Lamppost Talks With Sheikh Khalid Abdur Rashid PhD of Harvard University

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We are honored to welcome Imam Dr. Khalil Abdur-Rashid—Harvard University’s first full-time Muslim Chaplain, instructor at Harvard Divinity School, and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School—for a powerful conversation on his new book:

Malcolm X and Indigenizing Islam in America

In this episode, Shaykh Khalil reflects on Malcolm X’s transformative journey to Islam and how his legacy helped shape an authentically American Muslim identity—especially within the African American community. Drawing on years of scholarship, traditional study, and community leadership, Dr. Abdur-Rashid explores:

• Malcolm X’s spiritual evolution
• The meaning of “indigenizing” Islam in the American context
• Faith, justice, and the future of American Muslim life

Born in Atlanta and educated at Georgia State, Columbia, Marmara University in Istanbul, and Southern Methodist University, Dr. Abdur-Rashid brings both deep scholarship and lived experience to this conversation.

Don’t miss this inspiring and timely discussion on history, identity, and faith.
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