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On the 7th of September 2003 we held an educational seminar to train Muslims on how to reach out the American community with the message of Islam. Time and LocationDate: Sunday September 7th 2003 Time: Place: The Read House, 827 BROAD STREET, Chattanooga, 423-266-4121. ApplicationEach person that attended was required to fill an application form and send it with a payment of $25. The application requested the name, address, email and so. We had a dead line of Sep the 5th on the application. The speakers:We had two speakers: Imam Yahya HendiImam Yahya Hendi is the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University. Georgetown University is the first American university to hire a full-time Muslim chaplain. Mr. Hendi is also the Imam of the Islamic Society of Frederick. Imam Hendi is the Muslim Chaplain at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. Imam Hendi serves as a member and the Spokesman of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. He also directs the PEACE office of the Muslim American Society. PEACE is the Public Education and Assistance Conference. He earned a B.A. degree in Islamic Law and Theology from the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. He holds two Master’s Degrees, one of those is in Comparative Religion, from Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT. Imam Hendi is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Comparative Religion program at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA and in Islamic Theology at American Open University, Fall Church, VA. He has written numerous publications including the topics of women in Islam, women and gender relations in Islam, the coming of the Messiah 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 and overseas over the past eight years. He 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 the president of the United States many times after Sep 11th. Imam Hendi appeared on many national and international television and Radio shows as an expert on Islam. Imam 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. Jerald F. Dirks (Abu Yahya)Dr. Dirks is a former minister (deacon) of the United Methodist Church. He holds a Master's degree in Divinity from Harvard University and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Denver. Author of "The Cross and the Crescent: An Interfaith Dialogue between Christianity and Islam" (2001), and "Abraham: The Friend of God" (2002). He has published over 60 articles in the field of clinical psychology, and over 150 articles on Arabian horses. "There is some irony in the fact that the supposedly best, brightest, and most idealistic of ministers-to-be are selected for the very best of seminary education, e.g. that offered at that time at the Harvard Divinity School. The irony is that, given such an education, the seminarian is exposed to ... much ... historical truth. .. As such, it is no real wonder that almost a majority of such seminary graduates leave seminary, not to “fill pulpits”, where they would be asked to preach that which they know is not true, but to enter the various counseling professions. Such was also the case for me, as I went on to earn a master’s and doctorate in clinical psychology." The scheduleThe event schedule went as followed (Word Document) Read the lectures:
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