Asra Nomani | |
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 Nomani at United States House Committee on Homeland Security in 2016 | |
| Born | Asra Quratulain Nomani June 7, 1965 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University (BA) American University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, professor |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Zafar Nomani |
Asra Quratulain Nomani (born June 7, 1965) is an Indian American journalist and author. Born in India to Muslim parents, she earned a BA from West Virginia University in liberal arts in 1986 and an MA from the American University in international communications in 1990. She subsequently worked as a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal with her colleague Daniel Pearl in Pakistan post-9/11. Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by Islamist terrorists while following an investigative lead. Nomani later became the co-director of the Pearl Project, a faculty-student investigative-reporting project which has looked into Pearl's murder.[1][2]
Nomani is the author of three books: Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam, Tantrika: Traveling the Road of Divine Love, and Woke Army, the Red-Green Alliance that is Destroying America's Freedom. Articles include: "Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Bedroom", the "Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Mosque", and "99 Precepts for Opening Hearts, Minds and Doors in the Muslim World". She has also written for The Washington Post and has been a returning guest on Real Time with Bill Maher. Her story forms part of the documentary The Mosque in Morgantown, aired nationwide on PBS as part of the series America at a Crossroads.[3][4][5]
She is currently a senior contributor to The Federalist. Nomani has described herself as an advocate of Islamic feminism and a critic of Islamism.[6]
- ^ "GU Class to Investigate Murder of WSJ Reporter". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ "Project Pearl: The Bravest Class in Town". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ "America at a Crossroads. The Mosque in Morgantown | PBS". PBS.
- ^ "Muslim writer embroiled in dispute at Morgantown mosque". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 10, 2004.
- ^ Sirohi, Seema (July 26, 2004). "US Muslim woman defies hardliners". BBC News.
- ^ Standing Alone in Mecca : A Pilgrimage into the Heart of Islam (2013)