Center for Islamic Pluralism

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Center for Islamic Pluralism

Abbreviation	CIP
Formation	2004 (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)
Lulu 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

Official website