MDI is pleased to announce a new course by MDI’s Abdullah al Andalusi for Al-Balagh Academy. Students will understand and learn the often surprising historical origins of all the major Western philosophical, moral, cultural and political ideas and ‘isms’ pervading the world today. Learn how to engage them […]
Simulation Hypothesis is the idea that this world is just a computer simulation created by other organisms beyond our universe. There have been similar existentialist thought experiments for a long time – Descartes’ meditations, Harman’s “brains in a vat” scenario (popularized by Putnam) – but the “simulation hypothesis” […]
Was the Prophet Muhammad (s) a feminist? Is Islam a feminist religion? In 2017, Merriam-Webster declared feminism to be the “Word of the Year”.[1] 2017 was the year of the Women’s March, which was the largest single-day protest in American history.[2] The march was co-chaired by Linda Sarsour, […]
إن الحمد لله نحمده ونستعينه ، ونعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسنا ومن سيئات أعمالنا من يهده الله فلا مضل ومن يضلل فلا هادي له ، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وأصحابه وسلم […]
You are having a beautiful stroll through the park, when suddenly, you recognize your colleague from school — Andrew Boutros. “Isn’t the weather lovely today,” you remark, to which he replies, “Islam is a cult, the Quran is violent, and Muhammad was a warlord.” This is a very […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 