AWARDEES

Since the launch of the Interfaith Institute of Long Island in October 2015, the following awardees have received the Annual Interfaith Institute Award:

2016 Larycia Hawkins

In recognition of her courageous embodied solidarity with Muslim women

2018 Rabbi Jerome Davidson

For his leadership in initiating and nurturing the award-winning American Muslims and Jews in Dialogue (AMJID) on Long Island

2020 Karen Armstrong

For her authorship of books on major religious leaders and prophets

2022 Pierre Pirrard

For producing the global documentary All of Us, which spreads a message of hope, that when people reach across religious barriers to embrace ‘the other’ a more peaceful co-existence is possible

2017 Diana Eck

For her seminal work in the field of religious pluralism and leadership at the Harvard Pluralism project

2019 Alex Kronemer

For his long term educational campaigns aimed at increasing religious and cultural pluralism and peace through films and media

2021 Rais Bhuiyan

For setting an example of how love and compassion overcome hate and prejudice