Center for Islamic Pluralism
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| Abbreviation | CIP |
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| 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]
- 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, assistant profressor at San Diego State University
- Tashbih Sayyed, publisher of Muslim World Today