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Last updated on: 10/22/2010 4:35:30 PM PST WTC Muslim Center Home Page > Source Biographies > >Ibrahim Ramey

Ibrahim Ramey Biography

Title: Director of the Civil Rights Division of the Muslim American Society
Position: Pro to the question "Is It Appropriate to Build a Muslim Community Center (aka the ''Ground Zero Mosque'') near the World Trade Center site?"
Reasoning:
"Muslims, like other people in America, have first amendment rights in terms of freedom of religion, but the more important thing is that we reject the notion of collective guilt. We are not collectively guilty for actions that are taken by some people in the name of Islam...

...Muslims have a legitimate role to play in the social fabric of this country and are a part of the interfaith mosaic of the United States. But more than that, I think that this particular group in the Cordoba Institute can do a huge amount of good, not only for Muslims in New York, but also for interfaith relations around the country."

CNN debate with Pamela Geller of Stop the Islamization of America, July 15, 2010
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:  Organizations/VIPS/Others
Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Director, Civil Rights Division, Muslim American Society, 2006-present
  • Board member, Muslim Women's Institute
  • Board member, Temple of Understanding
  • Board member, the Climate Crisis Coalition
  • Vice President, Steering Committees, Religious NGO Community at the United Nations
  • Associate, Fellowship of Reconciliation, 2006
  • Education:
  • BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1972
  • Other:
  • Recipient, Distinguished International Service Award, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, 2004
  • Recipient, Better World Activist Award, Muslim American Society, 2000
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