About the Center for PluralismSince 1996, we have witnessed people opening their hearts and minds toward others and a gradual decline in bias towards each other. Our Mantras –* If we can learn to respect the otherness of the other, and accept the God-given (or given) uniqueness of each other, then conflicts fade, and solutions emerge. We have the systems and programs in place to accomplish our mission and we bring good things to fellow Americans. * We are about Conflict Mitigation and goodwill nurturance (R).* We do condemn what is wrong and appreciate what is good – However, we follow Mother Teresa’s wisdom, if you want to make peace with your enemies, she said, go talk with them, and we do. We reach out to the people on extreme right and left in faith and politics. * Our work focuses on opening people’s hearts and minds towards fellow humans. Center for PluralismCFP_50de6cc0-c31a-11ec-ac0b-f8670383ea00AKA America Together Foundation ~ We are a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization (NGO) approved by IRS effective Nov 17, 2011CFP Board of DirectorsAdil KhanAdil Khan is a story of success. He was a Millionaire once, lost it all due to the stock market and other events, struggled quite hard for several years, and nothing worked for him. Then he chose to pull himself up by his bootstraps, went against all odds, and earned his Ph.D. on 6/29/21 on his 60th birthday. Congratulations, Adil, for your commitment; you are an exemplary role model. More about him at https://theghousediary.com/dr-adil-khan-a-motivational-story-of-success/Sam MaddenSam Madden was raised in a Catholic home. He has an undergraduate degree with a major in accounting, graduate studies in both Business and Economics. He is a life-long researcher of various religions, realizing there are truths to be found in other religions as spelled out by the Vatican II Council. He has studied under various Professors of Religious studies including Bart Erhman, James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Religious Studies, and Amy Jill Levine, Professor of New Testament and Jewish studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School.Sam has been on an endeavor of bringing people of different faiths together, different political ideologies, etc. since he left the corporate world 20 years ago. He has also been a member of the Baha’i Faith for 5 years, and currently does not align himself with a specific sect within the Christian Faith, but considers himself a Christian in the truest sense of the term.Mike GhouseIn 1996 Mike Ghouse formed the Foundation for Pluralism to be an inclusive organization of all Americans. Later on we changed the name to Center for Pluralism to avoid receiving calls for funding of other organizations. People assumed that the Foundation for Pluralism has money to be given out to good causes.All about him is listed in 65 links at www.TheGhousediary.comCFP Board of AdvisorsIndividuals representing different faiths (and no faiths) and political parties will be the council of advisors with two year term. Their role is to offer leadership in having their faith and political affiliation represented in our programs and outreach. All the names will be listed once we have the full slate. CFP is an all inclusive organization.Dr. Khaled AlmaeenaDr. Khaled Almaeena is a humanitarian, a defender of workers’ rights, rights of women, a human rights activist, a veteran Saudi journalist, media commentator, a businessman, and a family man. Khaled was the Editor in Chief of Arab News, and later on Saudi Gazette. His oped pieces have appeared in newspapers around the globe. He has worked for the advancement of women and was the first employer of women in Saudi at Arab News. Later on, his daughter Lina was appointed to the Shura council in 2016.He is a vanguard of workers’ rights and has focused on reporting and seeking justice for them. They were Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, and Muslim workers. He is known as the man behind the Green truth.Khaled was recognized for standing up for the rights of the oppressed and projecting the true values of Islam. The Pakistani Government awarded him their highest civilian award, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz. I’m sure you remember Dilip Kumar was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz later on. In the Philippines, he was honored with an Honorary Doctorate as well. At the center for pluralism, we see an alignment of our work, bringing people together and standing up for the rights of others to create secure societies for every human being. Dr. Karen HollieDr. Karen Hollie-ThibodeauxDr. Karen Hollie-Thibodeaux’s life has been used greatly by God: as a pioneer when He led her to establish Grace International Seminary in 2007; and as a trailblazer when He gave her the vision to plant a church where individuals can reach their greatest potential.Her commission from God to plant a globally diverse, celebratory church is being fulfilled. It is a church that will empower, enlighten, and encourage the unchurched, alienated, and the lost to a life-changing new beginning through teaching, preaching, and evangelism. Upon this premise, Lifeway Church of Dallas was founded with Dr. Hollie-Thibodeaux as the senior pastor.Dr. Hollie-Thibodeaux is an Ambassador of Peace in 2008, with the Universal Peace Federation. As an Ambassador of Peace, she traveled to Europe and Asia, and the Middle East regularly promoting world peace.She serves a clinical Psychotherapist and is president of Life Change Agents Enterprises.Fatima ArgunFatima Argun is an international marketing, strategic planning & management expert and business development executive with developing expertise in organizational development, facilitation, and conflict management. Her experience includes work at senior levels with organizations such as Booz Allen Hamilton, the US Department of Commerce, The US Senate Judiciary Committee, MCI WorldCom, and the World Bank. She is presently engaged as a strategy consultant, representative, educator, advocate, and fundraiser for NGOs and as an advocate to empower women through leadership and entrepreneurship skills.Fatima serves her community in a number of capacities, including as a member of the Arlington County Democratic Committee Steering Committee, and Outreach Committee Co-Chair. She was recently elected to the Lee Highway Alliance Community Advisory Council.Ms. Argun is an MBA graduate of Johns Hopkins University. She has studied conflict management at the School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the United States Institute of Peace. In addition, Fatima holds a Masters’s degree in Public Affairs (MPA) from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School at the University of Texas-Austin and has studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Ms. Argun is proficient in Turkish, and is conversant in French.CFP Council of PatronsIndividuals committed to support the ongoing work and connect us with resources to take the message to community at large.Dr. TO ShanavasDr. Nauman AnwarDr. Basheer AhmedDr. Rahat KhanMr. Mohammad ImranDr. Abdur Rahman NakadarDr. Ishrat HussainDr. Zafar IqbalCFP MembersThere will be two categories – Annual membership is $100.00Life time Membership $500.00Every human feels secure about his/her faith, ethnicity, race, political and sexual orientation, or any other uniqueness_50de6dd8-c31a-11ec-ac0b-f8670383ea00To build cohesive societies_50de6ea0-c31a-11ec-ac0b-f8670383ea00PluralismRespecting the otherness of the other and accepting the uniqueness of each other.FeelingsSecure feelings bring freedom and prosperity to nations.FreedomProsperityHuman RightsWe have stood up for every category of humans from Atheists to Zoroastrians and everyone in between including LGBTQ and undocumented Aliens www.StandingUpforOthers.comReligious FreedomWe have stood up for the religious freedom of almost all humans and are a signatory to over 100 letters to the President and the US Department of StateHarmonyOpen people’s hearts, minds, and souls toward each other, and live in harmony._50de6fa4-c31a-11ec-ac0b-f8670383ea00ConveningsBring individuals and communities together who are different and also polar opposites._50de7058-c31a-11ec-ac0b-f8670383ea00IndividualsCommunitiesThe more we learn about each other firsthand, the fewer the conflicts. | Our Flagship Annual Events (Estd.1993), Unity Day USA (Estd. 2005), Holocaust & Genocides (Estd. 2006), Festivals of Faiths (Estd. 2017), Workshops on Religions (Estd. 2003) and now Bridal Show/Interfaith Marriages. | Other Events: July 4th, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and other festivities | Occasional Events: Workshops on Essence of Religions, Busting Myths about religions, Building a Cohesive America, Creating a cohesive productive work place.1996-12-312022-04-23https://centerforpluralism.com/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net