Makram’s Story Makram El-Amin is the imam at Masjid An-Nur in Minneapolis. He is an active participant in interfaith dialogue as well as a leader in civic and community service. Makram is featured in the book Calling Today’s World: Voices from Eight Faith Perspectives, Kathleen A. Cahalan and Douglas J. Schuurman, eds. (Eerdmans, 2016), a project of the Collegeville Institute’s Seminar on Interfaith Perspectives on Vocation. Lives Explored Interview On Calling On Discernment The five pillars of Islam Faith & intelligence in Islam