Center for Islamic Pluralism

{{Short description|U.S.-based Islamic think tank}}

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| abbreviation = CIP

| formation = {{start date|2004}}, opened in 2005

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| headquarters = Washington, D.C.

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| leader_title = Executive Director

| leader_name = Stephen Suleyman Schwartz

| leader_title2 = President

| leader_name2 = Kemal Silay

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| subsidiaries = in London, UK
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| website = {{url|http://www.islamicpluralism.org|islamicpluralism.org}}

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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{{cite web|url=http://www.islamicpluralism.org/about/|title=About Us|accessdate=2014-12-27}} and officially opened on March 25, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.islamicpluralism.org/359/moderate-islam-gets-a-washington-address|title=Moderate Islam Gets a Washington Address|date=2005-03-25|accessdate=2014-12-27}} With its headquarters in Washington, D.C., it has subsidiaries in London and Cologne, Germany and correspondents in 32 countries.

Founders

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

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