Helping Peaceful Muslims

Promoting and supporting community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Institute’s model for development involves locally-initiated, community-driven projects with a focus on developing innovative techniques that encourage people to take responsibility for their own well-being and vitality. Founded by Greg Mortensen, the story of CAI’s inception is chronicled in New York Times Bestseller, Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace, One School at a Time.

The Project equips Christians to reach out to the Muslim community. While studying in America, Fouad Masri realized the importance of preparing American Christians to reach out to the growing community of internationals, especially Muslims. Most Muslim ministries have focused on sending full-time missionaries overseas to Muslim countries. Crescent Project has used an entirely different approach: train the local church to reach out to the Muslims in the community. Since 1993, Crescent Project instructors have trained over 5000 Christians throughout North America.

Promoting sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide, IGE is a faith-based organization, believing in universal human dignity and committed to the protection of all faiths through the rule of law. IGE pursues this mission with a balanced approach, encouraging governments to protect religious freedom (top-down engagement) and equipping citizens to exercise that freedom responsibly (bottom-up engagement).