Irshad Manji
1968
Irshad Manji was born in Uganda, the daughter of parents of Egyptian and Gujarati descent. In 1972, when Idi Amin exiled the Asians from Uganda, she moved with her family moved to just outside of Vancouver, Canada. She was educated at both a secular and an Islamic religious school, but was later expelled from the Islamist school for asking too many questions. She continued to study Islam through both self-directed reading and with Arabic tutors. She attended the University of British Columbia, and received a degree in the history of ideas. In 1990, she won the Governor General's Medal for top
