‘My Dream for the World’ essay winners honored at breakfast Jan. 20

Submitted by FaithBridge

More than 100 essays titled “My Dream for the World” were submitted to FaithBridge by local middle school students for this year’s Martin Luther King Essay Contest.

“The selection committee had difficulty narrowing it down to one winner,” said Dr. Fazal Kahn, co-chairman of FaithBridge. They will be honoring four winners at this year’s breakfast on Monday, Jan. 20.

The breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at D’Andrea Banquets, 4419 Route 14, Crystal Lake. The theme for this year’s event is “My Dream for the World.” The program will include a call to prayer plus group prayer with participants from a variety of local faith traditions including Islamic, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Christian and New Thought.

Plemon T. El-Amin, imam emeritus of the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam, one of the largest and most progressive mosques in the U.S., is keynote speaker. His topic will be “The Internationalism of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

There will also be the reading of the winning essays, plus music and chants with Lia Nicine McCoo. The graduates of the latest Faith to Faith, Face to Face class and their projects also will be recognized.

Imam Plemon El-Amin serves on various religious and civic councils, including the boards of the Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta, the Atlanta Majlis Ash Shura, the Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, the World Pilgrims, and the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Department. As part of the World Pilgrims, he has led 10 pilgrimages with more than 300 Christians, Jews and Muslims together through the religious and cultural landscapes of Turkey, Morocco, Spain, Jerusalem, Palestine, Greece and Jordan. Contact the Rev. Anne Muellemann at revannes@sbcglobal.net or (847) 516-1950 for information.