Muslim Debate Initiative

Who We Are

The MDI is formed of members from the Muslim community with experience in public speaking, apologetics, polemics, research and community work.

Our speakers and researchers come from various academic backgrounds, and so bring a wealth and variety of research and experience in theological, philosophical, scientific, historiographical, jurisprudential and political fields of study.

Our Aims

MDI is here to support, encourage and promote debate that contrasts Islam against other intellectual and political discourses for the purpose of the pursuit of truth, intellectual scrutiny with respect, and the clarifying of an accurate understanding of other worldviews amongst people of different cultures, beliefs and political persuasions.

Welcome to the Muslim Debate Initiative.

DEBATE: Does Islam give human beings inviolable rights? Abdullah al Andalusi V Islamophobes/liberals

DEBATE: Is Muhammed prophesied in the Bible? Dr Michael Brown vs Zakir Hussain

A Critique of Neo-masculinity and Meninism (and wider Western identity politics)

Debate: DOES GOD EXIST? - Sadat Anwar vs. Charles Lehmann

Toronto Lecture: Culture vs Islam? How the word "Culture" today pushes Secularism

Срединный путь: как мусульманам ориентироваться в западном обществе, расколотом на правое и левое...

Lebanon Workshop: Concept of God in Islam - Answering doubts & Questions

Liberalism & Individualism: the true cause of doubts about religion and God - an Islamic RESPONSE

PANEL DEBATE: Islam & Nationalism (and Muslims in the West)

DOES GOD EXIST? & the Atheist arguments against - Abdullah al Andalusi, Surrey University

Münazara: İslam ve Reformasyon- İleri Giden Yol Şeriat mı, Seküler Liberalizm mi?

Culture vs Islam: What UnIslamic Cultural Practices exist amongst Muslims and why?

Muslim woman responds to feminists: "Why Should I Identify As Feminist?"

PUBLIC DEBATE: IS IT WRONG NOT TO IDENTIFY AS FEMINIST?

DEBATE: Do SlutWalks Harm Feminism?

DEBATE: SECULAR DEMOCRACY or ISLAM: Which One Has Better Solutions for Global Peace?

What is the TRUE cause of "Islamic Terrorism"? #EndTheLie

Pro-Democracy academic describes Islamic rule as "pre-Historic", then gets schooled

Feminist gets triggered by Muslim Woman speaker's speech, gets brilliant response

Dublin University Debate: Should Religion have any role in Politics?

DEBATE: Should State be Completely Separate from Religion? Nazir Afzal vs Abdullah al Andalusi

Reviving the Prophet's Legacy: Women & the Mosque (by Zara Faris)

Chatham House Debate: Should Religion be Separate from State?

Does God Permit Lying? (The TAQIYYAH DEBATE) - Sadat Anwar vs. Adrian Davis

Public Debate: The Bible & Quran - Comparing teachings and authenticity - Alex Kermali Vs Ijaz Ahmad

DEBATE: IS GOD EVIL? Literary & Historical Society, University College Dublin

Public Debate: 'Can you justify being Good without God?' (Monash Uni, Melbourne, Australia)

Do We Need God? by Abdullah al Andalusi, Leicester University

How Islam abolished pre-Islamic & Western colonial chattel slavery [Abdullah al Andalusi]

Islamic Spirituality: The Search for Meaning