How Can You Possibly be a Muslim Feminist?

As part of the HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY® series, this book will answer another rhetorical question, How can you possibly be a Muslim Feminist? Ready to answer is Canadian journalist Raheel Raza. A native of Pakistan, she is all too aware of the current problems of women in the Islamic world. Raheel’s weapons against the misogynic barbarism in so many Islamic cultures are common sense, a dash of humor and the Qur’an itself.

Raheel Raza is President of The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow, an award winning journalist, public speaker & activist for human rights. She is the author of the book Their Jihad – Not My Jihad and is featured in the award-winning documentary Honor Diaries. Her newest book How Can You Possibly® be a Muslim Feminist? is coming out in November. She is recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for service to Canada. Raheel bridges the gap between East and West, promoting cultural and religious diversity for which she has appeared globally on International media, including on CNN and FOX News. Raheel has been invited to speak locally at places of worship, the private sector, the Justice Department, School Boards and government institutions. Internationally she has addressed audiences at Universities in USA including Harvard and Columbia, in UK at Oxford and Cambridge, other forums across Australia and Europe and the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. In her pursuit for human rights, Raheel is accredited with United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva through Centre for Inquiry (CFI). She has received many awards for her work on women’s equality including the City of Toronto’s Constance Hamilton award and the Urban Hero award. She is the first Muslim woman in Canada to lead mixed gender prayers. Raheel has made a documentary film called “Whose Sharia is it anyway?” dealing with the sharia debate in Ontario, Canada. She runs a Forum for Learning for youth to educate them about the dangers of radicalization and terrorism, and continues to write and speak about the subject. Raheel is Distinguished Senior Fellow with The Gatestone Institute. She also sits on the Advisory Board of The ACTV Foundation (The Alliance of Canadian Terror Victims). www.muslimsfacingtomorrow.com