Guiding Principles

ISB’s programs are based on the following principles:

• We are educators and a bridge between Islam and Americans of other faiths
• We emphasize sustainable local outreach and building honest and long-term relationships as an effective process for understanding Islam and Muslims
• We stress face-to-face interaction, an approach that is most powerful in overcoming stereotypes and prejudices
• Our programs help promote religious understanding and facilitate interaction between public institutions and Muslim-Americans
• We work as a trusted source of information on Islam