Hysni Selenica was born in 1975 in Chicago and grew up in the Gage Park community. His family fled communist Albania in the 1950s to come to the United States. Selenica went to Gage Park High School and then graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a photojournalism degree. After college, he became a Chicago Police officer and since then became the first Muslim chaplin for the department.
Related Dates
1975 - 2018
Related Places
Chicago (III.); Albania; Yugoslavia; South Side; Berkeley, IL; Elmhurst; Franklin Park; Northbrook
Related Terms
Communism; Albanian-American Islamic Center; Learning Disability; Post-9/11; Muslim Chaplain; Divinity School; Police Academy; Divinity School
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