▁specifically . ▁These ▁groups , ▁whole ▁small ▁in ▁number ▁have ▁gar ner ed ▁international ▁media ▁attention ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁particularly ▁after ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks . ▁The ▁emer gence ▁of ▁these ▁groups ▁has ▁threatened ▁Indones ia ’ s ▁traditional ▁image ▁as ▁an ▁open , ▁toler ant ▁and ▁moder ate ▁Muslim ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁this , ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Center ▁for ▁Islam ▁and ▁Pl ural ism ▁( IC IP ) ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁an ▁organization ▁to ▁link ▁together ▁various ▁progress ive - mod er ate ▁Islam ic ▁activ ists ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁the ▁Asian ▁region . ▁These ▁activ ists ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁ide als ▁of ▁pl ural ism ▁which ▁promote ▁respect ▁for ▁difference , ▁whether ▁this ▁is ▁between ▁different ▁religious , ▁eth nic ▁or ▁social ▁groups ▁or ▁between ▁different ▁streams ▁of ▁thought ▁within ▁a ▁particular ▁relig ions . ▁It ▁is ▁hoped ▁that ▁through ▁establish ing ▁this ▁network ▁between ▁progress ive ▁moder ate ▁activ ists ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁more ▁effectively ▁counter ▁existing ▁radical - con serv ative ▁networks ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Object ive ▁IC IP ▁a ims ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Non - G overn ment al ▁Organ izations ▁( NG Os ) ▁and ▁progress ive - mod er ate ▁Muslim ▁activ ists ▁and ▁intellect uals ▁in ▁South - E ast ▁Asia ▁and ▁eventually ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : I sl am ic ▁organizations