ITEMS OF INTEREST July 21, 2008 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

DUKE UNIVERSITY has named Abdullah Antepli as the school's first Muslim chaplain, a full-time position that will provide services ranging from pastoral care to teaching about Islam, school officials said Monday.

Antepli, an imam who's finishing doctoral work at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut, becomes one of only a handful of full-time Muslim chaplains at US colleges and universities. He will . . [join] the more than 20 campus chaplains ministering to diverse faiths at the university.

"Chaplain Antepli was the overwhelming choice for the position by students, staff, and faculty," said Zoila Airall, assistant vice president for campus life at Duke. "He brings a wonderful combination of spirituality, inspiration, and wisdom to this position."

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