for reform in op-eds in The New York Times and in several other publications and broadcasts. She was a friend and colleague of The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was staying with her in Karachi with his wife Mariane Pearl when he was abducted and later murdered by Islamic militants in January 2002. Nomani is portrayed by British actress Archie Panjabi in the film adaptation of Mariane Pearl's book A Mighty Heart. The Washington Post published a review, by Nomani, of the film in which Nomani argued: "...that Danny himself had been cut from his own story." Nomani is interviewed in a 2005 National Film Board of Canada documentary by Zarqa Nawaz about the efforts of North American Muslim women to be accepted in mosques, entitled Me and the Mosque. Impact and reception Regarding the Morgantown mosque issue, Pakistani-American lawyer Asma Gull Hasan, author of Why I Am a Muslim: An American Odyssey, expressed admiration for Nomani, while West Virginia University professor Gamal Fahmy, who claimed that many Muslims believe women should be “isolated as much as possible” to reduce sexual temptation, criticized her and questioned her motives. Others suggest Nomani's woman-led prayer in 2005 led to open discussion and debate about the role of women in Muslim society. Representatives of some Islamic organizations have criticized Nomani on the Morgantown mosque issue, in part because she has openly criticized commonly accepted practices in the American Muslim community, but also for not sufficiently interacting with longstanding Muslim communities. Works Books Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam (2005). (Published in India as Standing Alone in Mecca : A Pilgrimage into the Heart of Islam (2013)) Tantrika: Traveling the Road of Divine Love (2003). Articles "The Woman Who Went To the Front of the Mosque", The Washington Post, 5 June 2005 "A Gender Jihad For Islam's Future", The Washington Post, 6 November 2005 "As Muslim women, we actually ask you not to wear the hijab in the name of interfaith solidarity", The Washington Post, 21 December 2015 "I’m a Muslim, a woman and an immigrant. I voted for Trump", The Washington Post, 10 November 2016. Anthologies Because I Said So, References External links Official website Asra Nomani at Podchaser American newspaper reporters and correspondents American feminists American memoirists 1965 births Living people American women writers of Indian descent American women journalists American writers of Indian descent