OFSTED appealed the ruling, and on 13th October 2017, the UK court of appeal ruled that sex segregation at the Al-Hijrah school was illegal On 27th April 2016, the OFSTED Chief Inspector declared that sex segregation at mixed-schools ‘flouts the requirement to promote British values’ that would lead […]
The podcast hosts of the ‘Mad Mamluks’ talk to MDI’s Daniel Haqiqatjou about the Dad and Hijabi daughter viral photo, an intro to feminism, and rape culture epidemic.
LBC Radio Debate: ‘Should Muslim Police Women be allowed to wear the Burkha?’ On the 9th September 2016, it was reported that West Midlands Police Force (UK) would consider the option of allowing Muslim Police women to wear the ‘Burkha’. This generated some controversy, especially from right-wing news […]
Do Muslims Have a Problem with helping Blind People with Guide Dogs? After a overly reported incident in right-wing UK media about a Muslim cab driver who reportedly refused to drive a blind man with a Guide Dog. LBC’s Shelagh Fogarty interviews MDI’s Abdullah al Andalusi, asking him […]
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 […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 