'Hot with revolutionary  questions, anger and challenges' - The Independent

'Fearless and original' - The Times

'Manji has in no way abandoned her Muslim identity... What exactly [she] is refusing to do is simple: she refuses to accept that Islam is a stagnant and unchanging structure' - Friday Times (Pakistan)

Irshad Manji calls herself a Muslim refusenik. 'That doesn't mean I refuse to be a Muslim,' she writes, 'it simply means I refuse to join an army of automatons in the name of Allah.' These automatons, Manji argues, include many so-called moderate Muslims in the West. In blunt, provocative and deeply personal terms, she unearths the troubling cornerstones of Islam as it is widely practised today: tribal insularity, deep-seated anti-Semitism and an uncritical acceptance of the Quran as the final, and therefore superior, manifesto of God.

In this open letter to Muslims and non-muslims alike, Manji breaks the conspicuous silence that surrounds mainstream Islam with a series of pointed questions: 'Why are we all being held hostage by chat's happening between the Palestinians and the Israelis? Who is the real colinser of Muslims - America or Arabia? How can we read the Quran literally when it's so contradictory and ambiguous? Why are we squandering the talents of women, fully half of God's creation? Not one to be satisfied with merely criticising, Manji offers a practical vision of how Islam can undergo a reformation that empowers women, promotes respect for religious minorities and fosters a competition of ideas. Her vision revives Islam's lost tradition of independent thought.

The recipient of death threats as well as heartfelt support from her co-religionists, Manji travels througout the world with her challenge for both Muslims, and non-Muslims: dare to ask questions - out loud.