Kurdish Islam – Islamic Pluralism

Execution of Mohammad Salas, Iranian Sufi Dervish by U.S. Department of State

Author: Skateraw June 23, 2018

U.S. Department of State June 18, 2018 The Center for Islamic Pluralism and the Second Bektashi Sufi Mission to America appreciate the action of the U.S. authorities in this worthy protest. Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC June…
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Iran, Sufism

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Totalitarianism Isn’t Reformable The only viable policy on Iran is revolution, not reform, by Michael Ledeen

Author: Skateraw June 9, 2018

Frontpagemag June 8, 2018 The future of Iran and of Islam: a beautiful Iranian sister with turquoise hair removes her chador in public. Will you support her, Muslims? Or do you support Russia, the historic enemy of all Muslims, which enables…
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Iran

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Reform or repression? Saudi’s new ruler plays both ways by Irfan Al-Alawi

Author: Skateraw June 6, 2018

Jenny Taylor Media June 6, 2018 The Ka’aba, Makkah. [Irfan Al-Alawi is International Director of CIP and an outstanding commentator on Saudi affairs.] The world stands baffled by two new developments in the Middle East. First, US President Donald J. Trump…
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Saudi Arabia

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WHY WE FIGHT: The Matter of MEK Originally published August 14, 2011 by Stephen Schwartz

Author: Skateraw May 28, 2018

Folksmagazine [India] May 28, 2018 [Note: This text is reposted at the head of our media as a response to the smearing of John Bolton and MEK in American “fake news.” We consider it an example of our serious, focused,…
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Iran, Syria

Iran, Iraq, Kurdish Islam, Shiism, Terrorism

Bibliography of Anti-Soviet Books In Memory of Richard Pipes, 1923-2018: Fatiha by Ashk Sylejman [Stephen Schwartz]

Author: Skateraw May 18, 2018

Frontpagemag May 18, 2018 Share1 This text has been revised by our Ashk; the original was posted some some 17 years ago. — Zana Most of these books are personal memoirs or original source materials compiled by participants in the…
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Book Review, Russia and former Soviet Union

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Foundation of the Second Bektashi Sufi Mission to America by Ashk Sylejman [Stephen Schwartz]

Author: Skateraw May 8, 2018

CIP MAY 8 2018 The Second Bektashi Sufi Mission to America has been launched. Who are we? What are our beliefs? How do we conduct ourselves as people of belief and spirit? These questions will be answered in good time….
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American Muslims

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Mueller Releases Indictments, While Our Founder Is Silenced on Anti-Social Media by Luciana Zana Trëndafilazezë

Author: Skateraw February 16, 2018

CIP February 16, 2018 Today, US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein disclosed the indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three entities accused of breaking US laws to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. Our founder, Ashk Sylejman, born Stephen Schwartz,…
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Russia and former Soviet Union

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Our Founder and Social Media A Message For Milad an-Nabi Isa Aleyhisalem by Luciana Zana Trëndafilazezë

Author: Skateraw December 27, 2017

CIP December 25, 2017 Our founder, Ashk Sylejman, born Stephen Schwartz, has been barred from U.S. social media. Our Ashk with our common “father.” Thank YOU, U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton, for saving Kosova! We all know our Ashk is…
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African-American Muslims

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Earthly Beauty Statement on Mass Martyrdom of Egyptian Sufis by Ashk Sylejman

Author: Skateraw November 27, 2017

quora.com November 26, 2017 Our founder grants permission to post this poem in response to the mass martyrdom of Sufis in Egypt. Please review our guidance here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF0IrZA_tjs. Luciana Zana Trëndafilazezë, International Director Our Zana. The flag of the Bektashi…
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Egypt, Miscellaneous, Sufism

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10 Theses on the Coup in Saudi Arabia by Luciana Zana Trëndafilazezë and Stephen Sylejman Schwartz

Author: Skateraw November 6, 2017

CIP November 5, 2017 The Centre for Islamic Pluralism offers 10 provisional theses on the recent coup in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1. We interpret the Saudi coup as a restoration of control over the state by the Sudairi…
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