Imam Daayiee Abdullah, Executive Director of MECCA Institute (Muslim Education Center for Creative Academics), a Muslim think tank and online Islamic theological seminary teaches an inclusive Quranic liberation theology through its Muslim Chaplaincy program. MECCA Institute opened in August 2017. In 2020, MECCA shall open its Islamic continuing education department providing courses for Muslims and non-Muslims living in modern, multifaith and secular societies. Imam Daayiee lectures nationally and internationally on progressive Muslim concepts, intra-faith and interfaith networking, and the development of inclusive and progressive revisions of Islamic theological thought and Islamic law utilizing the UN Declaration of Human Rights as its filter. He actively promotes understanding and awareness of issues of race, gender and sexual equality as understood in the UNDHR within and beyond Muslim communities. Imam Daayiee continues to provide pastoral counseling for Muslim youth, adults, their families, and friends. He performs same-sex, opposite sex and interfaith marriages for Muslims and non-Muslims of diverse backgrounds.