Asra Quratulain Nomani is an Indian American journalist, author, and activist renowned for her advocacy for women's rights within Islam, her investigative reporting, and her role in Muslim reform movements. Born on June 7, 1965, in India to Muslim parents, she immigrated to the United States as a child. Nomani earned a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts from West Virginia University in 1986 and a Master of Arts in international communications from American University in 1990. She spent 15 years as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering significant international events including post-9/11 developments in Pakistan alongside colleague Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and murdered by Islamist terrorists in 2002. Following Pearl's death, she co-directed the Pearl Project at Georgetown University, an investigative journalism initiative that produced an award-winning 31,000-word report identifying the militant network responsible for his murder. Nomani is a co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement (founded in 2014) alongside Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, focusing on gender equality, human rights, secular governance, and opposition to extremism within Islam. She authored 'Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam' in 2005, detailing her personal experiences challenging patriarchal practices in mosques. Nomani has held academic roles, including as a visiting scholar in the practice of journalism at Georgetown University since 2007. She has provided commentary on major outlets including CNN, NPR, BBC, ABC News, and Al Jazeera. In 2016, she publicly supported Donald Trump, criticizing liberal approaches to Islam and immigration. More recently, she has investigated far-left networks behind protests, including anti-ICE demonstrations and pro-Maduro activities, and contributes to Fox News as a senior editor of investigations. She continues to work as an investigative reporter, private investigator, educator, and editor, contributing to discussions on Islam, feminism, and global security.