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 different languages on Wikipedia. Irshad Manji is the 7,006th most popular writer (down from 6,934th in 2019), 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 7,006 out of 7,302. Before her are Emma Donoghue, Jasodhara Bagchi, Dima Khatib, Joumana Haddad, Marcel Beyer, and Ken MacLeod. After her are Joaquin Miller, Bryan Fuller, Grace Ogot, Lena Andersson, Matt Haig, and Léonora Miano.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Emma Donoghue
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 7,000
Jasodhara Bagchi
1937 - 2015
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,001
Dima Khatib
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,002
Joumana Haddad
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,003
Marcel Beyer
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,004
Ken MacLeod
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 7,005
Irshad Manji
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,006
Joaquin Miller
1837 - 1913
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,007
Bryan Fuller
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,008
Grace Ogot
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,009
Lena Andersson
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 7,010
Matt Haig
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 7,011
Léonora Miano
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 7,012

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Irshad Manji ranks 706. Before her are Alex James, Radka Denemarková, Deon Hemmings, Dave Abbruzzese, Grant Shapps, 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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Alex James
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 700
Radka Denemarková
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 701
Deon Hemmings
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 702
Dave Abbruzzese
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 703
Grant Shapps
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 704
Charlotte Coleman
ACTOR
1968 - 2001
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 705
Irshad Manji
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 706
Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 707
Lisa Loeb
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 708
Patrick Sylvestre
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 709
Attila Repka
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 710
Thompson Oliha
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2013
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 711
Alessandro Puccini
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 712

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