MDI is proud to announce that the video is now up on the debate held at the University of Southampton, between two British feminist activists, and MDI’s Zara Faris, on the motion/question of “Is it wrong not to identify as feminist?”. The event was hosted by the Southampton […]
On 24th February 2018, at Cheadle Mosque [Manchester, UK], MDI speaker Zara Faris delivered a fascinating lecture on the importance of reviving the Prophet’s [saaw] legacy and Muslim women’s relationship with the mosque. In the lecture, Zara discusses the Islamic viewpoint on women attending mosques from the time […]
The #MeToo campaign, secular liberalism, and the problem of sexual harassment I was not going to write about the #MeToo campaign. The hashtag at first seemed to bring catharsis for some women and men speaking about their sexual harassment traumas openly (although reliving trauma on social media was […]
Have you ever wondered whether Islam and feminism are compatible? Or are they inherently irreconcilable? Is there superior rights for women in Islam, or those the Western originated ideas of Feminism provide the answers? Watch the thought-provoking discussion below that took place on 19th of February in London, at the […]
The indefatigable MDI Speaker, Zara Faris is to do another debate on Feminism. This time at UCL (University of London) on the topic ‘This House believes Slutwalks Harms Feminism’. What’s ‘Slutwalks’ you say? Well…its a complicated internal debate amongst Feminists – with Feminists on one side advocating protests […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 