Imam Talal Eid (Arabic: إمام طلال عید) is an Imam from Quincy, Massachusetts.
He was born in 1951 in Lebanon. He studied at al-Azhar University in Cairo.[1] In 2005, he received his Doctor of Theology degree from Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2]
He was the spiritual Director of the Islamic Center of New England from 1982–July 30, 2005,[2] also serving as the Imam of Quincy Mosque. Eid later became the Imam and Executive Director of the Islamic Institute of Boston.
After the September 11 Attacks, Eid visited many high schools, churches, and community organizations to combat the portrayal of Muslims as terrorists.
On 15 May 2007, he became the first Muslim cleric appointed to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.[2]
He is the Muslim chaplain in the Brandeis University chaplaincy. [3]
External links
References
- ^ Eck, Diana L.. "A Mosque in Massachusetts". http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/massachi.htm.
- ^ a b c Abel, David (2007-05-16). "Quincy imam becomes first Muslim cleric on US religion panel". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/05/16/quincy_imam_becomes_first_muslim_cleric_on_us_religion_panel/.
- ^ http://www.brandeis.edu/studentlife/Chaplaincy/chaplains.html
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Quincy Mosque Imams Imam Talal Eid 1982–2005 |
Succeeded by Khalid Nasr 2005-Present |
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