Irshad Manji

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Irshad Manji
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Ontario, CA
Last Login: 8/21/2009

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Irshad Manji's Latest Blog Entries

Mar 19, 2009 1:51 AM What Keeps Me Going & How You Can Help
Feb 26, 2009 8:32 PM Moral Courage Conversation with Christiane Amanpour - Now on YouTube
Feb 16, 2009 6:19 AM In NYC? The Moral Courage Conversations Returns with Christiane Amanpour
Feb 3, 2009 4:40 AM Irshad and Salman Rushdie's Conversation Now on YouTube
Jan 29, 2009 8:17 PM Irshad Featured in NYU Podcast

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Artha

May 3 2009 9:01 AM

Unity in Diversity. I love Indonesia.
Poetic Profiles of a Mo…

May 4 2009 2:52 PM

IT TAKES TIME

by: Trevor Claiborn

The best things in life don’t come fast or free,

But sometimes my impatience makes me cheat.

Though I know I’m wrong, trying to rush things along,

I get mad when outcomes are incomplete.

The purpose I serve is much more than my own,

And Nature’s clock ticks much slower than mine.

I can gripe and pout or just wait the thing out,

For the Most High works on It’s own time.

I can have love, prosperity, and peace

And all the things that make it joyful to live.

Sometimes money can’t pay for those treasures—

Only my patience and willingness to give.

We are all farmers of the crops of our destiny,

Semi-conscious of the psychological seeds we sow.

So to yield the best return, we must learn

To give things time and let them grow.
hanouneh

May 3 2009 8:39 AM

Big ups and blessings friend...
Hope all is well on your side.

Check my page for the mashup tune "New Zion" plus a remix of the "Gaza NYE"-track feat Suhell Nafar of DAM.

Onward in love and rage,
H
Poetic Profiles of a Mo…

Apr 21 2009 2:14 PM

THE HOPE OF TOMMORROW
BY: TREVOR CLAIBORN

I can’t take back what I’ve done in the past
Nor can I retaliate on all that’s been done to me,
At best I can learn from experiences I’ve had
Shake the chains of regret and be free,

The future has its own set of tests and trials
So why dwell upon yesterdays woes,
My road only changes if I’m willing to change it
The door of opportunity is never closed.

I must free up my psychological arms
To make space for better things to come
I should dispose of the junk from the past
And seek the source where all natural treasures come from.

We are the wardens of the prison in our minds
Condemned by guilt, regret and sorrow,
But I stay at peace, when I learn to release-
Yesterday, and appreciate the hope of tomorrow!
Poetic Profiles of a Mo…

Apr 20 2009 2:51 PM

THE HOPE OF TOMMORROW
BY: TREVOR CLAIBORN

I can’t take back what I’ve done in the past
Nor can I retaliate on all that’s been done to me,
At best I can learn from experiences I’ve had
Shake the chains of regret and be free,

The future has its own set of tests and trials
So why dwell upon yesterdays woes,
My road only changes if I’m willing to change it
The door of opportunity is never closed.

I must free up my psychological arms
To make space for better things to come
I should dispose of the junk from the past
And seek the source where all natural treasures come from.

We are the wardens of the prison in our minds
Condemned by guilt, regret and sorrow,
But I stay at peace, when I learn to release-
Yesterday, and appreciate the hope of tomorrow!
JesseJesse King

Apr 18 2009 11:35 PM

Arrogance is the mask of stupidity and ignorance
Poetic Profiles of a Mo…

Apr 13 2009 2:23 PM

"PERFECTLY FLAWED"

BY TREVOR CLAIBORN

I'D LIKE TO SEE MYSELF AS RIGHTEOUS

YET MY THOUGHTS ARE ANYTHING BUT PURE,

AND THOUGH I PROFESS FAITH IN WHAT I BELIEVE

I FIND MYSELF LESS AND LESS SURE.

I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERS

AND I SEE EVERYTHING SO CLEAR,

THE MORE I FEEL LIKE I'VE FIGURED IT ALL OUT

SEEMS LIKE MORE QUESTIONS APPEAR.

I WANT TO BELIEVE I'M A DECENT MAN

AND IN MY HEART I TRULLY DO CARE,

BUT TREE'S ARE NOT ONLY KNOWN FOR THIER BARK ALONE

THEY'RE KNOWN FOR THE FRUIT THAT THEY BEAR.

BENEATH MY SKIN, DEEP DOWN WITHIN'

I KNOW THERE'S SOME GOOD THO BE FOUND,

AND THOUGH I'M IMPERFECT, I'M PERFECTLY FLAWED

AS ARE ALL LIVING THINGS THAT ARE AROUND!!!
Vj Vortex

Apr 10 2009 11:39 PM

Hello thanks for the add great work!
ONI -

Apr 8 2009 7:12 PM

I LOVE THAT BLOG BY ONE OF YOUR STUDENTS!!! IT'S SO TRUE!!! IT GIVES ME AND THE REST OF THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE CHRISTIAN FAITH SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT AND SOMETHING TO WORK FOR.
MUCH RESPECT AND SUPPORT!!!
khalidkhalid Usman

Apr 7 2009 10:45 AM

Life is not a Rehearsal,
Each Day is a New Show.

No Repeat,
No Rewind,
No Retake.

So give Your Best Shot In all Your Acts.

As the Show goes On and On!
NamasteNamaste Faustino

Mar 27 2009 9:33 PM

Irshad,

Just stopping by to show some love. Keep doing what you do....

Namaste
giuseppe

Mar 19 2009 11:33 AM

bonjour, et merci pour l'ajout!!j'aime beaucoup votre travail!! giuseppe
Jewfro-MacabbiShara Rabich

Mar 18 2009 6:08 AM

I'm working as volunteer editor/developer for The Palestine Telegraph: the first Electronic Newspaper based in the Gaza Strip, Palestine staffed by Palestinians and international volunteers; members of the New Fourth Estate: citizen journalists who do not take assignments from editors or paychecks from corporate controlled media.

"Never doubt that a few, thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
- Margaret Mead

Show us your support!
The Great American HackDouglas Thompson

Mar 14 2009 5:20 AM

Thank you so much for the add. I admire your courage and your mission.
none of ur bizJuliet Larmore

Jan 8 2009 10:28 PM

Thanks for the add. I'm thinking
of sending my child to an islamic
school K-8, but it's traditional
and the teachers have to wear hijab. But I'm "reformed" in my
thinking of Islam, I think they are
somewhat "moderate" could this not
be a good idea compared to public
school?
HarrisonHarrison Wolfbane Productions

Jan 11 2009 3:36 PM

♪ Hi Irshad ~ Many blessings, it’s already a New Year and for the rest of nature they don’t care. They want their food and water, the cows, dogs, cats and even the mare. For wildlife the day is like any other, the hare, the hawk, roadrunner or coyote. For us we reflect we challenge the day, dream and hold that note. Music in the heart is sweet, not of any logic, but it’s a beat.
♪
DaveDave Krueger Online Now!

Jan 11 2009 6:56 PM

Nice work during your appearance on CNN's D.L. Hughley. You're a voice of reason in a fight that is almost devoid of it from any other quarter.

It's nice to see there are people on the planet who don't condense every issue into only two perspectives as defined by the loudest proponents of the two most prominent competing teams (Republicans vs. Democrats, conservatives vs. liberals, Catholics vs. protestants, white vs black, Jews vs Muslims, Hamas versus Israel, etc). Most of the world's misery is created by clubs (yes, they are all nothing more than clubs) that require, as a condition for membership, that you check your brain at the door. The idea that every argument has (only) two sides is just a sales pitch put forth by those who want to sucker you into mindlessly climbing on their bandwagon.

The answer to the Israeli - Palestinian standoff will never come from that kind of close-minded, pitchfork wielding, mentality.

-Dave
k.

Jan 13 2009 5:13 PM

One more thing. I'm an American and honestly there are so many places in the world I would like to go. To visit. To experience another's culture and achievements. To share their understanding of the world and the universe and thereby become a richer person. But there is so much war...not just in the mid east...that makes me hesitant. And we are kept from each other. Kept from understanding our similarities and appreciating our differences. What a dull world it would be indeed if we were all alike! I read somewhere once about how it was in the mid east before so much destruction. How it was a hub of philosophy, arts and sciences. And I mean recently, not in ancient history somewhere. Oh, I would have liked to have known that place. Sat down with strong coffee and strong conversation. One day we will come back to ourselves as a race. Human race. But in the end it will not be the leaders that make it so, it will be the people.
k.

Jan 13 2009 4:58 PM

Irshad...what are we going to do? I begin to think the only way we as a world are going to know any semblance of peace is if regular people, muslim, jew, christian come together and simply say, "No. No more." It is easy to hate when it is "us vs. them", but the truth is there is no such thing as "us and them". Those are terms used to make each other inhuman and thereby easier to kill without conscience. But it is a different story when you get to actually know each other. Suddenly you realize they are not so different from you. The bottom line is that this is not working. The course we are on will never work. Some think people that believe in peace and tolerance are naive, but if one thinks we can continue in this manner of ignorance and warfare and survive or thrive as a human race, than I say they are the naive ones.
danialdanial tanvir

Feb 5 2009 8:31 AM

keep up the good work , irshad manji , your fan , danial tanveer.
BellaBelinda White

Feb 14 2009 7:39 PM

Happy Valentine's Day Glitter Graphics
Happy Valentine's Day Brave heart! I hope this day brings you lots of love and happiness. You deserve the best.
Belinda
Malaak El Layali

Feb 18 2009 9:26 AM

I GOT SLAP ON MY FACE....BY MY UNCLE!
LITERALLY! (But it never hurt me....I already get used by that kind of things since childhood....HAHAHA!!)
Why...? Simply because I gave your book to him and said that what I think & do all this time about shalat and tolerating people of other religions was never wrong cause I NEVER HURT OTHER PEOPLE LIKE WHAT GOD TOLD US!
He got angry and called me kafir! Alamaaaaakkkk....I never said I'm leaving Islam.....it's out of question, but I have my "own" Islam and it getting stronger! THX 2 U MY LADY.....
I luv u Irshad....(never thought I'm going 2 said that 2 a woman!! Hahaha!!)
Artha

Feb 18 2009 3:54 PM

I hope your work and your mission can open our eyes, our heart , our mind to make this world peace......Bless you.
ManicRobyn Banks

Dec 23 2008 4:40 AM

Blessings Irshad, and thank you for the friendship. You are very inspiring. I enjoyed your book (Trouble with Islam), and it's always a pleasure to hear you speak. I have heard the hateful comments made by the radical fundamentalists, and it takes a strong brave woman to rise above it. Continue to walk with pride, and never let your head hang low.
The world needs more people like you! :-)
Rebecca

Dec 17 2008 6:51 AM

By the way I am a thinker, a prayer, a real lunatic probably sometimes when it comes to empathy, I am a reader and I always strive to know what God, Allah, Jehovah, Yahweh, really knows is best for my journey and what he thinks about this world. I know I am wrong sometimes but I seek the truth and try to be always open to wherever God leads me. And I do hope some day, of which may just be my delusions of grander that God will use my passion the way he/she has used yours. I know Christianity needs a powerful reality check and I don’t think God is a God of fear and no thought, I think God put us here for different reasons but one of the main one’s is to THINK, ask questions and seek after her divine truths. Not wrap him up in a little box and teach him his lessons. As my pastor always says, “God is a big God and we should never put God in a box.” However, wherever God wants me, even if is just to love the people around me that is where I will have to be.
You are an inspiration! Keep it up peace maker!