On Thursday 2nd July 2015, the UK Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, called for the UK’s armed forces to bomb ISIS in Syria (and not just Iraq) as a reaction to the attack against British tourists in Tunisia. On 2nd July 2015,… Read More ›
DEBATES
UK DEBATE: How Free Is Speech? (iERA, 13th February 2015)
‘The Big Question: How Free Is Speech?’ A debate looking at the limits of Free Speech in the West, should freedom to insult Religion be allowed, while Freedom to criticise Western values be prohibited? This debate took place on Friday… Read More ›
BBC TV DEBATE: Has Human Rights Law achieved more for Humanity than Religion? [The Big Questions, 10.05.15]
On the 10th May 2015, the BBC broadcast a pre-recorded program, ‘The Big Questions’ celebrating 800 years of the Magna Carta (an agreement between wealthy Barons and the English Monarchy, to limit his powers). The program’s title for discussion was… Read More ›
Cambridge Debate: Is the West to Blame of Islamic Extremism (Terrorism)?
On the 23rd April 2015, the prestigious Cambridge Union, at Cambridge University debated the motion ‘This House Believes the West is the Blame for Islamic Extremism (Terrorism)’. The debate motion had three speakers in proposition of the motion, and three… Read More ›
Public Debate: Should we regret the republishing of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons? [University of Manchester]
Watch the video of an amazing and shocking Charlie Hebdo debate that was held on 12th February 2015, at the University of Manchester, hosted by the Manchester Debating Union, is now up online to watch. The debate was shocking, not just… Read More ›
Video: BBC 1 ‘Big Questions’: British Muslims & Apostates, Is UK culture hostile to men, and is there a stigma against stay-at-home mothers?
Video of the BBC 1 ‘Big Questions’ episode on: British Muslims & Apostates, Is UK culture hostile to men, and is there a stigma against stay-at-home mothers? I commented on the other two questions in their respective segments. However, if… Read More ›
LBC RADIO DEBATE: Charlie Hebdo and ‘Free Speech’ – Abdullah al Andalusi vs Brendan O’Neill
The Audio is now out of the debate on LBC Radio between Abdullah al Andalusi and Brendan O’Neill (Spiked Magazine and columnist for the Daily Telegraph news paper) on ‘Free Speech’ & Charlie Hebdo. The show was broadcast live on 13th January 2015,… Read More ›
Levant TV Debate: “Charlie Hebdo – A Christian-Jewish-Muslim debate on Terrorism and Sharia in Europe”
The Christian gentleman (William Spring) had agreed with a lot of what I had said, but attempted to chime in on Christianity being more peaceful than Islam. Anjem Choudary attempted to befuddle the conversation and was strongly rebuked by me,… Read More ›
BBC RADIO DEBATE: Abdullah al Andalusi debates Jodie Ginsberg (CEO Index on Censorship) on Charlie Hebdo & ‘Free Speech’
My debate on Free Speech and Charlie Hebdo on the BBC World Service Radio program ‘World Update’ is available to watch below. I debate Jodie Ginsberg of the Index on Censorship and the host, Dan Damon. They typically wheel in… Read More ›
BBC RADIO DEBATE: Abdullah al Andalusi debates Nicky Campbell on Charlie Hebdo & ‘Free Speech’
Host Nicky Campbell alongside guest Jodie Ginsberg (CEO of Index on Censorship) debates Abdullah al Andalusi on so-called ‘Freedom of Speech’ in the West, and the Charlie Hebdo cartoons. I raised the point of Western double standards when it came… Read More ›
