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The Chinese Islamic Cultural and Educational Foundation (CICEF; ) is an organization of
Chinese Muslims The Hui people are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the northwestern provinces and in the Zhongyuan region. According to the ...
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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. It is the first cultural foundation for Islamic education in Taiwan.


History

The foundation was established in 1976 by brothers Chang Zixuan (常子萱) and Chang Zichun (常子春) with a donation of NT$3 million. With the foundation being registered in 1982.


Activities

The association is based at the
Taipei Grand Mosque The Taipei Grand Mosque (TGM; ) or Taipei Zheng He Mosque () is the largest and oldest mosque in Taiwan. Located in the Daan District, Taipei, Da'an District of Taipei, Taipei City, it is Taiwan's most important Islamic structure. History Fi ...
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. It has been doing several activities such as propagating and preaching Islamic culture and doctrine, providing scholarships for the needy students, sponsoring the translation of Islamic scriptures and promoting communication and cooperation among Muslims around the world. They also present awards to people who contribute to Islamic affairs, whose written works promote Islamic scholarship, have made significant contribution in national, religious and social work or who serve as Islamic youth model.


Structures

Composition of the foundation is: * Board of directors * Board chairman * Executive board * Executive secretary * Office for international culture and education * Office of academic * Office of youth activity * Office for library * Office of finance * Consultant


See also

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Islam in Taiwan Islam is a minor religion in Taiwan and it represents about 0.25% of the population. There are around 60,000 Muslims in Taiwan, in which about 90% belong to the Hui ethnic group. There are also more than 250,000 foreign Muslims working in T ...
* List of mosques in Taiwan *
Chinese Muslim Association The Chinese Muslim Association (; ; CMA) is an organization of Chinese Muslims in the Republic of China (Taiwan). A rival group, the Chinese Muslim Youth League competes with it in Taiwan. History In mainland China The Chinese Muslim Asso ...
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Chinese Muslim Youth League The Chinese Muslim Youth League () or Chinese Islamic Youth Association is an organization of Chinese Muslims in the Republic of China. History Chinese Muslim Youth League was established with the name Chinese Muslim Youth Cultural Improvemen ...
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Taiwan Halal Integrity Development Association The Taiwan Halal Integrity Development Association (THIDA; ) is a certification body that produces Halal certificates in the Republic of China. The association is based in the Taipei Cultural Mosque in Taipei. History THIDA was inaugurated o ...


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* {{Islam in Taiwan 1976 establishments in Taiwan Islamic organizations based in Taiwan Organizations based in Taipei Islamic organizations established in 1976