Get Involved

Irshad is pioneering efforts throughout the world to promote Muslim reform and moral courage. To join her mission, first get informed about all that she's doing. Click the items below. On each page, we'll give you ideas for concrete actions you can take to support Irshad's work.

Ijtihad (pronounced "ij-tee-had") is Islam's own tradition of critical thinking, debate and dissent. Project Ijtihad is the international charitable initiative Irshad has founded to promote a positive vision of Islam - embracing diversity of choices, expression and spirituality. Click here to learn more about how you can support this global effort to build the world's largest network of reform-minded Muslims and non-Muslim allies.

Irshad is Founder and Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. Inspired by Irshad's work as a Muslim reformer, the Moral Courage Project teaches young people to speak truth to power within their own communities. Agents of moral courage understand that "courage is not the absence of fear - courage is the realization that some things are more important than fear." Click here to learn more.

Irshad is a Senior Fellow with the European Foundation for Democracy. The European Foundation for Democracy takes action to support universal human rights, freedom of conscience, individual liberty and pluralism of peaceful ideas. Irshad's work with the European Foundation for Democracy places her at the center of the European political arena. Click here to learn about the EFD's multilateral approach to the protection of democracy, freedom and equity.

To inform yourself regularly about the mission for Muslim reform and moral courage, there are a few easy things you can do right now:

* Sign up for Irshad's e-newsletter;

* Read her recent newsletters so you've got context for what she's doing now;

*  Add Irshad as your friend on MySpace and join the conversation on her official profile;

* Visit IrshadManjiTV every few weeks for interviews about the latest news, and -

* Blog about Irshad, then send us the link to what you've written. Also, remember to add Irshad's RSS feed to your own blog. Who knows, you might end up on Irshad's media page!