Qasim Rashid

Qasim Rashid (born July 21, 1982) is a human rights activist and advocate of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in America. He is an attorney and graduate of the Richmond School of Law He served as Executive Editor of The Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business. He has authored two books, The Wrong Kind of Muslim and Extremist: A Response to Geert Wilders & Terrorists Everywhere, and has co-authored and co-edited two books, Towards a Greater Jihad and By the Dawn's Early Light. He has been featured in local and national news media including NBC and NPR. He is a 2Religious and social activism 3The Wrong Kind of Muslim This book, released in June 2013 is Qasim's first solo attempt in authoring a book. The book received financial support through crowd-sourcing He looks at the treatment of Ahmadi Muslims and other minority faiths in Pakistan. Qasim conveys the stories of those who were jailed, injured, and martyred for their faith. He also seeks to explain why they maintain their faith. 3Popularizing the American Muslim A common theme in his written works and activism is the support of an American identity and lifestyle within the Islamic value system. In October 2010, Rashid rallied a group of Muslim youth to march on Washington, raising slogans of "Love for all, hatred for none" as a part of the "Muslims for Peace" campaign. In August of the same year, the New York Times ran a feature story on Rashid, covering his outreach efforts in America's midwes