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 Imam Yahya Hendi is the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University http://www.georgetown.edu/, the first American University to hire a full-time Muslim chaplain. Imam Hendi is also the Imam of the Islamic Society of Frederick, Frederick, MD and is the Muslim Chaplain at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD http://www.bethesda.med.navy.mil/. He also serves as a member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. He has served as adjunct faculty member for John Hopkins University, Office of professional development, Fordham University and Hartford Seminary. Imam Hendi also teaches a very popular course at Georgetown University called: Inter-religious Encounter. Mr. Hendi Academic education in his undergraduate education was in Islamic Studies and his Master’s and PhD education are in comparative religions with interest in Christianity, Judaism, comparative religions and inter-religious dialogue and relations. He has written numerous publications on many topics, including women in Islam, women and gender relations in Islam, the coming of the Messiah, Islam and biomedical ethics and religion and Islam in the United States. A sought-after speaker, Imam Hendi has presented a multitude of interfaith and general lectures in the USA, Asia, Europe, central Asia, Eastern Europe, Australia and the Middle East over the past 10 years and he has been to more than 63 countries and 45 US states for conferences. Mr. Hendi was one of the Muslim leaders who met with the President of the United States in the aftermath of the September 11 tragedy. Imam Hendi also met with the President of the United States many times after September 11th. Imam Hendi often visits and lectures at churches and synagogues hoping to create a new positive relationship between the followers of the three Abrahamic religions. In his lectures, Imam Hendi focuses on issues related to gender relations, world peace, political justice and inter-religious and interfaith issues. Imam Hendi appeared on many national and international television and Radio shows as an expert on interfaith dialogue and on Islam and Muslims (i.e. CNN, ABC, Fox, Kuwait TV, Nile TV, Pakistan Channel-II, RAI, MSNBC and Al-jazeerah). Mr. Hendi serves on national and international interfaith councils such as the Appeal of Conscience http://www.appealofconscience.org/, the National Inter-religious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East http://www.nili-mideastpeace.org/. Imam Hendi is the founder and the Secretary General of Clergy Beyond Borders http://clergybeyondborders.com/, and the founder and the president of the newly founded organization, Imams for Universe, Dignity, Human Rights and Dialogue http://www.imamsfordialogue.org. In May 2002, Imam Hendi was chosen by Hartford Seminary to receive its annual “James Gettemy Significant Ministry Award” for his dedication to his Ministry and for his work to promote peace building between people of different religions. Imam Yahya Hendi believes that only with love and education can the world be a better place to live in. Imam Hendi speaks about three principles that must guide the world: Politics of Justice; Economics of equity and covenant of community. |
