Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Canadian feminist, author, journalist, activist and scholar. Manji is Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. The Moral Courage Project aims to teach young leaders to speak truth to power in their own communities. Manji is openly lesbian. Manji is a well-known critic of traditional mainstream Islam and orthodox interpretations of the Qur'an. The New York Times has described her as "Osama bin Laden's worst nightmare".

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  • Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Canadian feminist, author, journalist, activist and scholar. Manji is Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. The Moral Courage Project aims to teach young leaders to speak truth to power in their own communities. Manji is openly lesbian. Manji is a well-known critic of traditional mainstream Islam and orthodox interpretations of the Qur'an. The New York Times has described her as "Osama bin Laden's worst nightmare". Manji is founder and president of Project Ijtihad, an international charitable organization working to "build the world’s most inclusive network of reform-minded Muslims and non-Muslim allies. " Manji's book, The Trouble with Islam Today (Initially published as "Trouble with Islam"), has been published in more than 30 languages, including Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay and Indonesian. Manji has produced a PBS documentary, "Faith Without Fear", chronicling her attempt to "reconcile her faith in Allah with her love of freedom". The documentary has been nominated for a 2008 Emmy Award. As a journalist, her articles have appeared in many publications, and she has addressed audiences ranging from Amnesty International to the United Nations Press Corps to the Democratic Muslims in Denmark to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. She has appeared on television networks around the world, including Al Jazeera, the CBC, BBC, MSNBC, C-SPAN, CNN, PBS, the Fox News Channel, the CBS Evening News, and Real Time with Bill Maher.
  • Irshad Manji ist eine kanadische Autorin, Journalistin und Aktivistin gegen den Islamismus.
  • Irshad Manji es una feminista islámica, periodista y activista lesbiana canadiense. Manji es la directora del Moral Courage Project en la Universidad de Nueva York. En los últimos años se ha destacado por sus posiciones críticas con el fundamentalismo islámico y las interpretaciones ortodoxas del Corán. El New York Times la ha descrito como "la peor pesadilla de Osama bin Laden". En su defensa del pensamiento crítico entendido también como derecho de interpretación religiosa, o ijtihad, Manji ha creado una organización dedicada a la creación de una red de musulmanes interesados en una reforma liberal del islam.
  • Irshad Manji on kanadalainen kirjailija, toimittaja ja aktivisti. Hän on tullut tunnetuksi avoimesta kritiikistä islamilaista fundamentalismia ja Koraanin sanatarkkaa tulkintaa kohtaan. Häntä on kutsuttu kerran New York Timesissa "Osama bin Ladenin pahimmaksi painajaiseksi". Irshad yrittää myös toiminnallaan herättää uudelleen henkiin kriittisen ajattelun islamissa, joka tunnetaan islamin historiassa nimellä ijtihad. Hänen bestseller-kirja The Trouble with Islam (myöh. painoksissa The Trouble With Islam Today, suomennettu nimellä Islamin kahdet kasvot) on käännetty lukuisille kielille, myös arabiaksi, farsiksi ja urduksi. Manjin artikkeleita on julkaistu lukuisissa eri lehdissä ja hän on tehdyt töitä lukuisille tv-kanaville, mm. BBC:lle, MSNBC:lle, CSPAN:lle, CNN:lle, FOX News:lle.
  • Irshad Manji est une écrivaine canadienne, journaliste et activiste. Elle se définit comme féministe et lesbienne, critique violemment les islamistes et les interprétations littérales du Coran. Elle a été désignée par le New York Times comme le « pire cauchemar d’Oussama Ben Laden ». Manji est une ardente avocate de la libre-pensée, tradition musulmane nommée « Ijtihad ». Son best-seller The Trouble with Islam Today (traduit en français sous le titre « Musulmane mais libre ») a été traduit dans plus d’une douzaine de langues, incluant l'arabe, le persan et l'urdu. Les articles de Manji paraissent dans les plus prestigieuses publications mondiales. Manji fait également de fréquentes apparitions dans les médias internationaux tels que BBC, MSNBC, CSPAN, CNN ou FOX News.
  • Irshad Manji is een Canadese schrijfster, journaliste en activiste van Zuidaziatische afkomst. Zij ijvert voor de modernisering van haar geloof de islam en is een uitgesproken feministe. Manji werd geboren in Uganda, maar verhuisde op driejarige leeftijd naar Canada, toen de toenmalige dictator Idi Amin alle Aziaten uit Uganda verdreef. Ze studeerde geschiedenis aan de universiteit van Brits-Columbia. Tussen 1998 en 2001 was ze producent van een televisieprogramma, Q Files op de televisiezender Citytv. Ook was ze gastvrouw en producent van andere programma's. Op dit moment is ze directeur van de Canadese televisiezender VERB, die gericht is op jonge mensen en culturele diversiteit. Daarnaast heeft ze op TVOntario een eigen televisieprogramma.
  • Irshad Manji er en kanadisk forfatter. Hun er muslim, og er også kjent for sin kamp for lesbiskes rettigheter, samt for feminismen. Hun er en en sterk kritiker av islamsk ekstremisme. Manji er mest kjent for å ha skrevet boken The Trouble with Islam .
  • Irshad Manji é uma ativista LGBT muçulmana, escritora, jornalista e apresentadora de televisão naturalizada canadense. É uma das signatárias do .
  • Иршад Манджи (р. 1968) — канадская феминистка, писатель, журналистка, общественный деятель и ученый. Известна своей критикой традиционного мусульманского общества и реформаторскими идеями, изложенными в книге «Проблема с исламом сегодня» .
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  • Honorary Doctorate, University of Puget Sound, 2008 , World Economic Forum "Young Global Leader"
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  • Irshad Manji, 2007. Photo by Raquel Evita Saraswati.
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  • Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Canadian feminist, author, journalist, activist and scholar. Manji is Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. The Moral Courage Project aims to teach young leaders to speak truth to power in their own communities. Manji is openly lesbian. Manji is a well-known critic of traditional mainstream Islam and orthodox interpretations of the Qur'an. The New York Times has described her as "Osama bin Laden's worst nightmare".
  • Irshad Manji ist eine kanadische Autorin, Journalistin und Aktivistin gegen den Islamismus.
  • Irshad Manji es una feminista islámica, periodista y activista lesbiana canadiense. Manji es la directora del Moral Courage Project en la Universidad de Nueva York. En los últimos años se ha destacado por sus posiciones críticas con el fundamentalismo islámico y las interpretaciones ortodoxas del Corán. El New York Times la ha descrito como "la peor pesadilla de Osama bin Laden".
  • Irshad Manji on kanadalainen kirjailija, toimittaja ja aktivisti. Hän on tullut tunnetuksi avoimesta kritiikistä islamilaista fundamentalismia ja Koraanin sanatarkkaa tulkintaa kohtaan. Häntä on kutsuttu kerran New York Timesissa "Osama bin Ladenin pahimmaksi painajaiseksi". Irshad yrittää myös toiminnallaan herättää uudelleen henkiin kriittisen ajattelun islamissa, joka tunnetaan islamin historiassa nimellä ijtihad. Hänen bestseller-kirja The Trouble with Islam (myöh.
  • Irshad Manji est une écrivaine canadienne, journaliste et activiste. Elle se définit comme féministe et lesbienne, critique violemment les islamistes et les interprétations littérales du Coran. Elle a été désignée par le New York Times comme le « pire cauchemar d’Oussama Ben Laden ». Manji est une ardente avocate de la libre-pensée, tradition musulmane nommée « Ijtihad ».
  • Irshad Manji is een Canadese schrijfster, journaliste en activiste van Zuidaziatische afkomst. Zij ijvert voor de modernisering van haar geloof de islam en is een uitgesproken feministe. Manji werd geboren in Uganda, maar verhuisde op driejarige leeftijd naar Canada, toen de toenmalige dictator Idi Amin alle Aziaten uit Uganda verdreef. Ze studeerde geschiedenis aan de universiteit van Brits-Columbia.
  • Irshad Manji er en kanadisk forfatter. Hun er muslim, og er også kjent for sin kamp for lesbiskes rettigheter, samt for feminismen. Hun er en en sterk kritiker av islamsk ekstremisme. Manji er mest kjent for å ha skrevet boken The Trouble with Islam .
  • Irshad Manji é uma ativista LGBT muçulmana, escritora, jornalista e apresentadora de televisão naturalizada canadense. É uma das signatárias do .
  • Иршад Манджи (р. 1968) — канадская феминистка, писатель, журналистка, общественный деятель и ученый. Известна своей критикой традиционного мусульманского общества и реформаторскими идеями, изложенными в книге «Проблема с исламом сегодня» .
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