Irshad Manji

Canadian educator (born 1968) · Canada · Journalists

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2011“It is time for those who love liberal democracy to join hands with Islam's reformists.”In their words7 May 2011Irshad Manji: Islam Needs Reformists, Not 'Moderates' The Wall Street Journal (7 May 2011)Read the whole statement

2007“In Islam's golden age, so much progress was made that it became the basis of the European Renaissance. We Muslims have to change ourselves, that's the main difference.”In their words16 May 2007Süddeutsche Zeitung May 16, 2007Read the whole statement

2005“Most Muslims treat the Quran as a document to imitate rather than interpret, suffocating our capacity to think for ourselves.”In their wordsCh. 2: Seventy Virgins?Read the whole statement

“I've read the scholarship that explains these verses 'in their context', and I think there's a fancy dance of evasion going on.”In their wordsp. 48Read the whole statement

“Our global responsibility now is not to determine who owns what identity, but to convey to future generations what we all owe each other.”In their wordsp. 203Read the whole statement

2004“Islam was not always so close minded. During the 'Golden age' - between the 9th and 11th century - there existed a tradition of critical thinking in the Muslim world.”In their words18 August 2004Muslims need critical thinking - Irshad Manji August 18, 2004 (interview by Dirk Verhofstadt)Read the whole statement

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Irshad Manji

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It is time for those who love liberal democracy to join hands with Islam's reformists.
May 7, 2011, Irshad Manji: Islam Needs Reformists, Not 'Moderates' The Wall Street Journal (7 May 2011), Own words
In Islam's golden age, so much progress was made that it became the basis of the European Renaissance. We Muslims have to change ourselves, that's the main difference.
May 16, 2007, Süddeutsche Zeitung May 16, 2007, Own words
Most Muslims treat the Quran as a document to imitate rather than interpret, suffocating our capacity to think for ourselves.
2005, Ch. 2: Seventy Virgins?, Own words

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Honorary Degree

About this person

Irshad Manji is a Ugandan-born Canadian educator. She is the author of The Trouble with Islam Today (2004) and Allah, Liberty and Love (2011), both of which have been banned in several Muslim countries. She also produced a PBS documentary in the America at a Crossroads series, titled Faith Without Fear, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008. A former journalist and television presenter, Manji is an advocate of a reformist interpretation of Islam and a critic of literalist interpretations of the Qur'an.

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Canada

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