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title: "About the Project"
description: "This report was produced by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Pew Forum delivers timely, impartial information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Pew Forum is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy organization and does not take positions on policy debates. Based in Washington, D.C., the Pew Forum […]"
date: "2011-01-27"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/01/27/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-about/"
categories:
  - "Birth Rate & Fertility"
  - "Education"
  - "Global Religious Demographics"
  - "Health Policy"
  - "Immigration & Migration"
  - "Islam"
  - "Medicine & Health"
  - "Muslims Around the World"
  - "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project"
  - "Size & Demographic Characteristics of Religious Groups"
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# About the Project

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This report was produced by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Pew Forum delivers timely, impartial information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Pew Forum is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy organization and does not take positions on policy debates. Based in Washington, D.C., the Pew Forum is a project of the Pew Research Center, which is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

This report is part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which is jointly and generously funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation. The project analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world.

The report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: **Primary Researchers** [Brian J. Grim](https://www.pewresearch.org/experts/brian-j-grim/), *Senior Researcher and Director of Cross-National Data, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life* [Mehtab S. Karim](/Pew-Forum/Mehtab-S--Karim.aspx), *Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life* **Pew Forum** Luis Lugo, *Director*

**Research** [Alan Cooperman](https://www.pewresearch.org/experts/alan-cooperman/), *Associate Director, Research* Conrad Hackett, *Demographer* Phillip Connor, *Research Associate* Sahar Chaudhry, *Research Analyst* Mira Hidajat, *Demography Consultant* Becky Hsu, *Project Consultant* Andrew J. Gully, Noble Kuriakose, Elizabeth A. Lawton and Elizabeth Podrebarac, *Research Assistants*

**Editorial** Sandra Stencel, *Associate Director, Editorial* Anne Farris Rosen, *Contributing Editor* Diana Yoo, *Graphic Designer* Tracy Miller, *Editor* Hilary Ramp, *Assistant Editor*

**Communications and Web Publishing** Erin O’Connell, *Associate Director, Communications* Stacy Rosenberg, *Digital Project Manager* Mary Schultz, *Communications Manager* Liga Plaveniece, *Communications Associate* Joseph Liu, *Web Associate* **Pew Research Center** Andrew Kohut, *President* Paul Taylor, *Executive Vice President* Elizabeth Mueller Gross, *Vice President* Michael Piccorossi, *Director of Digital Strategy and IT* Russell Heimlich, *Web Developer* Brian Bailey, *Web Producer*

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**Next:** [Appendix A: Methodology](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/01/27/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-appendix-a.md)