About the author
Qasim Rashid, Esq. holds a Bachelor s of Science in Marketing from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a juris doctorate from the University of Richmond School of Law. He s previously authored the critically acclaimed book, The Wrong Kind of Muslim: An Untold Story of Persecution & Perseverance (2013). Qasim's work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, CNN, Daily Beast, Huffington Post, NPR, among several other national and international outlets. He has published numerous peer-reviewed academic journals on Islam and human rights. is a frequent writer and lecturer on Islamic and human rights issues. He regularly speaks at various universities and houses of worship nationally and internationally. Qasim likewise frequently interviews on FOX, NBC, CBS, BBC, Al Jazeera, and numerous local and regional radio programs. Today, Qasim is a practicing attorney in Richmond, Virginia, where he resides with his wife and two children. He is an avid runner and still dreams of one day walking on another planet.