DAR AL HARB - U.S.A. - N.Y.: A SUNNI MOSLEM CHAPLAIN FOR THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT

Muslim appointed as NYPD's newest police chaplain
The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department appointed a young imam as its newest chaplain to counsel Muslim members of the force on faith and other matters.

Imam Khalid Latif, 24, a member of the Sunni Muslim sect, was appointed Monday as the city's newest police chaplain and described a wider vision of his role in the community.

"It is my hope that I can use this position as a means to educate not only the members of the New York City Police about truly what Islam stands for, but also the New York City community as a whole," Latif said.

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