraduate from University College, and graduate from the Centre for the Study of Religion.
I am Canadian / Je suis Canadien.
Canada is Hockey and Hockey is the Montreal Canadiens.
The greatest band to come out of Canada was, well, The Band.
The greatest guitarist you’ve probably never heard of is Richard Thompson.
California Connected is the best news and information show about California.
The William Blake Archive is an excellent starting point to learn about the visionary poet.
The Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives are now online.