![]() ![]() Manji was born into a thriving Muslim community in Uganda in 1968, but moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, when Idi Amin expelled South Asians en masse in 1972. For starters, Manji feels mainstream Islam resists diversity and marginalizes women, which can alienate someone like Manji - a young lesbian of South Asian descent. Irshad Manji is a gadfly, a woman who fervently believes herself to be a good Muslim and also defiantly proclaims that Islam as it manifests today is deeply flawed. ![]() Manji’s book, The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in her Faith, has excited interest and provoked denunciations since its publication in the United States early this year, exactly as the author expected. Martin Luther King, Jr., sent his “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” In the same spirit, a young Muslim woman, Irshad Manji, is telling the world - in a 250-page open letter to her fellow Muslims - that her religion must change. Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenburg Cathedral. The Open Letter is stock in trade for passionate, high-minded reformers. Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)īarry Boyce talks to Irshad Manji about her new book, The Trouble with Islam, and her call for an age of Islamic reform. ![]()
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