Yesterday I attended a live TV “debate” on the (in)famous “The Big Questions” on BBC 1 to discuss two topics, one related to whether there should be some controls on Gambling, and another, on whether some *communities* (i.e. religious communities)… Read More ›
MEDIA APPEARANCES
الإلحاد والعنف.. كيف صنع ملحدون أهم مجازر العالم وحروبه؟ [Al-Jazeera, Midan]
Al-Jazeera, Midan, has taken one of my articles responding to a common anti-theist argument used by Atheists, namely that “no one kills in the name of Atheism”. This argument has been used by some Atheists to attempt to claim the… Read More ›
BBC Debate (The Big Questions): Should Terrorists get the oxygen of publicity? [17th March 2017]
I appeared on the BBC 1 ‘The Big Question’ program on Sunday 29th May 2016, to debate the selected question ‘Did Man Create God?’. The video is available to watch below. Guests: Francesca Stavrakopoulou, professor of ancient religion at Exeter; Elaine Storkey; theologian Tim Whitmarsh, professor of Greek culture at Cambridge; Rev Teresa Morgan, professor of Graeco-Roman […]
SKY NEWS DEBATE: Should Sharia ‘Courts’ [Councils] be Regulated by UK Government?
Sky News Debate – 2nd November 2016 Host: Kay Burley Guests: Gita Saghal, Secularist and Feminist campaigner, honorary associate of the National Secular Society, and Director of Centre for Secular Space Abdullah al Andalusi, international speaker and debater, and co-founder of… Read More ›
My article on the Orlando Shooting published by Middle East Eye
Last week, I submitted an article to MME on the cynical exploitation of the tragic events of the Orlando shooting by hate groups, political lobbies and ideological partisans, to blame the Muslim community for the actions of a notably American… Read More ›
BBC Debate (The Big Questions): Did Man Create God? [29th May 2016]
I appeared on the BBC 1 ‘The Big Question’ program on Sunday 29th May 2016, to debate the selected question ‘Did Man Create God?’. The video is available to watch below. Guests: Francesca Stavrakopoulou, professor of ancient religion at Exeter; Elaine Storkey;… Read More ›
‘Islam Needs a Restoration, not a Reformation’ My Article published in Middle East Eye
I was invited by the Middle East Eye online newspaper to submit an article on the current demand by Western politicians and pundits, for the ‘Reformation of Islam’. Please read and share widely. Article Excerpts: “The desire for the reformation… Read More ›
LBC Radio: ‘Is the Islamic Faith Extreme and Intolerant?’
On the 26th March 2016, I was invited to speak briefly on LBC Radio (UK), on the topic of whether Islam is extreme or intolerant. The show’s host wanted to be a little controversial and ask this question. To listen… Read More ›
LBC Radio Debate: Should Donald Trump be Banned from the UK? Charlie Wolf vs Abdullah al Andalusi
Topic: Should Donald Trump be banned from the UK like other (Muslim) ‘hate preachers’ that the UK has banned? Date: 31st December 2015 Host: John Stapleton Guests Charlie Wolf, U.S. British-based radio broadcaster, talk show host and writer for the (Daily)… Read More ›