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'''Irshad Manji''' is a senior fellow with the [[European Foundation for Democracy]] and founder of both the [[Moral Courage Project]] at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service<ref>[http://www.irshadmanji.com/moral-courage-project Moral Courage Project], ''Irshad Manji Website'', Accessed 09-July-2009</ref> and the mostly online [[Project Ijtihad]] <ref>[http://www.irshadmanji.com/project-ijtihad Project Ijtihad], ''Irshad Manji Website'', Accessed 13-July-2009</ref>. She is a journalist and author, her columns are distributed world wide by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Times, Al-Arabiya.net and other media outlets. She also released the documentary [[Faith Without Fear]] which was about "reconciling Islam with human rights and freedom"<ref>European Foundation for Democracy, [http://europeandemocracy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=61 The Team], ''EFD Website'', Accessed 03-June-2009</ref>. | '''Irshad Manji''' is a senior fellow with the [[European Foundation for Democracy]] and founder of both the [[Moral Courage Project]] at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service<ref>[http://www.irshadmanji.com/moral-courage-project Moral Courage Project], ''Irshad Manji Website'', Accessed 09-July-2009</ref> and the mostly online [[Project Ijtihad]] <ref>[http://www.irshadmanji.com/project-ijtihad Project Ijtihad], ''Irshad Manji Website'', Accessed 13-July-2009</ref>. She is a journalist and author, her columns are distributed world wide by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Times, Al-Arabiya.net and other media outlets. She also released the documentary [[Faith Without Fear]] which was about "reconciling Islam with human rights and freedom"<ref>European Foundation for Democracy, [http://europeandemocracy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=61 The Team], ''EFD Website'', Accessed 03-June-2009</ref>. | ||
| − | + | ==Manifesto signatory== | |
In 2006 she was one of twelve signatories of [[Manifesto: Together Facing the New Totalitarianism]] together with [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]], [[Caroline Fourest]], [[Bernard-Henri Lévy]], [[Taslima Nasreen]], [[Salman Rushdie]], [[Antoine Sfeir]], [[Philippe Val]], and [[Ibn Warraq]]. The manifesto starts as follows: "After having overcome [[fascism]], [[Nazism]], and [[Stalinism]], the world now faces a new totalitarian global threat: Islamism."<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2006/02/28/a-manifesto-against-islamism/ A Manifesto Against Islamism] "The Twelve", ''[[Jyllands-Posten]]'' 28 February 2006 </ref> | In 2006 she was one of twelve signatories of [[Manifesto: Together Facing the New Totalitarianism]] together with [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]], [[Caroline Fourest]], [[Bernard-Henri Lévy]], [[Taslima Nasreen]], [[Salman Rushdie]], [[Antoine Sfeir]], [[Philippe Val]], and [[Ibn Warraq]]. The manifesto starts as follows: "After having overcome [[fascism]], [[Nazism]], and [[Stalinism]], the world now faces a new totalitarian global threat: Islamism."<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2006/02/28/a-manifesto-against-islamism/ A Manifesto Against Islamism] "The Twelve", ''[[Jyllands-Posten]]'' 28 February 2006 </ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 07:26, 27 January 2018
Irshad Manji is a senior fellow with the European Foundation for Democracy and founder of both the Moral Courage Project at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service[1] and the mostly online Project Ijtihad [2]. She is a journalist and author, her columns are distributed world wide by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Times, Al-Arabiya.net and other media outlets. She also released the documentary Faith Without Fear which was about "reconciling Islam with human rights and freedom"[3].
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Manifesto signatory
In 2006 she was one of twelve signatories of Manifesto: Together Facing the New Totalitarianism together with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Caroline Fourest, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Taslima Nasreen, Salman Rushdie, Antoine Sfeir, Philippe Val, and Ibn Warraq. The manifesto starts as follows: "After having overcome fascism, Nazism, and Stalinism, the world now faces a new totalitarian global threat: Islamism."[4]
Publications
- The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith
- The Trouble With Islam Today: A Wake-up Call for Honesty and Change
- Risking Utopia: on the Edge of a New Democracy
- Critical Thinkers for Islamic Reform
- [MANIFESTO: Together facing the new totalitarianism, signatory.
Affiliations
European Foundation for Democracy, senior fellow circa 2008 | Moral Courage Project | Project Ijtihad
Contact and Resources
Contact
- Email: comments@irshadmanji.com
- Website: Irshad Manji Home
- Facebook: Facebook
- Myspace: Myspace
- Twitter: Twitter
Resources
References
- ↑ Moral Courage Project, Irshad Manji Website, Accessed 09-July-2009
- ↑ Project Ijtihad, Irshad Manji Website, Accessed 13-July-2009
- ↑ European Foundation for Democracy, The Team, EFD Website, Accessed 03-June-2009
- ↑ A Manifesto Against Islamism "The Twelve", Jyllands-Posten 28 February 2006
