Dismantling ISIS
Delivered 2016. Reasons why ISIS goes against everything Islam teaches, using Quranic evidence
Read moreEmpathy
Delivered 2017. The importance of empathy, and how a lack of empathy can be damaging for groups of people and wider society. Examples of empathy in nature.
Read moreExamples of Inspiring Women
Delivered 2015. Specific examples of inspiring and respected women from the time of the Prophet PBUH. Also notes on Quranic accounts of Eve and the Queen of Sheba.
Read moreHajj
Delivered 2016. Personal reflections on Hajj, and the impact it has on your life.
Read moreHow Anti-Radicalisation can Backfire
Delivered 2015. Talking about Ahmed Mohamed, a 14 year old who was reported by his school when a teacher mistook a homemade clock for a bomb
Read moreHow It Feels To Be a Muslim In a Hostile World
or 'Synecdoche'. Delivered 2018. Personal reflections on what it is to be a Muslim woman in society, and how society treats minorities . Inspired by 'This is Not a Humanising Poem' by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Read moreI’m Bored of Stereotypes
Delivered 2018. A discussion of how Muslim women are oppressed by Western society far more than from inside Islam, based around a Tedx talk by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Read moreThe Importance of Thinking and Knowledge in Islam
Delivered 2018. The importance of learning and seeking knowledge in Islam. Some of the ways God tells us to seek knowledge, and some of the things Muslims have done through history to gain and spread knowledge
Read moreIslam in the Media
Delivered 2015. Discussion of the portrayal of Islam in the media, prompted by the Chapel Hill shootings. Useful statistics and images.
Read moreIslam’s Election Manifesto
Delivered 2015. The imagined election manifesto an 'Islam Party' might put forward!
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