Asra Nomani

Aug 2011

Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award

Society of Professional Journalists

Asra Nomani and Barbara Feinman Todd were nominated by their students for their team leadership in the Pearl Project, an investigative, hands-on course for Georgetown undergraduate and graduate students to uncover the truth behind the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Nomani and Feinman Todd are praised by students for their dedication not only to fine journalism, but for igniting “a passion within us to pursue truth and justice.”

Jun 2011

Distinguished Service Award

Society of Professional Journalists, Washington, D.C., Chapter

SPJ D.C. Pro chapter presented its 2011 Distinguished Service Award to Barbara Feinman Todd and Asra Nomani of Georgetown University, co-founders of the Pearl Project.

Mar 2008

Eberly College Alumni Recognition Award

West Virginia University

The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences established this recognition program to acknowledge and celebrate living Eberly College alumni who are making important contributions in their community and within their professions. The award seeks to honor successful alumni for their professional and business life, their civic leadership and social welfare activities, and their intellectual and cultural pursuits.

Jan 2007

Best Practices in Teaching of Gathering Information

Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication

Barbara Feinman Todd and Asra Nomani won first place for their teaching of the Pearl Project, a faculty-student investigation into the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Nov 2006

11th Annual Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award

Interfaith Alliance

Asra Nomani received the prestigious 11th Annual Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award from the Interfaith Alliance for her work on the Pearl Project.

Sep 2005

Courage Award

Al-Fatiha Foundation

Al-Fatiha is a US-based organization that describes itself as dedicated to supporting and empowering queer Muslims. It sponsored a conference, with the theme, “Sexism, Misogyny and Gender Oppression: Breaking Down the Systems of Patriarchy,” at which it hosted mixed-gender prayers and keynote talks by Dr. Amina Wadud and Ms. Asra Q. Nomani, gender-rights activists in the U.S.

Al-Fatiha presented awards to Dr. Wadud and Ms. Nomani for the bravery, courage and valor in struggling to gain gender rights and gender equity for Muslim women. Both women welcomed the gesture and hoped for future collaboration between the LGBTIQ Muslim community and the Muslim women’s rights movement in the U.S. and abroad.