On 6th February 2016, MDI’s Abdullah al Andalusi presented a lecture at the University of Essex entitled ‘Jesus and Muhammed: Brothers in Faith?’, as part of a one day conference ‘Can we not live together?’ The lecture presentation presents the surprising, if not shocking similarities between Christianity and […]
In Part 1 we examined the basic arguments for God’s existence, the concept of the fitrah – otherwise known as ‘intuition’ – and how it works.[1] In this part we will elucidate the justification behind the intuition’s existence, how evidence is not always necessary, and how belief in […]
Topic: Should Donald Trump be banned from the UK like other (Muslim) ‘hate preachers’ that the UK has banned? Host: John Stapleton Guests Charlie Wolf, U.S. British-based radio broadcaster, talk show host and writer for the (Daily) Mail Online’s ‘Right Minds’ page. Abdullah al Andalusi, international speaker and debater, […]
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 […]
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