Center for Islamic Pluralism
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Abbreviation | CIP |
---|---|
Formation | 2004 | , opened in 2005
Legal status | Public charity |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Executive Director | Stephen Suleyman Schwartz |
President | Kemal Silay |
Subsidiaries | in London, UK and Cologne, Germany |
Website | islamicpluralism.org |
The Center for Islamic Pluralism (CIP) is a U.S.-based Islamic think tank challenging Islamist interpretations of Islam. It was founded in 2004 by eight people including the Sufi Muslim author Stephen Suleyman Schwartz[1] and officially opened on March 25, 2005.[2] With its headquarters in Washington, D.C., it has subsidiaries in London and Cologne, Germany and correspondents in 32 countries.[1]
Founders
- Kemal Silay, Professor at Indiana University (CIP President)
- Stephen Suleyman Schwartz (CIP Executive Director)
- Nawab Agha, Chairman of the American Muslim Congress (CIP Shia Affairs Director)
- Zuhdi Jasser, Chairman of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy
- Ahmed Subhy Mansour, Former professor, Al-Azhar University, Cairo
- Salim Mansur, Professor at University of Western Ontario (CIP Canadian Director)
- Khaleel Mohammed, Ass. Professor at San Diego State University
- Tashbih Sayyed, Publisher of Muslim World Today
Other staff
- Dr. Irfan al-Alawi, CIP International Director
- Veli Sirin, CIP Germany Director
- Kamal Hasani, CIP General Studies Director
- Daut Dauti, CIP UK Research Director
- Jalal Zuberi, CIP Southern U.S. Director
- Imaad Malik, CIP Prison Outreach Director
References
- ^ a b "About Us". Retrieved 2014-12-27.
- ^ "Moderate Islam Gets a Washington Address". 2005-03-25. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
External links
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with topics of unclear notability from September 2021
- All articles with topics of unclear notability
- Company articles with topics of unclear notability
- Articles lacking reliable references from September 2021
- All articles lacking reliable references
- Articles with multiple maintenance issues
- Islamic organizations based in the United States
- Faith and theology think tanks in the United States
- Liberal and progressive movements within Islam
- Think tanks based in Washington, D.C.
- Think tanks established in 2004
- Islamic organizations established in 2004