Does Culture oppose Islam? Or is the word “Culture” itself, suspect? In the video of an event at Toronto University (Mississauga), I spoke about the mental split in the Muslim psyche between Culture on one end, and “religion” (Islam) on… Read More ›
Muslims living in the West
Taking the Middle Way: How Muslims should navigate Western society polarised between Right and Left Wing
The lecture will be about the confusion facing people in both the West, including Muslims residing there, about how to navigating the competing ideologies of the “right-wing” and “left-wing” factions. I present the origins of this “scale”, and how the… Read More ›
Video: Culture vs Islam: What UnIslamic Cultural Practices exist amongst Muslims and why? (Al-Noor Mosque, St.Catherines, Canada)
The first video of one of my speaking events during my 2019 Winter lecture tour to Canada is now online alhamdulillah. The event, filmed on 28th January 2019, at Al Noor Masjid, in St.Catherines, Ontario, Canada, featured a presentation on… Read More ›
Embracing The Muslim Community: The Revert Experience
On the 1st February 2018, I gave a presentation on the Revert experience of embracing the Muslim community, at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Event Description: Lauren Booth, Yusuf Brookhouse and Abdullah al Andalusi… Read More ›
Are Some Counter-Terrorism Policies Causing Islamophobia? My Lecture at Surrey University
Below is the video of the lecture I presented on ‘Islamophobia & Counter-Terrorism’ at the University of Surrey, on Friday 9th December 2016. The event was organised by the University of Surrey Student Union, Islamic Society. In this lecture I discuss the… Read More ›
How and Why The West Misunderstands Islam (Abdullah al Andalusi, Bath University)
The video of my lecture on ‘How and Why the West Misunderstands Islam’, presented at the University of Bath on 4th April 2017 can be seen below. The lecture discusses how the Western Civilisation arose as a distinct civilisation from… Read More ›
TV: The arrest of Anjem Choudary, the fight against ISIS, and Anti-Terror measures against the Muslim community in the West (The Report, Islam Channel)
I appeared on Islam Channel (UK) on ‘The Report’ discussing these above topics with Julian Richards, Senior Lecturer in Security Studies, Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, University of Buckingham, Dr Wafik Moustafa, advocate for Secularism in the Middle East,… Read More ›
The Muslim perspective towards the British Flag
A presentation I gave to at the London Naval Club in Mayfair, on the Muslim perspective towards the British Flag. It covers the Islamic view on Nationalism, symbols of national pride and more. Don’t miss the MP’s comments after my… Read More ›