The Pluralism Project at Harvard University

Samsul Maarif and Ahmad Muttaqin

Florida International University
Islam in South Florida

A team of two Indonesian Muslim researchers, Samsul Maarif and Ahmad Muttaqin, researched mosques and Muslim study centers in South Florida and have written profiles for each. This expands the Pluralism Project's limited coverage of Islam in Florida. Both researchers were undergraduate religion majors at Muslim universities in Indonesia, as well as graduates of MA programs in religion, also in Indonesia, where they conducted ethnographic research with tribal populations, the Ammatoa and the Dayak, respectively. Both are now graduate students in Religious Studies at Florida International University, the state university in Miami.

In addition to creating center profiles, the researchers plan to utilize the survey interviews conducted at each mosque/study center to provide the basis for a paper describing the interreligious activities of each mosque/center, and any changes in activities and/or attitudes of members or institution since 9/11.

Dr. Christin E. Gudorf is the faculty sponsor for this research.

American Muslim Association of North America (AMANA) (2004)

Masjid Al-Ansar (2005)

Masjid Al-Fayza of Miami (2006)

Masjid Al-Ihsaan (2004)

Masjid Al-Muhmin (2004)

Masjid An-Noor/The Islamic School of Miami (2004)

Masjid Ibrahim (2004)

Masjid Miami (Flagler St.) (2004)

Masjid Miami Gardens (2004)

Masjid Shamsuddin (2004)