The Trouble with Islam Today is a clarion call for a fatwa-free future. In that spirit, Irshad has a refreshing challenge for both Muslims and non-Muslims: Don't silence yourselves. Title, The Trouble with Islam Today: A Wake-up Call for Honesty and Change Author, Irshad Manji Edition, revised Publisher, Random House Australia, 2007. Her vision revives "ijtihad," Islam's lost tradition of independent thinking. She offers a practical vision of how Islam can undergo a reformation that empowers women, promotes respect for religious minorities, and fosters a competition of ideas. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Muslims Call for Reform in Her Faith lts spirit is undeniable, and long, long overdue. Manji’s vision revives ijtihad, Islam’s lost tradition of independent thinking. In this open letter, Irshad Manji unearths the troubling cornerstones of mainstream Islam today: tribal insularity, deep-seated anti-Semitism, and an uncritical acceptance of the Koran as the final, and therefore superior, manifesto of God's will. But The Trouble with Islam Today ranges further than criticism, offering a practical vision of an Islamic reformation that empowers women, promotes respect for religious minorities, and fosters a competition of ideas. For the love of God, what are we doing about it?" If ever there was a moment for an Islamic reformation, it's now. We're in crisis and we're dragging the rest of the world with us. Through our screaming self-pity and our conspicuous silences, we Muslims are conspiring against ourselves.
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