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Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest, 2006-2007: The kick-off event for the 2006-2007 Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest was held on November 12th in the McShain Lounge of Georgetown University. The theme was "A New Leadership Model Inspired by Moses, Jesus, and Mohammad." In addition to presentations by scholars and clergy, winners of the 2005-2006 essay contest engaged in a panel discussion.
Essays were submitted by students from many ethnic groups, religions, and cultural backgrounds. Awardees were honored at the April award ceremony held at Georgetown University, at which essayists had an opportunity to address the gathering and present a summary of their work. Also, the first Teacher’s Award for Peace Advocacy was presented to Lansing Freeman of Montgomery Blair High School, who had mentored many of the contest winners. Several of the winners of the previous year’s contest were on hand to present a moving testimony to the ways in which their participation in the essay contest had influenced their lives. A reception followed.
The 2006-2007 Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest question read: Part 1: How did Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad model leadership for peace through their lives and teachings? Part 2: Choose a community or an area of conflict, and describe how the example of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad would help you promote peaceful coexistence. Our Award Winners were: Second Place - Melissa Mergner (Montgomery Blair High School) Third Place - Sharif Kronemer (Springbrook High School) Fourth Place - Dalia Deak (Islamic Saudi Academy) Fourth Place - Isel Otero-Vera (Walter Johnson High School) Fourth Place - Melanie Snail (Montgomery Blair High School) Fourth Place - Lauren Sumida (Montgomery Blair High School) Honorable Mention - Priya Agarwal-Harding (Glenelg Country School) Honorable Mention - Gleb Drobkov (St. Albans High School) Honorable Mention - Alicia Fuhrman (Robinson Secondary School) Honorable Mention - Kenneth Fung (Robinson Secondary School) Honorable Mention - Mona Moustafa Meky (Islamic Saudi Academy) Honorable Mention - Valli Sanmugalingam (Walter Johnson High School) Honorable Mention - Youmna Sherif (Islamic Saudi Academy) Honorable Mention - Benjamin Shih (Montgomery Blair High School) Our On-Line Mentors were: Rabbi A. Nathan Abramowitz, Faculty, Theology Department, Georgetown University Nouredine Ale-Ali, PhD, Author and Islamic Scholar John Deken, High School Teacher, Columbia, Missouri David Gage, Ph.D., Founder, BMC Associates Michael Goldman, Jewish Chaplain, Georgetown University Law and Medical Centers Nancy Petschek-Kohn, Director, Juvenile Anti-Bias Education Program Molly Linehan, High School Campus Minister, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School Fr. William McFadden, S.J., Faculty, Theology Department, Georgetown University Zachary McIntyre, High School Teacher, Guymon, Oklahoma Kenneth E. McNeil, Senior Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP Sabree Muhammad, High School Teacher, Bronx, New York June Murray-Crawford, High School Teacher, Hudson, Massachusetts Professor Sulayman S. Nyang, Professor of African Studies, Howard University Muhammad Shafi, Ph.D., CEO, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dar al Islam Our Essay Judges were: Karima Diane Alavi, former Director, Dar al Islam Teachers’ Institute Andrew R. Ammerman, CEO, Ammerman Investment Partnership Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim Chaplain, Georgetown University Reverend Raymond B. Kemp, Resident Senior Fellow, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University Josetta ("Jo") Owen, Teacher, Volunteer, and Philanthropist Jorge Romero, Attorney, K&L Gates, LLP |
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