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By-line: Elio Elia
Summary lead:
In an webinar done for Algonquin College journalism students, Irshad Manji delves into the necessity to speak with respect with those you may disagree with in order to promote collaborative discourse rather than division among ourselves.
Quote: “Rather than making sense of people, our brain slaps labels on them, making nonsense of people.”

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By:Mackenzie Carter

Summary Lead: Former journalist Irshad Manji, is training and certified a program for the reality and against us culture. She talks about diversity, powerful and powerless and equality.

Quote: " No one cares, until you care about them"

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Byline: Kyus Thompson

Lead: Bestselling author and human rights activist Irshad Manji, talks about what public institutions are doing during this pandemic and focused on talking about moral courage at the event “Messy times” which took place on February 18, 2021 online.

Quote: "Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the recognition that some things are more important than fear – and what’s more important to me is faith"

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By Rory Friend

To have meaningful conversations on hard issues we need to change our either-or mentality into one of both-and, says author Irshad Manji in a recent talk on diversity.

Quote: “ Humanity is steeped in an us vs them cultural dynamic”

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Today, Irshad Manji, who is an expert on diversity, spoke on the worlds polarizing events and offered solutions to creating the change that us humans need need more than ever.

Quote: "No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care."

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Byline: Hayley Tremblay

Summary Lead: An incredibly insightful and important discussion took place today at Algonquin College's first Inclusion Infusions Event where Irshad Manji, the author of Don't Label Me discussed how we, as people, can reframe our way of approaching conversations for a better tomorrow.

Quote: “…on the basis of mere labels, people believe they have to hate one another.”

You can stand your ground, all while seeking common ground.

Standing your ground is about what you believe, seeking common ground is about how you express what you believe.

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Byline: Stephane Gunner

Summary Lead: Founder and director of the Moral Courage Project and author of three books, Irshad Manji talks about tough diversity dilemmas and the moral courage approach to polarizing issues.

Quote: “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care about them“ by Ishrad Manji

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Byline: Sebastian Menendez

Summary Lead:  On Tuesday, September 28. Writer and educator Irshad Manji shares during a webinar her tactics to engage in conversations and how to become an active listener when there are conflicting points of view.

Quote: “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care”

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Byline: Matt Swallow

Summary Lead:

Irshad Manji, founder of Moral Courage, talked in a seminar today at Algonquin College to discuss diversity and changing from an “either/or” mentality to a “both/and” mentality.

Quote: “If you want to be heard, you first have to be willing to listen”

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Byline: Myriam Landreville
Summary lead: Former journalist Irshad Manji and Emily Roberts the student specialist at Algonquin college lead a webinar on diversity and inclusion aptly named Honest diversity: coffee with Irshad Manji.  The webinar which took place on September 28th at 10 h am was an honest conversation on how unity means listening to others without judgement even if we disagree with their viewpoints.

Quote: “If you want to be heard, you must first be willing to hear.” -Book quote from Don’t Label Me by Irshad Manji

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Byline: Leslie Bader

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Former speechwriter and journalist Irshad Manji, 53, showed Algonquin students on Tuesday  practical ways to stay engaged with people who hold views different from ours, and how to shift the current paradigm of “‘either-or’ to ‘both/and’”.

Quote: “We are pre-offended by labels”.

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Byline: Aurora McLaughlin

Summary Lead: In an increasingly polarized world, it can feel hard to have conversations across the political divide – but Irshad Manji respectfully disagrees. The former journalist and founder of the Moral Courage Project gave a webinar for Algonquin College students that encouraged empathy to find common ground in disagreements rather than furthering social and political divisions.

Quote: “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Irshad Manji quoting Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States.

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Byline: David Rotel

Summary Lead: On Tuesday September 28th, author Irshad Manji spoke to Algonquin College students via webinar about the importance of diversity and handling opposing opinions.

Quote: “All we do is go for payback, not progress”

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Byline: Evangeline Sanderson

Summary lead: Author and educator Irshad Manji teaches Algonquin students how to break forth from the “Us v. Them” mentality in an increasingly polarized world.

Quote: "You can stand your ground and at the same time, seek common ground."

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Byline: Griffin Waller

Summary Lead: Irshad Manji, an established author and advocate, shares a secret on combatting conflicting opinions using a Both/And mentality which allows for listening and understanding opposed to conflict and dispute, a key to understanding your adversaries.

Quotes: “Labels shouldn't be the finish line” and “Seek to understand, not win”.

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Byline: Jantina Huizenga

Summary Lead:
Diversity, equality, and inclusion are all being approached with an either/or mentality, which needs to be changed to a both/and lens mentality according to Irshad Manji, during a seminar Tuesday.

Quote: "We are pre-offended before we even allow one another to offend us."

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Byline: Keisha Rahoman

Summary Lead: Irshad Manji, creator of The Moral Courage Program, talks to Algonquin College students on the search for diversity and the missed learning opportunity it has become. Irshad shares communication skills for uncomfortable conversations in today’s emotionally charged climate, and stresses how now more than ever, we must learn to listen to and understand each other.

Quote: “If you want to be heard, you must first be willing to hear”

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Byline: Alex Rudoy

Summary Lead:
Listening without judgment, mutual respect, and searching for common ground, these principals for engaging in a meaningful conversation were presented today by Irshad Manji, author, and founder of the moral courage project in an Algonquin college webinar.

Quote: “Can we agree that we won’t judge the whole of who each other is based on this disagreement?”

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Byline:
Magan Carty

Summary Lead:
Replacing the Either/Or mentality that polarizes humanity with a Both/And lens is the heart of Irshad Manji's Moral Courage Project and the spine of her new book Don't Label Me.

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"The moment you enter an interaction simply to change the other person's mind, you are doomed."

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By-line: Kolbe Devaux

Summary Lead: Much of humanity is steeped in an Us Against Them mentality, but we are so much more than our labels have us believe, says Irshad Manji, founder of Moral Courage

Quote: “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.”

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Byline:

Aadil Naik

Summary Lead:

Polarisation and hate is a consequence of today’s hyper-emotional communication methods, but a more inclusive, tolerant and empathetic society is possible, says author Irshad Manji.

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“All we go for is payback, not progress.”

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Byline: Liam Fox

Summary lead: Irshad Manji is an educator, author, and speaker who spoke in a seminar to Algonquin College students about trying to understand those with different opinions than yourself, rather than labeling them.

Quote: “Rather than making sense of people, our brain slaps labels on them, making nonsense of people.”

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- Cameron Ryan

-  Algonquin College held a virtual lecture featuring author Irshad Manji, who spoke about diversity of thought and promoted a culture of listening and understanding.

- "Be like Water" - Irshad Manji

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By-line: Jordan Ehmke

Summary Lead: Labeling and being pre-offended is something people do more often than they think when entering conversations with people with different perspectives, according to Irshad Manji.

Quote: "Labels are dangerous and distorting", "Labels can be a starting point, but not a finish line", We are becoming pre-offended when starting conversations."

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By-line: Garrett Empey

Summary lead:

During a webinar that took place Tuesday, Irshad Manji (a moral activist), promoted a mindset of agility like water changing your approach, so as to make those who will not listen understand your beliefs.

Quote: “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much YOU care about them.”

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By-Line: Christian Fraser

Summary Lead: Irshad Manji is a diversity expert who is helping people go into discussions not with the intention to persuade but instead with a willingness to lead by listening.

Quote: “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.”

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By-line: Nathan Drescher

People need moral courage to communicate across ideological lines if we're to solve today's challenges, according to author Irshad Manji.

Quote: "We have to learn to listen. Technologies are designed to amp up our emotions. The real challenge is to tame our own egos."

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Byline: Bella Runza
Summary Lead: Irshad Manji teaches Algonquin College students to seek to understand those who disagree with you, not win, by shutting off your ego brain.
Quote: "You can stand your ground and at the same time, seek common ground. It sounds like a contradiction, but it's a paradox."