Patel first Muslim to win Grawemeyer religion prize: Director of Interfaith Youth Core
Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the community service group Interfaith Youth Core, has become the first Muslim to win the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Religion from the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Sem inary and the University of Louisville.
Patel, 34, is a member of the White House’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Religious Advisory Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations. His Chicago-based interfaith group, launched in 1998, is now active on about 75 college campuses.