Author Irshad Manji Calls for Reforming Islam During SCPS Film Screening Event

Irshad Manji, author of The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith, recently screened her new PBS documentary Faith without Fear, which is based on her book and addresses the challenges of being a progressive Muslim woman and the global need for a liberal reformation of Islam.

The Oct. 10 event was co-sponsored by the School of Continuing and Professional Studies’ Programs in Writing, Humanities, and the Arts and the NYU Center for Global Affairs, and was partially underwritten by a grant from the Empire State Development Corporation.