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Eboo Patel honored with 2024 Newsweek-Stubblefield Institute Civility Award
Patel, an American Ismaili of Gujarati Indian heritage, has long championed interfaith cooperation through his organisation, Interfaith America, previously known as Interfaith Youth Core
Eboo Patel / Image- X (@EbooPatel)
Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith America, received the 2024 Newsweek-Stubblefield Institute Civility Award on Dec 10 at Newsweek’s headquarters in New York City.
Patel, an American Ismaili of Gujarati Indian heritage, has long championed interfaith cooperation through his organisation, Interfaith America, previously known as Interfaith Youth Core. He was recognized in the State and Community leaders category of the awards, which honors individuals who exemplify civil discourse and bipartisan collaboration.
Founded in 2002, the organization focuses on uniting individuals of diverse faiths around service and dialogue. Under Patel’s leadership, the organization has partnered with colleges and universities to promote interfaith cooperation through initiatives such as the Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, launched in collaboration with the White House in 2011. It also works with civic organizations and community leaders to build programs that encourage collaboration across religious and cultural lines.
In addition to his organizational work, Patel has been involved in interfaith projects in India, Sri Lanka, and South Africa and served on President Barack Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships.
Other recipients of the 2024 Civility Awards include Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. Brendan Boyle in the Federal Elected Officials category and Gov. Spencer Cox in the State & Community Leaders category.
Patel earned his undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He later obtained a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
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