Muslim Chaplain Imam Talal Eid will speak on ”Islam and Pluralism after 9/11” on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p. m. in the Holman Room, Mary Lyon Hall. A brief reception with refreshments in the May Room will follow the lecture.

October 22, 2002

Muslim Chaplain Imam Talal Eid will speak on ''Islam and Pluralism after 9/11'' on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Holman Room, Mary Lyon Hall. A brief reception with refreshments in the May Room will follow the lecture.

Imam Talal Eid is the Imam and the Religious Director of the Islamic Center of New England, Quincy and Sharon, Massachusetts, since 1982. He is also the Muslim Chaplain at Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital of Boston. Originally from Lebanon, he is a graduate of al-Azhar (az-har) University, Cairo, Egypt, School of Islamic Sciences and Law, 1974. He received a master's of theological studies degree from Harvard Divinity School, and had been a doctoral student at Harvard Divinity School since 1993. Before arriving tin the United States, he served as the Imam of Al-Nasir Mosque in
Tripoli, Lebanon 1975 - 82.

Imam Talal Eid is a well-known Muslim scholar, activist and lecturer on
Islam, Muslims, and the Christian/Jewish Muslim relations in North America. He promotes knowledge about Islam through radio and local and national television programs and articles published in local and national newsletters and magazines.

Imam Eid has been the community partner for the Wheaton College servicelearning course ''Islam: Faith and Practice.'' Thanks to Imam Eid's
support, Wheaton faculty and students have been able to visit the Islamic Center and interview members of the local Muslim community, in order to foster better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims in
southeastern New Engalnd.

''We are delighted to be able to return the favor and host Imam Talal Eid on our Wheaton campus,'' said Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, associate professor of religion.

The Hewlett-supported talk is sponsored by the Religion Department.