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

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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.”

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.” 

Aadil Naik

 

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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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 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?”

 

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” 

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”.

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

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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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”

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” 

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

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”