Khalid Latif is the Executive Director and Chaplain (

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) for the Islamic Center at

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(NYU). In 2005, Latif was appointed the first

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chaplain at NYU. In 2006, Latif was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at

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. In 2007, 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. In 2007, Mayor

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nominated Latif to become the youngest chaplain in history of the

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when he was 24 years old. Latif has developed skills as a spokesperson for co-existence, mutual understanding, and productive relationships between cultures, communities, and religions. Latif has offered his experience to the

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, various institutions, corporations, mosques, and other communities in the United States, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, and Egypt. He has been invited to speak at the

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, St. John's University, the

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, the

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, The University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign),

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and

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. Latif has been quoted or otherwise featured in

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and

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. Latif was named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2010 by

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and

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. In 2009, Latif was a runner-up in the FaithTrust Institute's National Sermon Contest for his sermon "Real Men Don't Hit Women". Latif is one of the principal subjects of

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

References

External links

Imam Khalid Shares Stage with Pope Francis

NY Daily News NYPD Appointment

Vox Profile

Family Circle Feature

Honest Chops

New York Foundation Confronting Islam

Imam Khalid Welcomes Obamas Words

Islamic Center at New York University

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