Abdullah al Andalusi was invited to speak at the UCL, University of London, to present and discuss the topic “Does Islam Need a Reformation?”. He made rational, historical, sociological, anthropological and political arguments against the most common excuses demanding a Secular Reformation of Islam, touted by Western governments, Atheists […]
On Friday 26th February 2016, iERA held the public debate: ‘Does Islam Need A Reformation?’ The debate was chaired by journalist and broadcaster, Lauren Booth. The invited panel of speakers were: Zara Faris – MDI Tom Holland – Historian Safaruk Chowdhury – Theologian Theo Hobson – Journalist & Theologian […]
According to staunch feminist Amina Wadud, she claims that ISIS is a “wake-up call” for Muslims who reject a reformation of Islam. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, a Feminist activist and legal anthropologist agrees with Amina, arguing that the existence of ISIS should *force* Muslims to “wake up” to the need […]
MDI’s Zara Faris appears on TV discussing the topic ‘Does Islam need modernising? This features a discussion of whether reformation or revival is the way forward for Islam. The show looked at what are the external proponents of reformation, and how Muslims should revive their understanding of Islam […]
Islam and Reformation: What is the way forward? 16th March 2012 School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) Can Islamic civilisation be revived? What are the solutions for the problems in the Muslim world? Does Islam need reformation? Should Muslims borrow from Western Political systems? What is the […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 