Letter of Endorsement
Muslims' Letter of Endorsement

STATEMENT OF MUSLIM SUPPORT FOR PIPES APPOINTMENT TO USIP BOARD

The undersigned endorse President Bush's nomination of Daniel Pipes, to the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

We believe the nomination is a positive action, and urge Senate confirmation, because:

• Dr. Pipes has demonstrated wide expertise in the study of Islamic history and politics, working with original source materials in languages which he has mastered.
• The USIP board is an appropriate place for his sometimes controversial views to be examined and debated.
• Organizations identified with an Islamist perspective have expressed their opposition to his appointment, claiming to speak on behalf of all Muslims. We wish to make clear that they represent an extremist viewpoint that does not represent all or even a majority of American Muslims.

Whether one agrees or disagrees with Dr. Pipes, and some of us do strenuously disagree with aspects of his work, his views are part of the mainstream of debate on Middle East and Islamic issues, and they deserve to be heard in the USIP context.

1. Tashbih Sayyed - Editor in Chief, Pakistan Today
2. Fatima Sayyed - Director, Council for Democracy and Tolerance
3. Dr. Khalid Duran - Author, Editor, South Asia In review, Chairman, Ibn-e-Khaldun Society
4. Jamal Hasan - Author, Scholar and broadcaster
5. Younus Mansour - Professor, Author
6. Khaleel Mohammad - Proffessor, Political Analyst
7. Dr. kadir Baksh, - Attorney
8. Dr. Kaiyume Baksh - Medical doctor/bussinessmen
9. Farouk Ohab - Mortgage broker
10. Kamal Mohammed - Machinist
11. Professor Fouad Ajami
12. Professor Saadollah Ghaussy
13. Ali Günertem
14. Thomas J Hamza Mohammed - Haidon, J.D.
15. Ali Jafarzadeh
16. Amir Sheibany
17. Stephen Schwartz - Author, Scholar
18. Nonie Darwish - Author/Columnist, Political Analyst
19. Shab Madina
20. Esam Sohail
21. Dr. Khurshed A. Chowdhury
22. Dr. A. H. Jaffor Ullah
23. Dr. Shabbir Ahmed
24. Safiyyah bint Khaleel - Student
25. Hannah bint Khaleel - Student
26. Jamela Mohammed - Business Person
27. Rashid Zaman - System Analyst
28. Shameela Ali - Accountant
29. Ayube Ali - Machinist
30. Arif Ali - Audio System Desighner
31. Roshanara Mohammed - Administrative Assistant
32. Zaimah Othman - Office Manager
33. Aliya Baksh - Photographer
34. Schevana Baksh - Social Worker
35. Joel Baksh - Hair Designer
36. Ryhaan Baksh-Zaman - Computer System Analyst
37. Hafeeza Ali - Restaurant Manager
38. Rayman Ali - Bussinessman
39. Rafik Ali - Office Manager
40. Rasheed Ali - Student
41. Hisan mohammad - Researcher
42. Yousuf mohammad - Reseach Assistant
43. Umar Ali - Student
44. Sharif ALi - Student
45. Farah Ali - Social worker
46. Surayya Khan - Medical Doctor
47. Samina Nabi - Graphic Designer
48. Zainab Mohammad - Secretary
49. Mustafa Imam - Medical Doctor
50. Arbab Khan - Bio-Chemist
51. Saeed uz Zafar - Marketing
52. Shahid Ahmad - Medical Doctor
53. Samina Syed - Attorney
54. Shareef Hussain - Medical Student
55. Anna Jordan - Activist
56. Hamid S.
57. Atef A. Khalifa, MD, FACS
58. Azhar Khan - Activist
59. Basma M. Khalifa, DDS
60. Hany Rayan - Businessman
61. Douglass Brown, PhD
62. Sharif Khan - Chief Editor, Submission.org
63. Dr. Khurshed A. Chowdhury
64. Maha Rayan - Housewife
65. Mariam Khalili - Student, hospitality
66. Muzaffar Naim - Information technology
67. Natalia J. Khalifa - Student
68. Reza Noorkayhani - CPA Senior accountant
69. Nora Rayan
70. Mr. Quddus Khan
71. Mrs. Quddus Khan
72. Samir Nandy
73. Sandra N. Khalifa - Student
74. STEVE SARAY - Submission.org
75. KATE SARAY - Submission.org
76. Soad Khalifa
77. Mahmood Ahmad, MD
78. Farima E. Colain
79. Sulaiman Ghaussy - Financial Analyst, Fairfax, VA