Dont Label Me, Irshad Manji
Dont Label Me, Irshad Manji
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Don't Label Me
An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times

Author: Irshad Manji

Narrator: Fatima Boorman, Irshad Manji

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/26/2019


Synopsis

“Charming and disarming, a story like this heals the divides that threaten to destroy America. Don’t Label Me speaks for all of us who are more than the boxes that others put us into.” — Marianne Williamson, New York Times bestselling author.

A unique conversation about diversity, bigotry, and our common humanity, by the New York Timesbestselling author, Oprah “Chutzpah” award-winner, and founder of the Moral Courage Project.

In these United States, discord has hit emergency levels. Civility isn't the reason to repair our caustic chasms. Diversity is.

Don't Label Me shows that America's founding genius is diversity of thought. Which is why social justice activists won't win by labeling those who disagree with them. At a time when minorities are fast becoming the majority, a truly new America requires a new way to tribe out.

Enter Irshad Manji and her dog, Lily. Raised to believe that dogs are evil, Manji overcame her fear of the "other" to adopt Lily. She got more than she bargained for. Defying her labels as an old, blind dog, Lily engages Manji in a taboo-busting conversation about identity, power, and politics. They're feisty. They're funny. And in working through their challenges to one another, they reveal how to open the hearts of opponents for the sake of enduring progress. Readers who crave concrete tips will be delighted.

Studded with insights from epigenetics and epistemology, layered with the lessons of Bruce Lee, Ben Franklin, and Audre Lorde, punctuated with stories about Manji's own experiences as a refugee from Africa, a Muslim immigrant to the U.S., and a professor of moral courage, Don't Label Me makes diversity great again.

About Irshad Manji

Recipient of Oprah Winfrey’s first Chutzpah Award for boldness, Irshad Manji is the founder of Moral Courage College, which teaches people how to do the right thing in the face of fear. She is also the Director for Courage, Curiosity, and Character at Let Grow, a nonprofit promoting independence and resilience in kids. A prize-winning professor, Manji currently lectures with Oxford University’s Initiative for Global Ethics and Human Rights.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Colleen on March 31, 2019

This book would have been a "5" for me if it had not been written with the literary device employed of a conversation between Irshad's (talking) dog and herself, and if it had been written without all the cutesy puns. It was actually more distracting for me than anything, and a few times I thought--......more

Goodreads review by Ellery on April 08, 2019

Although there were a few things I didn't like about this book, I am a huge Irshad Manji fan so I have to give it 5 stars. Irshad is an absolutely incredible thinker. I have been following her and the moral courage project on social media ever since I read her second book Allah Liberty and Love a fe......more

Goodreads review by George on April 05, 2019

I really struggled with this book. Saw the author on Bill Maher and was engaged by what she had to say but I found the way it was written really irritating as a conversation with her dog peppered with loads of awful puns. Also found the substance of her arguments pretty lightweight when I read a boo......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on April 16, 2019

Manji is a Muslim lesbian, but don’t judge her based on those labels. While she is a Muslim and a lesbian, she is much more than that. In fact, we are all more than how other people label us. Manji’s book is an eloquent, intelligent, and often humorous analysis on how labels are negatively impacting......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on January 01, 2021

Race may not be biological, but it is real! The two stars are awarded, not because the book isn't well written, inciteful, and thought-provoking. It's all of those and more. However, Manji is dangerously dismissive of critical race theory, the concept of white fragility, and the need for confrontatio......more