U.S. Imam: Muslims Giving Islam a Bad Name
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Monday, July 9, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Yahya Hendi is not sure that an "American Islam" exists. When the Palestinian-born imam talks about his religion, though, it sounds as if it has become as integrated into American life as he has.
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Let’s keep improving Frederick in 2007
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007
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The executive officers of the Frederick County chapter of the NAACP and I look forward to working with you to improve our quality of life in 2007.
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Jews, Muslims join for winter celebration
Hanukkah-Hajj event brings together members of both faiths
Published on December 16, 2006
By Geoffrey D. Brown
News-Post Staff
FREDERICK -- A dialogue between Muslims and Jews reached its first major milestone as members of Frederick County's two Jewish congregations and the Islamic Society of Frederick broke bread together and shared their cultures at a joint holiday celebration last week.
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Imam Hendi in "Interfaith Dialogue in the Post-9/11 World"
October 3, 2006
To mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we asked three clergymen from various religious communities to discuss the interfaith dialogue following 9/11.
Imam Yahya Hendi is the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.; imam of the Islamic Society of Frederick, Maryland; and the Muslim chaplain at the National Naval Medical Center. Rabbi Kenneth L. Cohen, has been American University's campus rabbi and executive director of the campus Hillel since 2001. The Reverend Clark Lobenstine, a Presbyterian minister, is the executive director of the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (D.C.) and secretary of the city's Interfaith Council.
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A call for dialogue
by Imam Yahya Hendi
Published on September 3, 2006
If one were to believe morning news and the pictures of the recent events in the Middle East, one would have to conclude that we are at the dawn of a clash of religions and
civilizations.
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Muslims
and Jews: Common Ground
By Robert Eisen
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
It's been often noted that a key reason for the
intractability of the conflict between Jews and Muslims
in the Middle East is that both sides operate with a
mutually exclusive set of assumptions about the history
of the dispute.
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Three Religions and One Destiny: Religions for a Better Humanity
Imam Yahya Hendi, Dr. Michael Signer, and Reverend John Pawlikowski
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
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"Children of Abraham: Journeys to God"
CONVENT STATION - Despite serious differences that have led to prejudice, misunderstandings and violence, Jews, Christians and Muslims - each in their own ways - wield "enormous religious, human and ethical potential against the immense destructive potential in our world," Cardinal Walter Kasper proclaimed during an interfaith gathering at the College of St. Elizabeth here.
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Save a Life, Save All Humanity--Take a Life, Kill All Humanity
What the Islamic scriptures really say about jihad and violence.
For years Islamic terrorists have justified their actions as being compelled by their faith. Osama Bin Laden reportedly thanked Allah when he heard the news of this week's attack. Other terrorist groups invoke Islam as well.
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Interfaith
dialogues vital for world peace, says American scholar,
September 30, 2005
PESHAWAR, Sept 30 : Underlining the need for
inter-religion dialogue, Imam Yahya Hendi, an American
Muslim scholar has said that open discussions could help
followers of various religions understand diversities of
faiths and remain peaceful with each other.
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Muslim
and Jewish Leaders Praise Pope John Paul II as a Master
Bridge-builder
Apr 7, 2005
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Muslim and Jewish leaders praised
Pope John Paul II as a master bridge-builder whose
extraordinary outreach to people of other faiths will
shape the world for years to come.
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Imam Hendi speaks at the Rotary Club in Bethesda, MD
April
1, 2005
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Muslim cleric brings message of
cooperation to St. Thomas
By LYDIA HARRIS
Saturday, February 5th 2005
Noted Muslim cleric Imam Yahya Hendi
is on St. Thomas to deliver a message of cultural and
religious unity. Brought to the island through the St.
Thomas Hebrew Congregation's World of Difference
program, the imam spoke Friday at the St. Thomas Islamic
Center and the Jewish synagogue's shabbat services.
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Synagogue will host noted Islamic
Cleric
The St. Thomas Synagogue
will present the noted Moslem cleric, Imam Yahya Hendi
of Washington, D.C., at several venues from Feb. 4 to 7,
2005.
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Religious Leaders Urge Bush To
Take Lead In Mideast
Published by The Wall Street Journal, January 13,
2005
"In the
name of religions we have killed each other," said Imam
Yahya Hendi, the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown
University, who joined in the appeal to the president.
"Maybe it's about time in the name of the very same
religions we bring about peace."
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IMAM
YAHYA HENDI VISITS KNUST
Thursday, December 16, 2004.-Kumasi
Imam Yahya M.Hendi, Chaplain and Imam of
Islamic Programme Campus Ministry, Georgetown University
, Washington , DC USA has paid a courtesy call on the
Vice- Chancellor [VC] of the Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology [KNUST], Professor Kwesi Andam at
his office.
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National Naval Medical Center
Holds Iftar Dinner to Honor Muslims,
Nov. 6, 2004
By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USA
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTION, -- The meal is called Iftar, meaning
to "break the day's fast." It is meal enjoyed by Muslims
all over the world to end a day of fasting during
Ramadan, which ends this month.
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INTERVIEW: Imam Yahya Hendi,
Read the full interview about Ramadan with Imam
Yahya Hendi. October 29, 2004, Religion &
Ethics Newsweekly, Episode no. 809
There are five things every Muslim has to do.
Number one: shahadah, the testimony of faith -- to
testify that there is no deity but God and that Muhammad
is God's messenger. Number two: to pray five times a day
-- morning, noon, afternoon, sunset, and night prayer.
Number three: to give zakat or charity to the poor.
Number four: to fast the month of Ramadan. And number
five, to perform the hajj, the pilgrimage to the city of
Mecca, at least once in your lifetime.
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BY MOIRA E. MCLAUGHLIN, Thursday, October 21, 2004
Imam Yahya Hendi, the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University, appealed to the participants to join together regardless of religion. "Give voice to the voiceless," he said. "Cry, be a voice of love...overcome the voice of hate."
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Lecture: ‘Cooperation or Confrontation?’, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m, 2004
FSU will host speaker Imam Yahya Hendi as he presents his timely lecture “Jews, Christians and Muslims: Cooperation or Confrontation?” on Monday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theatre located on Main Street in Frostburg.
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His Benediction in Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA, July 27, 2004
Note: Recently I delivered the benediction at the DNC in Boston. For those who want to review it, click on Day 2. Part.3 The doc is two hours long, so, you may need to drag the clip position to 1:53 to view the prayer.
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Muslim chaplain sees value in crucifixes, By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.,Rome, National Catholic Reporter, The Independent Newsweekly, Issue Date: May 14, 2004
Georgetown University’s Muslim chaplain has said that if the university were to ever remove crucifixes from its classrooms, as some students and even faculty have proposed, he would resign.
“I will not continue to be at Georgetown if that cross is removed,” said Imam Yahya Hendi in Rome May 5. “I believe religion has a lot to contribute to Georgetown and to America. An attempt to remove religious values from our public discourse is dangerous.”
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NEWS BRIEFS By Catholic News Service, May 6, 2004
In Italy, Georgetown's Muslim chaplain discusses religious tolerance
ROME (CNS) -- The Muslim chaplain at the Jesuit-run Georgetown University in Washington visited Italy in early May to talk about religious pluralism in the United States.
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In Italy, Georgetown's Muslim chaplain discusses religious tolerance
Published: 2004-05-06
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National Interreligious Leadership Delegation In Support of the Road Map to Peace in the Middle East, December 05, 2003
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The Abrahamic Traditions:
A Comparison of Faiths, Washington National Cathedral,
October 16, 2003
Rabbi James Michaels, Bishop Jane Holmes Dixon
and Imam Yahya Hendi explore the three major religions
that look to Abraham as their progenitor.
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Special Assembly - July 19, 2003
MORRISTOWN, N.J. - July 24, 2003 -More than 700
attended the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) Center for
Theological and Spiritual Development 2003 Summer
Institute Special Assembly entitled, "Children of
Abraham: Journeys to God," a Christian, Jewish, Muslim
Dialogue promoting understanding, peace and unity among
the three religious communities.
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Special Assembly entitled,
"Children of Abraham: Journeys to God," a Christian,
Jewish, Muslim Dialogue promoting understanding, peace
and unity among the three religious communities. July 19, 2003
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World Council of Churches: CURRENT
DIALOGUE,Jews, Muslims and Peace, Issue 41, July 2003, by Yehezkel Landau and Yahya Hendi
With ongoing
violence sapping the spirits of Israelis and
Palestinians, and with the Iraq war generating shock
waves throughout the Middle East, we call on our fellow
Jews and Muslims to join forces with concerned
Christians to transcend this cycle of death and
destruction. Jews and Muslims should be spiritual
allies, not adversaries.
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GU Religious Leaders Encourage Middle East Reconciliation, Dialogue
By Rebecca Regan-Sachs
Hoya Staff Writer
Friday, February 7, 2003
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RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND ISLAM IN
THE U.S.DIGITAL VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH ISLAM EXPERT IMAM
YAHYA HENDI Washington, D.C. - Vienna, January 30, 2003
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Religion & Ethics
NewsWeekly: COVER STORY:Muslims in America, Episode no. 602, September 13, 2002
Imam YAHYA HENDI
(Georgetown University): Muslims in America are very
frustrated with the way Islam has been portrayed.
Muslims do not see Islam as a religion of violence. On
the contrary, Muslims believe Islam is a religion of
peace that teaches forgiveness and love.
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INTERVIEW: Imam Yahya Hendi, On
the challenges facing Muslims after 9/11, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, September 13, 2002 Episode no.
602, Kim Lawton's interview with Imam Yahya Hendi, the
Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University.
[There are]
two challenges. Number one [is] the challenge of
integrating within the American system and being a part
of it, despite all the anger, frustration, and
rejection, in certain cases, of Muslims being active in
the public square. The other challenge is our ability to
be honest with ourselves. Within the Muslim community,
there are things that need to be changed in terms of how
we have conducted ourselves, how we have spoken
publicly, how we have led our Islamic institutions. Both
challenges have been very demanding.
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Interfaith Service Remembers
Victims of September 11 Attacks, September 11, 2002
(Imam Yahya Hendi speaks at 9/11 Georgetown U.
service)
By James Fisher-Thompson Washington File Staff
Writer
Washington -- The tolling of bells and "musical
meditations" by student performers marked an ecumenical
service held September 11 at Georgetown University in
Washington to remember and honor the victims of the
terrorist attacks on New York City, Pennsylvania, and
the Pentagon that occurred the year before.
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Islamic Scholar Says
Dialogue, Education Help Avoid Conflict (Hendi describes
efforts to change image of Islam in U.S.) March 14, 2002,
US Embassy, Islamabad.
Washington-- Six months after the terrorist
attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon,
there is still a need for continued education and
dialogue to prevent future conflicts and
misunderstandings between people in the West and Muslims
in the East, according to Imam Yahya Hendi of Georgetown
University.
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WAMU : The Diane Rehm Show November 26, 2001
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(Imam Yahya Hendi Marks Ramadan with Prayer in Congress)
The U.S. House of Representatives opened its session on November 15 with readings from the Koran and a Muslim prayer, led by Imam Yahya Hendi.
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Delegations hold
interfaith dialogue,
By John Beecham, Thursday, August 30, 2001
Georgetown hosted delegations of Palestinians and
Israelis in an interfaith dialogue Wednesday. The
discussions, facilitated by members of the Campus
Ministry, Pat Conroy S.J., Imam Yahya Hendi and Rabbi
Harold White, allowed for cultural exchange on recent
violence in the Middle East.
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The Mission of (Georgetown
University) Campus Ministry
Imam
Yahya Hendi is the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown
University , the first American University to hire a
full-time Muslim chaplain. Imam Hendi is also the Imam
of the Islamic Society of Frederick, and is the Muslim
Chaplain at the National Naval Medical Center in
Bethesda , MD.
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Center for Theological and
Spiritual Development
Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim chaplain
at Georgetown University and the National Naval Center
in Bethesda, Md.
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Love and Marriage: Lessons from
the World's Religions
Ann Kathleen Bradley , Fall 2000
"In Islam," explains Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim
chaplain at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. ,
"both men and women are called za-wj, which is also the
Arabic word for marriage.
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