Imam Yahya Hendi - Peace Studies Conference - September 18, 2006

Imam Yahya Hendi
Muslim Chaplain at Georgetown University

Conference Speaker: Presenting from 4:20-5:30, Quad 264
Presentation Title:  Christian Biblical Readings on PEace and Justice: A Muslim Perspective"

Keynote Conference Presentation at 7:00 p.m., Quad 264
Presentation Title: Islam's Theological and Legal Principles on Peace

http://www.imamyahyahendi.com/biography.htm

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. He also serves as a member and the spokesperson of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. He serves as adjunct faculty member at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD.

Mr. Hendi holds a Master’s degree in Comparative Religions from Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in Comparative Religion.

Mr. Hendi serves on national and international interfaith councils. 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.