Imam Dr. Salahuddin Mustafa Muhammad (a student of Islam since 1964) has been a Muslim Chaplain for the NYS Department of Corrections since 1985, and has been the senior Imam of th...view moreImam Dr. Salahuddin Mustafa Muhammad (a student of Islam since 1964) has been a Muslim Chaplain for the NYS Department of Corrections since 1985, and has been the senior Imam of the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural Masjid Al Ikhlas in the city of Newburgh, N.Y. since 1986. Imam Muhammad is also the first Muslim Chaplain hired by a college (Bard) in America in 1996. In following his leader (the late Imam Warith Deen Mohammed) he believes in inter-faith dialogue and cooperation. He is a bridge builder who is constantly breaking down barriers that exist between Jews, Christians and Muslims. He believes we all should be able to live together in peace. Imam Muhammad is a proud husband of his dedicated and supportive wife Fonda, father of four beautiful sons, and one lovely daughter, and has seven lovely grandchildren.view less