Intellectual Activist
I have another debate this month, (but this time in the UK), on ‘Islamic System vs Liberal Democracy: Which is more tolerant?, held at the university of Nottingham, on wednesday 26th February 2014, in the evening. I will be debating a member of the Nottingham Atheist, Humanist and […]
ISLAMIC TREATMENT OF WOMEN vs FEMINISM A review of the public Debate at the University of Dublin. On tuesday (18th Feb 2014) I attended a sensitive debate at University College Dublin (UCD) on ‘This House Believes Islam Treats Women Right’. This debate was co-hosted by the UCD Islamic […]
Demos Quarterly, Lead Essay, 17 January 2014 For the past generation a combination of economic and social liberalism has been intellectually and politically dominant. But, argues David Goodhart, something is stirring across party lines that wants to build on what is best in the two liberalisms while also attending […]
MDI’s Zara Faris has been invited to speak at an up and coming conference on contemporary women’s issues. Nottingham University Islamic Society have organised the conference: “Muslim Women of Today: Divided by Culture, United by Faith” View the trailer here: Discover how Eastern and Western cultures collide through […]
Thomas Hobbes (1588 – 1679 AD) is renowned in Western history as being the father of modern Western Political Philosophy. His seminal book ‘Leviathan’ established the foundational ideas and concepts for what would later be called Secularism and Liberalism. Hobbes argues that the purpose of government is exclusively […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 