One of the enduring lessons of history is that whenever an empire becomes insular to 'protect' itself, intellectual decline and cultural intolerance are sure to follow. — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
“Civilization is built by the artist, by the literary exponent, by the ability to generate beauty and music and new methods of expression.” — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
Guys like Bin Laden have been responsible for injuring and maiming and murdering more Muslims than any foreign imperial power has in the last… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
One of the enduring lessons of history is that whenever an empire becomes insular to 'protect' itself, intellectual decline and cultural intolerance are sure… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the recognition that some things are more important than fear - and what's more important… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
A lot of Arabs have proven to themselves that there is an alternative to Bin Laden-ism if they want to do away with the… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
If ever there was a moment for an Islamic reformation, it’s now. For the love of God, what are we doing about it? — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
I'm asking Muslims in the West a very basic question: Will we remain spiritually infantile, caving to cultural pressures to clam up and conform,… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
I have to be honest with you. Islam is on very thin ice with me... Through our screaming self-pity and our conspicuous silences, we… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
Bin Laden-ism, I don't think, is dead yet. And I think there's a long way to go before we can legitimately say that, you… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
We often hear Islamists declare, 'We love death as much as you people in the west love life.' Well, if we're going to now… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
