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Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) is a grassroots human rights organization founded and incorporated by Zuriana (Ani) Zonneveld[1] and Pamela K. Taylor in 2007.[2][3] Headquartered in Los Angeles California, MPV has chapters around the United States as well as regional offices in Malaysia, the Netherlands as well as various other countries under different names such as Universal Muslim Community.[4] It also has separate networks in Bangladesh, Canada, France, Chile, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia & throughout the U.S.
MPV provides educational and theological resources for Muslims with a liberal and progressive Islamic worldview. The main focus of MPV's work is to stimulate critical thinking of sacred texts, as it relates to promoting the implementation of progressive values, such as human rights and gender equality, which according to MPV, are both deeply rooted in both Islamic and Democratic principles.
In response to the global discourse of criticism and the radicalization of Islam, MPV seeks to dismiss what it believes to be false ideologies about Muslims and Islam. Through their global advocacy and community programs MPV seeks to enlighten Muslims and non-Muslim populations globally. On October 1, 2017, in Tunisia, MPV was a founding member of the Alliance of Inclusive Muslims, an umbrella human rights association made up of 14 member organizations spanning five continents.
In December 2013, United Nations recognized Muslims for Progressive Values as an official non-government organization (NGO) association member.[5] The NGO/DPI Executive Committee represents 1,500 NGO organizations with monthly meetings.[6] In January 2018, MPV secured its ECOSOC-accredited status at the United Nations. MPV's consultative status enable its advocacy to go global by challenging human rights abuses in the name of Sharia law of Muslim-majority countries at the United Nations in New York through its High Political Level Forum, and at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on issues of women's rights, LGBT rights, freedom of expression and freedom of and from religion and belief.[7]
MPV has a board of advisors including scholars and activists such as: Reza Aslan, Amir Hussein, Karima Bennoune, Daayiee Abdullah, Zainah Anwar, Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur, and El-Farouk Khaki.[8] Mona Eltahaway is also associated with the movement.[9]
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