Muslims for Progressive Values is guided by the following ten principles. Each branch of the tree in our logo represents MPV's ten principles rooted in islam.

Our Advisory Council provides advice and assistance to the staff and board of directors of MPV, and consists of several prominent scholars, writers, and activists.

The Board of Directors of Muslims for Progressive Values is made up of motivated and experienced progressive Muslims living and working in the United States.

Muslims for Progressive Values is part of a broader international movement of Muslims and people of all faith around the world and in the United States who share similar values and goals.

The Board of Directors of Muslims for Progressive Values is made up of motivated and experienced progressive Muslims living and working in the United States and Canada.

Kareem Elbayar is a Middle East / North Africa Legal Specialist at the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, where he focuses on civil society law reform in the Arab world. He holds a Juris Doctorate and a Master of Arts in International Affairs from the George Washington University Law School, and has had articles on Islamic law and Arab democratization published in academic journals and newspapers around the world.

Yarehk Hernandez is an educator, poet and progressive Muslim activist. He completed his undergraduate studies at the City University of New York, where he majored in Middle East History and minored in Comparative Religion. He completed his graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Master of Science in Education and majored in Secondary Social Studies/Citizenship education. Yarehk has also spent time traveling and studying Ilm al‐Tassawuf (Sufism).

Shahla Khan Salter chairs the new Muslims for Progressive Values Ottawa, soon to be Muslims for Progressive Values Canada. She is a lawyer by profession, having received her Call to the Bar from the Law Society of Manitoba in 1992. She has practiced family law extensively, served as counsel to the Islamic Education Foundation of Manitoba and assisted the Canadian Council of Muslim Women in its successful campaign to end faith based arbitration in the Province of Ontario. She has conducted seminars for the Canadian Council of Muslim Women on a comparison of Muslim Family Law and Canadian Family Law and for Crime Prevention Ottawa to raise awareness of domestic violence against women in Canada’s Muslim community. She is also an executive member of the Community Council for Ethno-Cultural Equity, and an advisory committee to the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, on issues respecting discrimination.

Sara Farooqi works in student affairs at a public university in Northern California. She specializes in providing resources and referrals to underrepresented students, including LGBT communities and communities of color. Sara graduated from Pitzer College with a Bachelor of Arts in Islamic cultural studies and sociology. She is a graduate of the prestigious Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs, a nine-month post-graduate program training ethical and effective leaders.

M. Ameerah Saleem manages health data for the Every Woman Counts Program in the Los Angeles region.  She received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, and her Certificate in Health Counseling from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York.  Currently, Ameerah is pursuing her Graduate degree in Community Psychology at Antioch University.