Dr. Faheem Younus

Dr. Faheem Younus is the Senior Fellow at the Hoffberger Center for Ethics at the University of Baltimore and a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland. In the post 9/11 America, where Islam is a source of intrigue to some and angst to others, Dr. Younus initiated a dialogue surrounding Muslim and American values. That dialogue led to the birth of his blog – Muslimerican.com – where you can find his archived works.

Awards: Dr. Younus is the recipient of the prestigious Presidential Service Award (Gold) by Barack Obama in 2009 for his work with Muslim Youth in America. He received an honorable mention at the 2011 Annual Volunteers Service Award by the Governor Martin O’Malley. In 2006, he was recognized by then Governor Robert Ehrlich for his services in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. He has also received numerous awards for excellence in writing, civic engagement and patient care.

Service: Dr. Younus served as the National Youth President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA (MKA USA) from 2006-10. This leading Muslim youth group has thousands of members organized in over 60 chapters across USA. As President, he helped to build a strong Muslim American identity by demonstrating that there should be no conflict between an American Muslim's pledge to the Holy Quran and his pledge to the flag of United States. Under his leadership, Muslim American youth adopted over 50 highways across the nation, collected thousands of units of blood, organized massive community outreach events and held large-scale conventions. He currently serves as the National Secretary for Education for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA.

Teaching: Dr. Younus teaches a popular course, Islam: Fact and Fiction, at multiple campuses across the nation. He has delivered over 100 lectures about Islam to students at institutions like the Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, University of Baltimore, Notre Dame University and various community colleges in Maryland. He also teaches medical students from the University of Maryland and the medical residents at the Franklin Square Hospital. Dr. Younus has addressed audiences as small as 10 to as large as 10,000.

Writing: Dr. Younus is a Huffington Post blogger and an award winning writer of the Muslim Writers Guild of America. He has published and syndicated over 80 opinion-editorials in various newspapers such as The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, AOL News, and The Baltimore Sun. His short pieces have been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, and The Boston Globe. These publications are archived under the “Published Op-Eds” tab on Muslimerican.com. In addition, he has over a dozen scientific publications in peer reviewed journals.

Media: “Where are the moderate Muslims?” Responding to this call, Dr. Younus has represented Islam on major cable TV channels such as FOX News and ABC News. You can also listen to more than 100 of his media interviews on Muslimerican.com.

Leadership: A strong believer in the philosophy of “servant leadership,” Dr. Younus serves on the Board of Directors of various non-profit organizations including University of Baltimore, Humanity First, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA.

Profession: Dr. Younus is a respected physician, currently in the full-time practice of Infectious Diseases at a Maryland Hospital. During his career, he has helped thousands of patients, taught hundreds of residents and students, and implemented dozens of process improvements at the hospitals in which he serves.

He can be reached at talk@Muslimerican.com