Writer, journalist and lecturer at New York University, Dr Arun Kundnani delivers a powerful rebuf to American media pundits on a TV panel discussion on CNN. He highlights that U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plan to ‘ban Muslims from entering the United States [of America]’ is partly already […]
Video excerpt of MDI’s Zara Faris refuting the claim that religion, or an interpretation of religion, leads to terrorism. She then discusses the REAL ideology that actually justifies terrorism in its name. [Video was an excerpt from the iERA organised debate ‘Is Islam the solution or cause of […]
On Friday 16th Oct 2015, Zara Faris was invited by the Islamic Education and Research Academy (iERA) to speak at a cross-panel debate on the criminalisation of Islam and tackling extremism in London entitled, ‘The Big Question: Is Islam The Cause Or Solution To Extremism?’ The panel was chaired […]
On Friday 12th June 2015, iERA held its second ‘Don’t Hate, Debate!’ event on the compatibility of Islam and British values.’ The panel of speakers on the day were: • Sajid Varda – (Chairperson) Islam Channel • Hamza Tzortzis – Head of Education and Research at iERA • […]
MDI Comment: This interesting article by two professors of Political philosophy and history, describes how the current condition of the Muslim world and the regimes that preside over it are the direct creation of Western colonialism and the ideas coming from the Western enlightenment about governance and rule, […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 