publication date: Friday, January 9, 2004 (part of Round XXI)

category: Activism

clue: Islam meets feminism.

explanation: Manji was at the forefront of a movement to modernize Islam with Western & feminist priniciples. more…

solved by: Steve West, David Mitzman, and Anthony Lewis

trivia: The image came from the cover of Manji's book The Trouble with Islam: A Wake-Up Call for Honesty and Change (Canadian edition).


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