A coalition of prominent interfaith organizations has picked Pakistani-American dentist Maqsood Chaudhry as winner of 2018 Interfaith Bridge Builders Award, honoring his services towards fostering dialogue and understanding among communities.
InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, which brings together eleven historic faith communities, will honor Dr. Chaudhry at an event on June 24.
“I am grateful for this distinction, which is, in fact, a recognition for the community. We believe interfaith work to create harmony is more important than ever before,” says Dr. Chaudhry, who regularly hosts dialogue between diverse communities.
Chaudhry is one of the leading dentists in Northern Virginia. Besides running his well-known Grove Dental Clinic, Bailey’s Crossroad in Falls Church, Dr. Chaudhry has expanded his practice with clinics in Alexandria, Herndon, Tyson, Springfield and Sterling.
Doctors, Grove Dental Clinic staff and interfaith leaders outside Grove Dental Clinic
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Chaudhry is a recipient of many awards and recognitions in the field of dentistry.
As a known American Muslim voice, Chaudhry believes in improving relations between the United States and Muslim countries and encourges dialogue on issues like Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
While acknowledging Chaudhry’s contributions, the IFCMW notes that as a Trustee and President of McLean Islamic Center, he has hosted and arranged numerous Muslim and Jewish leaders’ interfaith activities under the umbrella of the Jewish-Islamic Dialogue Society and other similar inter-faith groups.
“Dr. Chaudhry has also contributed voluntary professional services to the Give Kids A Smile program, which provides free dental care for underprivileged children; served at the Northern Virginia Dental Society’s free Clinics, and at Adams Compassionate Healthcare Network, which is a volunteer based nonprofit organization committed to providing patient centered healthcare to uninsured, low-income individuals. He is also a community activist, supporting many local and national charities along with serving on the board of a non-profit free health clinic in Virginia. He supports the community service projects of Temple Rodef Shalom, Muslims Against Hunger project, the Mclean Islamic Center, Stop-Hunger Now, and many other community service projects of his Rotary Club,” IFCMW says.
