Hofstra awards $50G to interfaith effort
Photo credit: Nubar Alexanian | Eboo Patel Ph.D., the 2012 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize honoree. a Muslim born in India and raised in Chicago, is the third winner of the Guru Nanak Interfaith Award. The prize was created in 2006 by a Sikh family on Long Island who want to encourage inter-religious understanding.
Hofstra University has awarded a $50,000 interfaith prize to a Chicago activist who has organized a national network of college students devoted to religious cooperation.
Eboo Patel, 35, a Muslim born in India and raised in Chicago, is the third winner of the Guru Nanak Interfaith Award. The prize was created in 2006 by a Long Island Sikh family to build interreligious ties.
"Dr. Patel...