irshad manji
The New York Times describes Irshad Manji has “Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare.” She takes that as a compliment.
Irshad is the best-selling author of The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith. Her book has been published internationally, including in Pakistan. The Arabic and Urdu translations are posted on her website and can be downloaded free-of-charge. Irshad is currently the Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. It aims to develop leaders who will challenge political correctness, intellectual conformity and self-censorship. Before coming to NYU, Irshad hosted “Big Ideas,” a Canadian TV program that features innovative thinkers in fields ranging from science to spirituality. As a volunteer, she sits on the inter-faith editorial board of Seventeen magazine, based in New York.
Irshad is also creator of the acclaimed PBS documentary, "Faith Without Fear
Above all, Irshad is working with young Muslims around the world to launch a leadership center that will promote the liberal Islamic reformation.
Recognizing Irshad’s own leadership, Oprah Winfrey has honored her with the first annual Chutzpah Award for “audacity, nerve, boldness and conviction.” Ms. magazine has named her a Feminist for the 21st Century. And OUT magazine listed her book among the “100 Success Stories of 2004.”
Irshad's speeches
Why I am a Muslim Refusenik
Reconciling God and Gays
Opportunity from Oppression
Over the Rainbow? What's next for the Gay and Lesbian Movement
www.irshadmanji.com
For more speakers on religion, see: Leora Tanenbaum, Shelby Knox
For more speakers on queer issues, see: T Cooper, Julia Serano, Catherine McKinley, Jennifer Baumgardner,
