A week ago I was in Malaysia, having been invited to deliver a series of lectures on Islam, women’s rights, and a critique of liberalism and feminism. The organisers, Wanita ISMA (an Islamic NGO), had hoped to supplement my tour by organising a panel discussion between me, ISMA, and […]
A friendly and frank discussion and debate upon the question as to whether Muslims should participate in Secular Democracy in the West.
The Daily Mail recently raised a furore over Maajid Nawaz’ (Co-Founder and Chair of the Quilliam Foundation, and Lib-Dem parliamentary candidate) session at a strip club, revealing footage in which he appeared to be repeatedly attempting to molest a dancer. As a self-professed ‘feminist’, many eyebrows were raised […]
Muslims believe that the Qur’an was revealed to mankind as clear guidance, based on an objective meaning – commands intended to be understood and applied by us. There cannot be unlimited interpretations of the Qur’an because, for the Qur’an to have any meaning, this necessitates discernment between things […]
MDI’s Zara Faris appears on TV discussing the topic ‘Does Islam need modernising? This features a discussion of whether reformation or revival is the way forward for Islam. The show looked at what are the external proponents of reformation, and how Muslims should revive their understanding of Islam […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 