On the 23rd May 2013, the Oxford Union held a debate entitled ‘The House Believes Islam is a Religion of Peace’ between three speakers arguing for the motion, and three speakers arguing against the motion. The debate at Oxford Union was similar to a debate held at the Cambridge […]
A fortnight ago, representatives from UK mosques and Muslim community organisations were invited to attend an “engagement” meeting with Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats (LibDems) at London Central Mosque. From the invitation, it had sounded as though the event would be […]
On women: “In the theologically grounded tradition the priesthood passes through man. The woman has another function in Christianity, reflected in the figure of Mary. It is the figure that embraces society, the figure that contains it, the mother of the community. The woman has the gift of […]
Q: “If feminism is about female privilege, why are there male feminists, too?” A: If the BNP is racist, why does it have a Sikh member, too? If the EDL is Islamophobic, why does it have a Muslim member, too? Tokenism is the making of a perfunctory gesture […]
Originally posted on Zara Faris:
“Sexual harassment” in streets, transportation and places of work seems to be endemic to many societies, including London – 43% of female Londoners say they have been sexually harassed in London’s public spaces (YouGov). The legal recognition of sexual harassment in the work…
The Muslim Debate Initiative 