Religion and Politics

At Middlebury College, Muslim Chaplaincy Is a Husband and Wife Affair

For Religion News Service, Julie Poucher Harbin profiles Beau Latif Scurich and Naila Baloch, the married couple that serve as Muslim co-chaplains for Middlebury College. Baloch, who grew up in Pakistan, and Scurich, an American convert to Islam, use their experiences to serve a wide variety of students. “As a pair they bring a great mix to the table, because their own journeys represent in particular ways what some of our own students are experiencing,” Laurie Jordan, the chaplain of the college, said.

Read at Religion News Service

• Email
• Print