WRITER

Irshad Manji

1968 - Today

Irshad Manji

Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Ugandan-born Canadian educator. She is the author of The Trouble with Islam Today (2004) and Allah, Liberty and Love (2011), both of which have been banned in several Muslim countries. She also produced a PBS documentary in the America at a Crossroads series, titled Faith Without Fear, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008. A former journalist and television presenter, Manji is an advocate of a reformist interpretation of Islam and a critic of literalist interpretations of the Qur'an. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Irshad Manji is the 7,067th most popular writer (down from 6,934th in 2024), the 31st most popular biography from Uganda (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Irshad Manji ranks 7,067 out of 7,302. Before her are David Grann, Jasodhara Bagchi, Dima Khatib, Joumana Haddad, Marcel Beyer, and Ken MacLeod. After her are Joaquin Miller, Bryan Fuller, Grace Ogot, Lena Andersson, Dea Loher, and Matt Haig.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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David Grann
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 7,061
Jasodhara Bagchi
1937 - 2015
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,062
Dima Khatib
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,063
Joumana Haddad
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,064
Marcel Beyer
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,065
Ken MacLeod
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 7,066
Irshad Manji
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,067
Joaquin Miller
1837 - 1913
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,068
Bryan Fuller
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,069
Grace Ogot
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,070
Lena Andersson
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 7,071
Dea Loher
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 7,072
Matt Haig
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 7,073

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Irshad Manji ranks 773. Before her are Radka Denemarková, Deon Hemmings, Dave Abbruzzese, Grant Shapps, Ric Roman Waugh, and Charlotte Coleman. After her are Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea, Lisa Loeb, Patrick Sylvestre, Attila Repka, Thompson Oliha, and Alessandro Puccini.

Others Born in 1968

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Radka Denemarková
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 767
Deon Hemmings
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 768
Dave Abbruzzese
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 769
Grant Shapps
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 770
Ric Roman Waugh
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 771
Charlotte Coleman
ACTOR
1968 - 2001
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 772
Irshad Manji
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 773
Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 774
Lisa Loeb
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 775
Patrick Sylvestre
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 776
Attila Repka
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 777
Thompson Oliha
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2013
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 778
Alessandro Puccini
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 779

In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Irshad Manji ranks 31 out of 55. Before her are Leo Rwabwogo (1949), Lee Jun-ho (null), John Mugabi (1960), Amama Mbabazi (1949), Gita Ramjee (1956), and David Kato (1964). After her are Davis Kamoga (1968), Stephen Kiprotich (1989), Pione Sisto (1995), Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922), Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (1984), and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (1970).

Others born in Uganda

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Leo Rwabwogo
BOXER
1949 - 2009
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 25
Lee Jun-ho
ATHLETE
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 26
John Mugabi
BOXER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 27
Amama Mbabazi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 28
Gita Ramjee
BIOLOGIST
1956 - 2020
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 29
David Kato
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - 2011
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 30
Irshad Manji
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 31
Davis Kamoga
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 32
Stephen Kiprotich
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 33
Pione Sisto
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 34
Benedicto Kiwanuka
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1972
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 35
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 36
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 37