Asra Nomani
| Asra Nomani | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Asra Quratulain Nomani 1965 (age 51–52) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University (BA), American University (MA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Liberal Muslim activism |
| Home town | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Children | Shibli Daneel Nomani |
| Parent(s) | Zafar Nomani |
| Relatives | Shibli Nomani |
| Website | asranomani |
Asra Quratulain Nomani (born 1965) is an India-born American activist and writer who taught journalism at Georgetown University. She is co-director of the Pearl Project, a faculty-student, investigative-reporting project into the kidnapping and murder of her former colleague, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Nomani is the author of two books: Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam and Tantrika: Traveling the Road of Divine Love. Articles include: "Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Bedroom", the "Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Mosque", and "99 Precepts for Opening Hearts, Minds and Doors in the Muslim World".
Her story forms part of the documentary The Mosque in Morgantown, aired nationwide on PBS as part of the series America at a Crossroads.
Nomani was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. When she was four years old, she moved to the United States with her older brother to join their parents in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Her father, Zafar Nomani, was earning a Ph.D. at Rutgers University. When Nomani was ten, her family moved to Morgantown, West Virginia, where her father became an assistant professor of nutrition. Her father (cited as M.Z.A. Nomani) published studies on the health effects of fasting during Ramadan and also helped organize mosques in both New Jersey and West Virginia. In her books Tantrika and Standing Alone in Mecca, Nomani states that she is descended from the contemporary Muslim scholar Shibli Nomani, who is known for having written a biography of Muhammad. Nomani received her B.A. in Liberal Studies from West Virginia University in 1986 and M.A. from American University in International Communications in 1990.
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