MDI Comment: It is common to hear in Islamophobic and Hindu Ultra-Nationalist discourse, the myth that Hindus were massacred and thousands of temples destroyed by Muslim rule in India. However, some of the foremost scholars of Indian history have examined the sources and they skillfully debunk the myth. […]
MDI Comment: Glenn Greenwald wades into the debate on the causes of terrorism with citations of academics, political analysts and former members of the intelligence services. Glen highlights how politicians deflect the debate away from Western foreign policy, and instead blame ‘ideology’ as the cause for terrorism to absolve […]
The video of the debate ‘Is Humanity Better Off Without Religion?’ is now up. The event originally took place on the 9th December, 2015 at the University of Sussex, UK, and was organised by members of Sussex University Student Union. Speakers: The event featured Dr Jon Mitchel, a Reader in […]
On 16th November 2015, a few days after the Paris Terror attack, MDI’s Abdullah al Andalusi was invited to speak on a BBC radio program to provide my opinions and counterpoint my fellow guests, Douglas Murray (Henry Jackson Society, and author of ‘Neoconservatism: Why we need it’) and […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 