Irshad Manji With Michael Coren in Toronto
02 Jun 2019.  -

“When we, diversity supporters, clear space for diversity sceptics, then diversity will be consistent.”
 -Irshad Manji

Thought leader, queer muslim activist, and part-time shit-disturber. Those are just some of the labels I use towhee describing Irshad Manji, one of this generations most important thinkers. And while labels can be useful tools for interpreting the world around us, they can also be the very ties that bind. 

Risking Utopia, The Trouble With Islam, Allah, Liberty & Love were (and still are) paperback challenges to the stereotypes many of us hold dear. Her latest work, is yet again, slightly ahead of its time, a message for the coming era of how to break through the walls that keep us divided (read Helkio’s review of the book). Irshad’s courageous journey towards faith, self-acceptance, and self-reflection ultimately provide hope for how the rest of us can bridge the many opposing narratives that make up the world around us.

Join Irshad, The New York Times bestselling author, in conversation with broadcaster and author, Michael Coren about Manji’s latest book, Don't Label Me: an Incredible Conversation for Divided Times, offering an antidote to the culture wars that plague so much of our political and identity discussions in the twenty first century. 

Don't Label Me is a though-provoking, hypothetical conversation with her rescue dog Lily, who was raised to believe that dogs were dirty and evil. Through this relationship, Irshad stepped out of her comfort zone and saw a new way forward. It's this process that she outlines in her taboo-busting conversation about identity, power and politics, offering concrete tips to engage with those who think about the world in a different way. With insights from thinkers as varied as Bruce Lee, Audre Lord and Ben Franklin, Manji reflects on her own experience as a refugee to Canada and how we should think about diversity in 2019.