Khalid Latif (imam)

Khalid Latif
Executive Director and Lead Chaplain for the Islamic Center at New York University
Assumed office
2007
Personal details
Born Edison, New Jersey
Residence New York, New York, USA
Alma mater

New York University B.A. Political Science, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

Hartford Seminary Graduate Education
Profession Imam, Professor and Public Speaker

Khalid Latif is Executive Director and Chaplain (Imam) for the Islamic Center at New York University (NYU).

In 2005, Imam Latif was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at NYU. In 2006, Imam Latif was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at Princeton University. In 2007, Imam Latif’s position was fully institutionalized at New York University, and so he committed himself to that institution and the building of a Muslim life institution. [1]

Imam Latif’s dedication and ability to cross faith and cultural boundaries on a daily basis brought him recognition throughout the city, so much so that in 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg nominated Imam Latif to become the youngest chaplain in history of the New York City Police Department when he was 24 years old. [2] Since then, Imam Latif has dedicated himself to America’s largest police department, and has developed tremendously valuable skills as a spokesperson for co-existence, mutual understanding, and productive relationships between cultures, communities, and religions. [3] [4]

Imam Latif has not only managed to build a strong Muslim institution at NYU, but he has offered his experience to the U.S. State Department, various institutions, corporations, mosques, and other communities in the United States, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, and Egypt. He is a highly sought-after speaker, offering to diverse audiences his unique blend of motivational speaking, leadership insights, spiritual development, and religious awareness. [5] He has been invited to speak at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, Yeshiva University, St. John's University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California-Davis, University of California-Berkeley, Columbia University, Princeton University, The University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), the Ohio State University and Harvard University. Imam Latif has been quoted or otherwise featured on numerous media outlets including BBC, NPR, CNN, the New York Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, BET, the guardian[6] and GEO TV. Amongst many awards and distinctions for leadership and community service over the last few years, Imam Latif was most recently named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2010 by Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim–Christian Understanding and The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.[7]

In 2009, Imam Latif was a runner-up in the FaithTrust Institute's National Sermon Contest for his sermon "Real Men Don't Hit Women".[8]

Imam Latif is one of the principal subjects of Chelsea Clinton's 2014 documentary film "Of Many".[9]

Since 2010 Imam Latif has run a daily blog for the HuffPost Religion during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in 2011 winning the Brass Crescent Award. [10] Among his many honors is being named the 2012 Christian Science Monitor's "30 under 30" list. [10] In 2014, Imam Latif was honored with the NYU Alumni Distinguished Service Award for his continued work to help bridge gaps between different faith groups. [11] He also owns Honest Chops.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Muslim NYPD Chaplain On Faith, Fear And Getting Stopped By Airport Security". NPR.org.
  2. ↑ Bruinius, Harry (19 March 2009). "When NYPD wears a Muslim topi" – via Christian Science Monitor.
  3. ↑ Network, USA. "Characters Unite :: Imam Khalid Latif". www.charactersunite.com.
  4. ↑ "Khalid Latif - NYU Wagner". wagner.nyu.edu.
  5. ↑ MacDonald, Husna Haq and G. Jeffrey (6 January 2012). "Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Faith Leaders" – via Christian Science Monitor.
  6. ↑ Latif, Imam Khalid; Sarsour, Linda (4 February 2016). "We welcome President Obama's words in his mosque visit. Now we need actions" – via The Guardian.
  7. ↑ "ICNYU". ICNYU.
  8. ↑ "2009 National Sermon Contest Winners — FaithTrust Institute". www.faithtrustinstitute.org.
  9. ↑ Raushenbush, Paul Brandeis (12 March 2014). "'Of Many' Film Produced By Chelsea Clinton To Premier At Tribeca Film Festival, Featuring Muslim-Jewish Relations". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Khalid Latif - HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com.
  11. ↑ Prince Adewale Oreshade (24 May 2014). "Speech of Imam Khalid Latif when he was given the Alumni Distinguished Service Award at NYU 2014" – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Why Halal-Grade Meat Is More Humane And Better Tasting". 5 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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