Don't label me : an incredible conversation for divided times

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Manji, Irshad author.

ISBN:

9781250157980

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Physical Description:

xv, 302 pages ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Can we talk? -- "Straight white male" -- "Muslim refugee" -- What change means -- A new identity -- Why (and how) to not be offended -- Rethinking power and privilege -- Rethinking multiculturalism -- Rethinking courage -- The lessons of Lily.

Subject Term:

Toleration -- United States.

Multiculturalism -- United States.

Discrimination -- United States.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Race relations.

Summary:

America's founding genius is diversity of thought. Which is why social justice activists won't win by labeling those who disagree with them. At a time when minorities are fast becoming the majority, a truly new America requires a new way to tribe out. Enter Irshad Manji and her dog, Lily. Raised to believe that dogs are evil, Manji overcame her fear of the "other" to adopt Lily. She got more than she bargained for. Defying her labels as an old, blind dog, Lily engages Manji in a taboo-busting conversation about identity, power, and politics. They're feisty. They're funny. And in working through their challenges to one another, they reveal how to open the hearts of opponents for the sake of enduring progress. Readers who crave concrete tips will be delighted. Studded with insights from epigenetics and epistemology, layered with the lessons of Bruce Lee, Ben Franklin, and Audre Lorde, punctuated with stories about Manji's own experiences as a refugee from Africa, a Muslim immigrant to the U.S., and a professor of moral courage, Don't Label Me makes diversity great again.

Language Note:

TEXT IN ENGLISH.

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" Don't Label Me should be labeled as genius. It's an amazing book." - Chris Rock

A unique conversation about diversity, bigotry, and our common humanity, by the New York Times bestselling author, Oprah "Chutzpah" award-winner, and founder of the Moral Courage Project

In these United States, discord has hit emergency levels. Civility isn't the reason to repair our caustic chasms. Diversity is.

Don't Label Me shows that America's founding genius is diversity of thought. Which is why social justice activists won't win by labeling those who disagree with them. At a time when minorities are fast becoming the majority, a truly new America requires a new way to tribe out.

Enter Irshad Manji and her dog, Lily. Raised to believe that dogs are evil, Manji overcame her fear of the "other" to adopt Lily. She got more than she bargained for. Defying her labels as an old, blind dog, Lily engages Manji in a taboo-busting conversation about identity, power, and politics. They're feisty. They're funny. And in working through their challenges to one another, they reveal how to open the hearts of opponents for the sake of enduring progress. Readers who crave concrete tips will be delighted.

Studded with insights from epigenetics and epistemology, layered with the lessons of Bruce Lee, Ben Franklin, and Audre Lorde, punctuated with stories about Manji's own experiences as a refugee from Africa, a Muslim immigrant to the U.S., and a professor of moral courage, Don't Label Me makes diversity great again.

Author Notes

Recipient of Oprah Winfrey's first Chutzpah Award for boldness, Irshad Manji is the founder of Moral Courage College, which teaches people how to do the right thing in the face of fear. She is also the Director for Courage, Curiosity, and Character at Let Grow, a nonprofit promoting independence and resilience in kids. A prize-winning professor, Manji currently lectures with Oxford University's Initiative for Global Ethics and Human Rights.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Manji (The Trouble with Islam Today) urges tolerance and openminded rapport via an imagined dialogue with her dog, Lily. The construct is unusual, but in practice it is basically the Socratic method: Lily asks questions and plays devil's advocate, providing counterarguments that allow Manji to respond to potential critics, the reader included. Starting with the premise that the recent resurgence of white nationalist sentiment is a symptom of backlash against movements in favor of diversity and multiculturalism, Manji argues that, rather than vilifying individuals who disagree with liberal ideas, progressives must set aside tribal differences and open a dialogue with conservatives and moderates (lest, the implication goes, they become radicalized by rightwing extremists). Manji illustrates her point with personal experiences, notably of her close relationship with Jim, an Obamabashing Republican father figure, who happened to introduce her to her nowwife. She also provides a thoughtprovoking model of civil discourse in a story about a black woman and a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans learning from each other's views on the legacy of the Confederate flag. Manji's plea for unity is laudable and wellarticulated. Those seeking a levelheaded approach to reaching common ground will find Manji and Lily's conversation instructive. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Labels are good things if one is searching for spices in a kitchen cabinet or looking for a T-shirt that fits. When it comes to people, however, labels can often provoke a journey that veers way off course from any original intentions. Manji is no stranger to labels. Born in Uganda, residing in Canada, Manji brings a fresh voice to the interpretation of Islam. She's an educator and philosopher, author and advocate, a Muslim and a lesbian. Pick one label, she might say, or, better yet, pick them all. In an era when all politics are both personal and global, labels are too quickly affixed to both include and exclude along religious, gender, political, and economic lines. Although Manji ponders such deeply divisive subjects as Black Lives Matter and homophobia through the slightly precious construct of talking to her deceased dog, Lily, it is nonetheless an apt device for the larger conversations she champions in the hope that society can evolve to bridge its divides and abandon its labels.--Carol Haggas Copyright 2019 Booklist

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