Muslim Chaplains in America: Voices fromthe First Wave
Abstract
Muslim chaplans can be found in major institutions all across the United States. They work in hospitals, helping patients and their families to make major medical decisions within an Islamic framework. They can be found in the U.S. military, ministering to servicemen and women. In jails and prisons, they counsel inmates considering conversion to Islam, teach Arabic classes, and lead Friday congregational prayer. On college campuses, they guide the Muslim Student Association and participate in interfaith gatherings. The New York City Police Department recently hired its second Muslim chaplain, and the fire deparements are hiring them as well. Word of this new creature, the Muslim chaplain, is beginning to spread.Downloads
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