Manji, Irshad
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.