MDI’s Abdullah al Andalusi appeared on the BBC 1 ‘The Big Question’ program on Sunday 29th May 2016, to debate the selected question ‘Did Man Create God?’. The video is available to watch below. Guests: Francesca Stavrakopoulou, professor of ancient religion at Exeter; Elaine Storkey; theologian Tim Whitmarsh, professor […]
Public Debate: Should the UK Government ‘Counter-Extremism’ Program be Stopped? The University of Westminster Students’ Union hosted an event to educate students about the Prevent Strategy and the likely impact it will have on students and indeed wider society. Title: Should we promote or prevent PREVENT? Venue: University […]
MDI Canada’s Sadat Anwar debates the veteran Christian apologist Dr Tony Costa on the exciting title “The Bible or the Quran? Which one should we trust?”. The debate was originally held on 22nd April 2016 in the Light Presbyterian Church, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada . The full video of the […]
I debated against the motion that Muslim women need feminism on 6th April 2016 at the International Islamic University Malaysia, during the event “Mars vs. Venus”. Both men and women attended the debate and the audience was overwhelmingly in favour of the arguments I made against my opponent. […]
On Friday 26th February 2016, iERA held the public debate: ‘Does Islam Need A Reformation?’ The debate was chaired by journalist and broadcaster, Lauren Booth. The invited panel of speakers were: Zara Faris – MDI Tom Holland – Historian Safaruk Chowdhury – Theologian Theo Hobson – Journalist & Theologian […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 