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Imam Dr. Talal Eid is the founder and the Executive Director of the Islamic Institute of Boston, serving
the Muslim community at large. He is also the Muslim chaplain at
of Waltham, the Massachusetts
General Hospital in Boston, and the Brigham and Women Hospital in Boston. He is Adjunct Professor of Arts
of Ministry at Hartford Seminary.
- Over 30 years of experience as an Imam and marital and family therapist.
- Expert on Issues related to International Religious Freedom.
- Consultant, specialist, and expert on Islamic law, including issues of youth, Islamic Will and inheritance, marriage, marital dispute and conflict, marital violence and spouse abuse, divorce,divorce abuse, and child custody.
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On May 14, 2007 until June 7, 2011, Imam Eid was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a Commissioner at the United States Commission
on International Religious Freedom (). He served on the commission until June 27, 2011.
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Imam Eid completed two terms of his appointment as a Presidential Appointee Commissioner, 1st term (2 years)
under President George W. Bush and 2nd term (2 years+) under President Barack H. Obama. During that
period, in addition to once/twice monthly meetings in DC, he conducted with colleague Commissioners
Diplomatic mission trips related to Religious Freedom and as a US speaker at the request of the State
Department to: Afghanistan (as a US Speaker), Bahrain (as a US Speaker), Brussels (Belgium),
Bucharest (Romania), Egypt (3 times, one as a US Speaker), Erbil (Iraq), France, Geneva (Switzerland),
Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait (as a US Speaker), Malaysia (as a Presidential Delegate), Morocco, Nigeria
(4 times), Philippines (as a US Speaker & as a Commissioner), Qatar (as a US Speaker), Rome (Italy),
Saudi Arabia (twice), South Korea, Sudan (Khartoum and Juba), Syria, Cyprus (north and south), Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Vienna (Austria), and Vietnam (twice).
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Imam Eid is a well-known Muslim scholar, theologian, activist, and lecturer on Islam and
Muslims, and on Christian, Jewish, and Muslim relations in North America and around the globe.
He promotes the knowledge of Islam through local and national radio and television programs,
and through articles published in local and national magazines.
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| Educational Background |
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- Doctor of Theology (ThD)
2005 - Harvard Divinity School (Cambridge, MA)
Thesis titled: Marriage, Divorce, and Child Custody as Experienced by American Muslims: Religious, Social, and Legal Considerations.
- Masters of Theological Studies (MTS)
1991 - Harvard Divinity School (Cambridge, MA)
- Degree in Islamic Law shari-ah
1974 - Al-Azhar University - School of Islamic Sciences & Law. (Cairo, Egypt)
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