What is wrong with Islam today? | Head to Head
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- Is there really a problem with Islam today? Critics see Muslim women as downtrodden and sectarian conflict dominates the headlines, but for many Muslims this is a gross misrepresentation.
In this episode of Head to Head at the Oxford Union, Mehdi Hasan challenges controversial Canadian author Irshad Manji, writer of The Trouble with Islam Today and also Allah, Liberty and Love on the need to reform Islam, the notion of Ijtihad, the problem of Islamophobia and what Muslims need to own-up to.
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Kiling innocent people in the name of religion is NOT a religion it is criminal .
Reminds me of a country that goes to war in the name of Democracy. Nobody in the west says democracy is bad :/
@@danadam901There is no country that goes to war in the name of Democracy. There are a bunch of corporate warlords who have hijacked government with zero respect for the wishes of the public.
@Vorpex And the same people hijacked both
Najex The champion crime not criminal
Not a religion, more like a regime, abide or die,
You know a tree by it's fruits, not by it's roots...
Not by rotten fruits...
The roots are rotten. Thus the fruits are rotten too
Actually the root is rotten as well.
Mohammad did evil things. That is where it all started from.
Yes. And you will know everyone by their fruits. Joy, Peace, Love, Patience, Kindness, Meekness, Gentleness, Longsuffering. Christ like. The LOVE of JESUS.
@@imrulhasan1437 Christ like. Love, Peace, Joy, Patience, kindness, meekness, tenderness, gentleness, longsuffering. The Love of Jesus.
Muslim boys can marry other religions girls ... Bt musilm girls cannot ... ???
^ lol typical religious nutjob above me, that cant comprehend beyond the box he’s been put in
That’s false . No they can’t
who said it. Its a false statement. Muslim boys can't marry a non Muslim girl.
@M. Y. no you cannot.
@@AlAmin-ct6cn they can marry Jewish and Christian women.
I have noticed that the women given a stage to speak out, is always living in western countries, I feel that says alot.
Yeah but that’s not the fault of the religion ... it’s the fault of traditions/culture !
@@leilamajnoon4351 yeah i totally agree with you, i didn't mean it was the religion, i have no issues with Islam.
@@Carpediem617 oh okay sry I misunderstood
I feel it is a religius problem and I do.have a problem with Islam
@@leilamajnoon4351 But don't you think culture is influenced by religion too. If you see across Muslim world (Muslim majority countries) their culture is pretty much defined by religion.
"The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." George Orwell, 1984
“We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that this (the Quran) is the truth” [Fussilat 41:53]
@@NormaHernandez-pi3zp : LOL. Very well said. Love you girl.
@@MisterSolitude This.
Right?
The west with their immorality love comfortable lies.
@@sabrinadoang5899 You mean a women that hit puberty? You mean like how everyone else on the planet was marrying women right after they hit puberty? What about the rabbis that hated Muhammad? How old were their wives?
Your "loudness" on the topic is hilarious, as your ignorance is level 9000 and yet proudly display it as if it were an actual argument. That is what is Immoral, not a normal, organic (bilogy is thing y'know) action, that everyone else indulged in. Less than 100 years ago, people were marrying at 14...It's not far-fetched to say people 1400 years ago married when puberty hit as they saw it as a sign of adulthood! Which aligns with what we call SCIENCE.
Your argument manifested itself in early 1900's. Why didn't it come up during the 1300 years prior (rhetorical question)?
All of this Reminds me of a quote:
"[...] whereas the popular rationalist, even when he is philosophically the most ignorant of men, is all the more anxious to proclaim himself a rationalist, while at the same time he proudly adorns himself with the title of ‘free-thinker’, all unconscious of irony, for all the time he is but the slave of all the current prejudices of his period."
- René Guénon - The Reign of Quantity
Don't force religion' down someone's throat.
@nasima sultana atheism is not a religion. Nonetheless live life.
@nasima sultana how secularism forcing someone throat secularism means everyone can do whatever they want without hurting other , i guess u arent educated
@nasima sultana yeah she forgot they are worshipping and trying to be like a slave owning warlord mad maniac pedo prophet
Doing that is haram.
“There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the right path has become distinct from the wrong path.”
Islam is beautiful till it stays confined to deserts...
It should spread
@Aedin Ridmash no it doesn't.
Yes it does(I said this so u can sleep at night)
@@user-oo6vr1ky5f but it won't.
I go with the simple philosophy of my life is "Being A Human First". Culture, religion and racial identity is second phase of human identity.
quite profound.
Human and that’s us who said this colour should be exempt the big boss at the top to love to all
Once u become a human, u don't need a religion to guide u.
This is no hate , simply a qustion, where did we as humans get our sense of right and wrong ?
For me, and I would like to say every pious Muslim, being a Muslim is the most important and prominent part of our identity. But I respect your position.
If Islam was a religion of peace you would not have to justify that
Islam IS a religion of peace but people are flawed. And that's the basis of it all.
Islam is a religion of peace but when you impose a war on us , we have the right to defend ourselves .
And the west is sooooo peaceful. Killing more innocent civilians than all the terrorists put together. Hypocrisy of the highest order
Islam is not the best ☢️ religion ☢️.......
Because it is the ⚡ONLY⚡ religion.......
@@F-J. your religion is flawed. more than any human being could be.
Islam is not wrong but a lot of us Muslims don't even know about our religion and pretend to be PHDs in Islamic Studies. The problem is with the culture and illiteracy. In my country, things were booming before 79 but due to Afghan war, a lot of people were brainwashed for Afghan "Jihad", which gave us gun culture, sectarian war, drugs and sexism in return. After living so many years in dark age, things are finally once again improving. Hopefully we'll never face similar situation ever again.
Islam is not wrong you say? Tell me, what does Islam say should happen to a couple who happens to be gay and dares to be open about it?
We are Blessed 1. Where is the evidence that being a gay couple in love is "bad for you" as you say? What if they don't want your "education"? What do you do then?
2. I believe that being Muslim is truly bad for you. How would you like it if we in the West instated a policy to re-educate Muslims compelling you to no longer be Muslim?
WAB, you have it completely wrong and opposite, read something outside the Koran and you might learn something.
WAB, no, problem is you only read Koran and know nothing outside of it.
WEB! You are taught in the Koran to kill your so called unbelievers where you find them, abrogation brother, and we understand that, despite your deception.
Irshad Manji is feisty, she's got a lively mind. God bless and keep her...
Am from Africa!
Am educated, I know how to read!
But what i was taught in islam is far different from what i read!
Islam need to clear its image! People who don’t know how to read and those who have time to read, if they listen to the widely spread preachers of islam i ever heard they insight violence!
I remember the people who taught me that if you kill a non believer you go to heaven. And these people are still teaching! I can pin point them!
If you come up to talk about those people! Other people come up to protect these people thinking they are protecting the religion!
Every time you talk about that, it ends in argument!
They say you are racist and you are extremist! People need think
I know what you mean. People need education.
She is smart, if you don’t recognize the problem, you can’t solve it.
We definitely have identified the problem. Modernists and morals changing based on desires are the issue. Definitely needs to be fixed.
@@RobertOfStAlbans_
Your comments establish that the author is completely correct. You're one of the best proofs that problem lies within islam itself
@Orbite flow If you left because of a person, then you probably had a weaker personality. If saying the truth hurts you, that's your problem. Don't make life decisions based on people.
@@parthadas4686 Your comments establish that you're just as ignorant on the topic but have some inclination that you absolutely need to speak about it.
Lol I'm the "BEST" proof? You've also proven you really have nothing against anything. You're welcome to try again though.
@Orbite flowYikes! I misread. Meh, either way my statement stands. The fact that one of the reasons you left is because you get triggered by blunt truth is concerning.
The whole defensive approach of Mehdi is exactly what she is trying to address but the one who controls the situation is her absolute opponent.
Are u Muslim or ex Muslim?
Jesus was fantastic, mohammed was a killer
john....if mehdi wasnt defensive, irshad would not have been so articulate in what she wanted to convey.
@@MOON-ht7xk no no
@@steviejongh3265 how many people Muhammad sm killed as compared to west terrorist?
why there are no issues about hinduphobia, Buddhist phobia, christianphobia, jewphobia, etc. why we only have this islamphobia issue ??
Cause they kill thinking it will take them to so called paradise. That's sick. Killing in the name of religion
Actually there is hinduphobia in pakistan. Anti semetism in Europe. Buddhist phobia in China. Christian phobia in many places of Africa
@@rubaiyatdunno482 what do you mean Christian phobia in Africa when most are Christians?
Cause world hate islam
@@ans3825 really 🤔🤔🤔???
She is wiping the floor with these guys , love her...go after them...
💯💯💯 BEAUTIFUL BRILLIANT WOMEN
i dont understand how any openly gay person can follow any Abrahamic or monolithic religion which all explicitly denounce homosexuality.
So....a person who does mistakes cannot follow a religion? Such stupidity
LastRambo341
u believe being gay is mistake...?! i wont even entertain this topic.
+Jennai Shirow I believe homosexual acts are wrong but that is besides the point, you just dodged it
Jennai Shirow Reread my comment i don't think you understood my point
It is kinda stupid in way that if a gay person follow islam he ll be forced to give up his religion or be threated. The fact that many muslims want ban homosexuality sum up everything. Religion of pieces.
Canadian author Irshad Manji : reform Islam to resolve problem of Islamophobia
China : Okay
Underrated comment😂
Bhai Bhai 🤟
Islam cannot be "reformed", as it is "perfect" so says the Koran...
@@alexp3752 that's the truth
@@anjanikumar404 because all islamic countries need china and not other way around
So happy to see and hear such amazing challenging conversations!! We need to be okay being uncomfortable speaking about our roots the beliefs our sense of morality we’ve been brought up in. We need to continually educate ourselves and how our faith exposes or limits our experiences. I grew up in an Indian family with a father that is very old school he never let me learn how to swim because he was uncomfortable having me wear a bathing suit?!? I couldn’t fight back then but I’ve been through drag down fights to make my own re-interpretation of what culturally I think is acceptable and NOT my father. I’m not saying that I can’t learn from his experience but what I couldn’t swallow was that I was told something in the name of honour. Or me in a bathing suit brought shame on my family. Knowing how to swim is a life or death skill if ever needed. I’ve taken the good from
My teachings as a Hindu and not the limiting beliefs that just make no sense. I stand for truth. I love her and her beautiful mind. 👏👏😘🙏💖
Another Indian that thinks he got wisdom 😂
A lot of the points this young lady is making is true period
A big RESPECT for this woman. As a Christian it means a lot and shows that ISLAM IS NOT EVIL
@@zed8155 Do you believe Islam is not evil? No?
@@arabimerciful8361 No faith is evil only the naive would do bad things in the name of....
I've never seen Mehdi so defensive.... he is disagreeing with every point she makes. I guess this hit home
His role in the show is to oppose her views as it is a show in a form of debate where others can ask questions too when allowed
@@hasnaeatif4381 oppose the truth? Is that the role of the journalist?
Guess his religion 🙃
@@Gantsho opposite the guest. He has to debate the other oppinion and corner his guests
@@nuisancetoall6478 what does religion have to do with this? What an eye oppener!
The public is now well read about Islam we are no longer naive .
We're slowly getting there .. so many are so ignorant regarding the reality of the all encompassing ideology that is Islam..
Y'all are still misinformed haha try again
@@abuabdullah465 "y'all still misinformed " ?? Ha yeah you sound like you're really clued up talking like that.. one only has to spend some time researching islamic history to realise just what a barbaric brutal intolerant ideology it is..
@@isitwasit8756 then why is it that it's the fastest growing religion today? Take your biased opinion out of it and really research the true teachings of Islam. Don't just take someone's understanding or interpretation of what Islam is. That's a cowards way out. Easy way out. I'm not looking to offend anyone when i say this. Please don't take it the wrong way. Islam is the most misunderstood religion of today.
@@abuabdullah465
I don't listen to other opinions hence why when Islam across Europe started becoming more problematic ie murdering people in their hundreds using guns trucks knives bombs etc resulting in even blowing up nonmuslim children at a pop concert!! I decided to go educate myself.. Islamic history is soaked in blood through conquest complimented with a macabre grotesque brutality to spread it's message and dominance..islam has been spread by the sword and violence and not peace as only uninformed idiots who are as good as dhimmies already are led to believe.. the ottoman empire just one example of such grotesque action that any Armenian will show testament to that brutality.. only the uninformed ignorant will believe the " religion of peace" utter nonsense when in fact throughout history every country that has fallen to Islamic dominance has then become an undemocratic sexist homophobic intolerant anti semitic bully of others ... Islam designed by men for men to control women
Lots of comments finding Medhi antagonistic... that is the point. This show's format is framed as a debate, but as some others have said: the role of Medhi is not to simply nod his head and agree with his guests. Instead, he deliberately poses challenging or even frustrating questions, and in doing so, allows his guests to defend and elaborate on their positions in a more engaging and passionate way. I believe he essentially is voicing both his shrewd questions and observations from his own reading of their work, as well as posing questions based on having thoroughly reviewed outside critiques of the guest's writings. Whether the guest is prepared to handle this is up to them, but as we see with Irshad Manji and Mona Eltahawy, they are more than capable of holding their own. The audience is provoked, and left more capable to decide where their own conclusions lie. Moreso than if we simply watched a one-sided guest lecture or 'soft' interview that is just a sales pitch for their book.
If he had salient arguments, that would be fine. But he doesn't have legitimate points. He's only trying to twist her words against her, and change their meaning.
The phrase that sums up what you are trying to convey is ''devil's advocate''.
I don't buy your argument though that he is playing devil's advocate. I know him too well for him to be that generous in a very sensitive topic of this sort that makes many squirm when Irshad Manji lets out all the closely held secrets. Irshad is doing a fine job on her own and needs no devil's advocate to bring out her best. What Mehdi is doing is damage control, but Irshad is running circles around him.
Whats wrong with this guy...first deal with ur insecurities and then dare to debate logically rather than emotionally
the guy is so defensive and is getting bias
not surprising for a guy that believes in flying horses
@Moustafa just his tone...but plz you dont try to see that in it, becaz u dont want to drop ur identity and look for truth as a true seeker...so it would just be waste of effort
@@morgancash6575 flying horses? You do know that a lot of people who claim not to believe in God still believe in guardian angels and astrology.
@@missruthy8237 True, but people believe in many things. the truth is though if only one or a small number of people see angels then the answer is probably in the mind of the beholder. As for astrology merely vague predictions designed to take advantage of the vulnerable.
Both agreed that only specific people will do the jihad , of course , it takes only few to harm a thousand , but islam benifit the jihad .
For that you need to learn what Jihad is.
Jihad is derived from an Arabic word "jahada" which means to strive or struggle and jihad means to strive or struggle for Allah it does not mean holy war because the word holy war's translation to Arabic is "hijat ul baligha" which was used when first crusade war was started.
Secondly there are 4 types of jihad :
1) jihad bin nafs ( strive or struggle to tour own self means to stop yourself doing sins and bad stuff which could harm innocents) this type of jihad is considered as the most highest ranked Jihad
Then comes other jihad which includes jihad with pen and the last comes
4) jihad with sword (this is the least preferred jihad and it can not happen until the state approves of.
So before commenting something like this first get to know what jihad is.
Islam does not always talk about Jihad with sword.
Islam is a word which means Peace!
@@syedaarim972 "islam" means "from Arabic 'islām ‘submission’, from 'aslama‘submit (to God)’." It does not mean "peace".
The word is ijtihad not jahad
Your opinion is hi the answer
This woman is not subjective in her narrative, but advocates for what is right. I like her.
To the lady is Fed with propaganda s of Islam..
whether subjective or objectuve,, Islam is a false religion. what is the different ?
@@tankeepeng4426 that's your opinion..not a fact
Tan Keepeng are you dismissing what is right simply because it comes from a Muslim woman. Are you saying we don’t have to listen to people because they belong to a different culture or religion. Even what they say is factual and can work for us. God used prostitute to progress his own agenda of spying a city. As for you and I we wouldn’t have approved, it proves how small minded we are and God has been proven to right at all times.
@@tankeepeng4426 ... This is true for christianity, not Islam. U r cheating your own christians for 2,000 & more years. They r realising it pretty well & reverting to Islam.
What would Zakir Naik say to her " Sister, I am a medical Doctor"
As she is claiming to be a believer of Quran, there are many verse in Quran which directly conflicts with her propositions. This is will be a very easy win for Dr Zakir Naik.
@@adnan-sharif Islam needs ignorance to be practiced as it is, so its apparent that open minded and educated people conflict with Quran and haddith.
@@temesghenweldu981 Islam does not suggest to practice Ignorance. Are you suggesting to consider a person as open-minded who doesn't even want to seek/read experts' explanation?
😂😂😂😂
That medical fking doctor
is supporting the quranicc
verse 👉'the sperm comes
from backbones and ribs'.
Strong woman with strong and valid arguments.
Guys like Mehadi Hasan are real soldiers of Islam. I am an Indian, from Mumbai and also a Hindu . I have had many Muslim friends and a roommate for an year in Delhi, personally I have a very different perception of them. They have been none but helpful, peaceful or rather a to put it in 3 words "NORMAL HUMAN BIENGS" struggling the common problems in my country. Portraying Muslims as violent goes 100 % wrong with my stats. Yes they have been defamed by media, 9/11 in the United States and 26/11 in India have just added fuel to the same. I would like to ask my friends and everyone here reading my post, if you want to judge Muslims, judge by the Muslim people you meet in daily life and not draw conclusions based on what the media tell you to perceive.
aditya gupta nice words
aditya gupta I judge Mehdi partially by exactly what my Muslim friends tell me about him. They say he a faith defender that makes them all look bad and can't take any criticism as constructive. He doesn't help the Muslim image...nor do his hateful words about nonbelievers that he put on record years ago
Stark Raven very true, I do agree the fact that he can't take criticism. But I do appreciate his thoughts.
aditya gupta
You are spot on! Thank you for your kind message. I really hope that Allah grants you happiness in this life and most importantly the afterlife.
this is not just a lady...a courageous lady indeed!
A twisted lady who is trying to change Islam.. U dnt know nothing expect what's in her small hating brain
An educated lady way above you're tiny brain to see what she was saying made sense and that's why him the imam and you spit feathers when educated women speak have a good day 👍
Yes in a sense she is courageous because Islam does not allow freedom of speech especially from a woman but she's still lying read my post below
@Ismail KhanOfficial The problem with Islam is the people like you. You believe your way of living is the best. That is why people like you stopped thinking and degrading the whole Muslim community. people like you believe that a book has every truth. But I am sorry to say humans have a lot discover. No human is perfect. That is the truth.
@@goldfinga786able
I know everything cuz i am a muslim and she is 100 % right about everything
I envy so much people who are so intelligent, are convincing and make such great arguments. Truly I wish to grow up and be just like her.
Amazing how the ones trying to bring dialogue are taken as the ones instigating hate.
Hey man, are you hosting this interview or, are you debating this woman with your own truth? This woman is very truthful and sincere....
this lady is paid by big politicians to misinform people about islam, she's a complete sell out. don't believe what she says about a religion she has no idea about. you can't call yourself a muslim and be a lesbian at the same time.
Esther Horner it's supposed to be a debate, not an interview.
It's a debate....end of story
Hey women, head to head is a debate.
I think the host is also sincere. Yes, he's debating, that's the point of his interviews. And by doing so, he actually provoked many beautiful arguments from her. You can watch some other interviews he hosted, some of the interviewees were destroyed.
If Islam values life, why is the punishment for apostasy death?
It values Muslim life. That is all.
if you put it into context punishment for apostasy is applicable if the apostate speaks or does works against the cohesion of islamic society. If one chooses to leave islam then thats their perogative that doesn't mean he/she still isn't a creation of Allah to a muslim perspective so harming a person without just cause is not allowed
The revelation regarding the execution of apostates was revealed at a time when the enemy of islam in the days of its revelations deliberatly became muslims with the intention to apostate on the hope to demoralise the first muslims to leave this is when the revelation of execution of apostates was revealed so in that context i would only apply this law to corrupters who deliberately sabotage people's livelihoods for greed etc.
Todays many countrys execute traitors for selling secrets or putting their security at grave risk
anyone who leaves islam coz of no malice etc and genuinely does not understand or believe then my hope as a muslim is to hope he will see it to be truth later
peace
Is apostasy a just cause then?
Norvegan Light
We can...what? We can off with their head? No you cant because your politicians are afraid to be called Islamophobic, which was then exploited against your society.
if non-Islamic institutions value life , why do they execute or give life-sentence to those found guilty of treason?
She is totally right about so called “ experts “ - big doubt what and how they interpreted book if they did prevent nowadays Islamafobiya . Rather then brainwashed people and miss leading to old tribalism.
She is Amazing !!!! I want to read the Koran now ,it must be amazing to empower such a Lady!
Its so unprofessional when a journalist starts taking things personally.
I believe he is just being the devil's advocate , he is asking the most difficult questions and this actually makes her more credible after her answers
I think he was playing the devil's advocate and asking the difficult questions. This makes the lady s' point more credible when she answers them
I hate how you say that when the inspiration of irshads books are emotionally charged talking about her upbringing and father like her dad represents Islam. Don’t be so one-sided.
Uh oh Stinky
This is the problem with semi-educated people: they equate personal experiences from a Muslim to Islam.
The lady is right. Check the Quran yourself
Why in Muslim countries a debate like this is forbidden?
Allah knows best. Is Muslim countries ask no questions. That's why in majority Muslim countries they are behind i technology and many other thing.
Because she's lying and in Islamic countries lies and liars aren't tolerated like in the west.
She's on a personal crusade against Islam because she's gay and Islam doesn't allow it.
So she wants to change the religion to fit herself into it.
I don't mind that she's gay and I respect her if she is, but lying about Islam isn't tolerable.
Because Muslim countries hide her negative activity .........She don't say against Islam but many people hate her...
Ali Muslim
Have you read Quran? I am sure you haven't.
Because they're hiding something or unable to defend themselves.
I support freedom of speech, Freedom of religion, freedom from religion, freedom of choice & LGBTQ+ rights for all Malaysians/Humanity♥️🇲🇾🇺🇲🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦
I hope every muslim becomes like you❤️
The most enlightened Muslim woman I know... and risking her life to speak the truth
Enlightened, maybe, but the Islamic religion preaches subjugation of non-believers, and one form of unbelief is the creation or even the appreciation of a cartoon of the founder of Islam.. Violence is clearly preached in Islam and this lady is rather playing it soft by not proclaiming that the subjugation by violence or fear is taught in this religion.
@Ghost Hunter Christians are not taught to be violent, in fact Jesus says, "pray for those who persecute you"
Below are the surahs preaching violence
@Ghost Hunter there is nothing in christianity on what you are saying, sadiqi..
Have you confirmed the content of the violent surahs i showed you? Read it, ya sadiq, for your enlightenment..
Peace be to you, and may you despise the violent life taught in your holy book..
@@thebeliever8561 which surah’s mr.Enlightened one?
Sorry men shes not a muslim
Well done to Irshad standing her ground, Mehdi does a great job attacking western foreign policy when it comes to highlighting their cause in the problem of radical Islam, however he is very scared to give proper criticism to the issues within Islam itself.
Exactly what I thought. It sounded like Mehdi was trying to justify Muslim radical actions. Why would conflating facts about Islam and US foreign policy help to see the truth?!?
Mehdi sort of gives away his neurosis when he mentions his article about the problem of holocaust denial among Muslims, then laments the seedy right wing elements who praised the article. So what? If a KKK member agrees with a point I make, it doesn't mean our political views are in total alignment. There are enough politicians playing politics, journalists are supposed to focus on getting the facts out there so we can have an honest discussion.
DeWayne Benson That is not the point of the discussion... how many soldiers are committing suicide... can you give me a number ? do you have any idea how many people innocent people children died in middle east ? have you ever lost a son a mother a daughter ? Please listen to the interviews of wesley clark... supreme allied commander of nato.... for the west to kill millions and then assume there will be no blow back is naive to say the least...
Walt where are those weapons of mass destruction ? did they find them ? where are they ? and even if they have them it is non of your business? does america uk germany and a ton of other countries have no weapons no nukes? and even if they had them it gives YOU the right to kill innocent children women ? more than a million people...? who are you ? the police of the world ? and who was giving weapons to sadam in the first place ? people like you make me want to commit suicide with your ignorance. Did you see the weapons of mass destruction with your eyes ? were they shown to the world on CNN ? or are you making things up? give us the link which says weapons were found ...
Fahed Sayed
Well, the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and in Paris were clearly not related to US foreign politics. And they were committed by people that at least claim to be Muslim.
All I hope for is a serious discussion (by Muslims) about this type of violence and how to stop it.
Brave women speaking out like this
@Shubham Sagade my friend What about Muslim people truth is in this world who suffers is Muslim Iraq, China Somalia, soon Iran and so on
What an impressive woman!!! He is a typical journalist who talked over her when he was losing his arguments! She is the new face of a healthy Muslim religion
Look at his body language,
he is completely helpless.
Haha...well said! So called Eminem of Arab world Mehndi hasan got helpless and very slow in front of Irshan Manji.😀👍
Are you blind or stupid, he sits in the exact same manner in every debate that he undertakes.
@@MegaRamesh1982 Arab Eminem😂 that is poor
@@ubaidullahnabi9711 Probably both
The interviewer needs to stop interrupting.
He's almost interviewing himself.
Exactly.
It's a debate
The interviewer is a knowledgeable but also he is a dogmatic Muslim!
@@joshuabarrios2789 ohh, she is lying? Gonna cry?
The continual clipping out of her statements is frustrating.
Mehdi who is a muslim should not be the moderator in this topic.
NOT REALLY.THAT INDICATES HIS ARGUMENTS ARE ON SHAKY GROUND. A very useful indicator.
I just wanted to here both sides of the argument. Instead it was an interrogation meant to destroy here reputation.
@@tickmagnet7155,
Hear! HEAR!!!
@@tickmagnet7155 the show is called head to head. I assume Mehdi is the other side of the argument. As he said he agrees with her on most things but he doesn't like the generalities in which she speaks.
I agree with Irshad. Defending and justifying every Quranic verse at all costs is just intellectual dishonesty. Islam has a lot of positives but we also need to be honest about the negative and outdated parts of it.
Exactly. Such as death for Apostasy.
@@alexojideaguThere is no death for apostasy
"Intellectual dishonesty". Can you include ONE QURANIC verse that cannot be justified? I mean how ignorant are you. There is not a single verse that has a mistake. And all those who claim there are mistakes have been refuted countless amounts of times over and over.
@@thedictationofallah Death for Apostasy is literally sanctified in Sharia Law. How can you deny this? Every major scholar will tell you this. Although it's only for
people who declare it publicly and by the Ruler.
@@alexojideaguthe apostasy coming from bible
She's got courage.
She is a strong debater and extremely precise in her arguments. But how many people in the muslim world are prepared to hear anything other than what they already think..
Big yes: They are not prepared to face a prepared intelligent lady.
@@edgarrodriguez8973 She is just taking advantage of current social issues. Her arguments do not make sense and is only an emotional based.
@@kevinerose There are no 'current social issues'. There is a history and a culture in the making. Everything happening now, shapes the future.
@@el6178 and it is a continuous process.
the number is ZERO
And that Journalist; he surely took it personally..... the way he argues
you can also tell from his teary eyes when speaking.
@car ger As a woman I can tell you personally he is speaking the truth for us. Women in the religion are more devout than men AND most converts to Islam are women. We would be leaving in drones if it was so bad but it's the exact opposite with women joining in drones. Ofc you will blind yourself and look for the very extreme minority who agree with your stance so there's no point in me writing this. Good bye.
@@s.a.8548 I noticed men are more than likely to not follow their religion. Regardless of our faith.
Yeah he got defensive and angry like she mention when people find fault in Islam, they get defensive and islam 😂😂😂
@@s.a.8548 you are right.. i also find that women are more religious than men.. especially in islamic societies..
46:30 this idea of Islam is more needed in current world then blind following what others do without thinking logically.
Wow, watched several interviews, she's the only one who didn't embarrass herself
Huh?
I have had this discussion with many fundamentalists, both Christian and Muslim, and they all fail to understand a single concept. Morals are a dynamic set of rules that evolve in time, you simply can't create a static system of believes because we are constantly learning about the universe through science and empathy. If you were to ask my opinion on gay marriage in 1996, I would have probably told you it is wrong, simply because I was raised a catholic and did not know the facts really well, in time, I was exposed to scientific research about gay people and I spoke to some of them , this lead me to re-think my dogmatic views. Muslims need to move away from believes that are based on ignorance and prejudice, and evolve your culture in the same fashion the western world did. Western countries are still debating controversial subjects that crash with traditional views, but at least we moved away from burning cat-ladies just because they look like witches. There are voices within Islam that are calling for reform, we should give this people more room in the media to express their ideas and foster an environment of respectful debate and tolerance.
Yeah the western world did evolve from burning witches to carrying machine guns to the mall and shooting randomly at people.
One thing we learn from all this so called modernism is it just destroy everything. morality environment social values and culture and health .. . We need to return and embrace our spirituality our roots and abandon this madness of materialism.
Sylvester Conception aka conceicao Muslims can only implement their islamic law if the constituional body of that country implement it. secondly, the law is applied only to muslims and not to non muslims. forcing people to believe in islam is un islamic. so for you non muslims out there, try some reading and dont just watch people and based your judgement on those.
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Zatoichiable mmm I don't think most muslims have your views, some think infidels are to be killed, and I have heard them expressing those ideas very loudly, I must say. I hope the tolerant voices become mainstream and this whole polarization ends once and for all for the good of mankind.
The lady is a freethinker, and has handled herself in a remarkable way in a hostile interview.
Words mean nothing when your actions fairly shout.
Why do they keep yelling it is a religion of peace? How come no other religion in the world has the need to do this?
@@sthita-dhimuni8601 because it's not peace... so you need to try very hard to convince others it is peace
@@sthita-dhimuni8601 Because media doesnt attack and make bad propaganda against other religion like islam.
She is right about tribal culture. Islam stands in stark contrast with Pashtun Wali, and Arab tribal traditions. Islam is about due process not blowing one's self up and whipping an educated well read woman.
This lady has guts. OMG what a woman! I wish I could be as courageous.
You have that power within you too.
Her courage comes from clear thinking. Those who can't think clearly may forget about having guts like her.
She's like a screen door salesman on a submarine.
She’s courageous but ignorant of what she’s criticizing
You are one of the Dajjal army who try to manipulatif other Islamic mind with the stupid ideas of "New islam " way, try to implement new rules that not agains LGBT community. ..only people with pure of Iman will know the truth and false of your words..
Great debate. Open discussion is exactly what we all need.
Agree
yes, we need to expose the Islam cult for what it is and the idiocy of the people who continue to belong to it once they leave their Islam dominated home lands... they are like the ku klux klan... you can't belong but say, I'm different because I don't participate in hanging random black people from trees
@Azarello which is?
@Azarello bravo! if what you say is true, then bravo!
There are parts of Indonesia where you will get a severe beating for it and you know it. Not all, but some. Please tell the whole truth. Or are you practicing tayqiiya to the non believers as it is your duty?
What a debate... I think the ladies who have been a part of this amazing series have presented us with more intriguing discussions than their male counterparts. Am talking about Mona Eltahawy, Irshad Manji and Dambisa Moyo.
After listening to this debate, I have so much respect for Irshad Manji. (btw, I am an athiest that realizes that religion & religious beliefs have pros and cons - and believe that being an athiest does not mean others should not have the freedom to practice their religion).
My best takeaway from this discussion - "Think for yourself" - regardless of whether you believe in God or not, irrespective of your faith/religious background/beliefs.
This woman is a brilliant thinker.
Ali Muslim Chill
just as stupid as you are
@@user-qw2ph6uh7h you are a stupidest person in the world
@Ali Muslim Come on now say oink oink
@Ali Muslim Come now say oink oink
Is he debating with her or interviewing her??
both
Interviewer Trying best to justify Islamic terrorism
@@cpjunior923 probably not.. Dont be so stereotype
Watch arnab goswami, then u will accept this as interview,,, 😆
It’s literally called head to head
I do wish more Muslim women have a courage to speak like this lady.
Interviewer is already angry, the crowd faces are angry too and this means the woman is making them sweat a lot.
And you are the sweat analyzer😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂emotions running high
Interviewer is actually interrupting all the time and always speaking more than the person being interviewed 👺
he is already getting angry
That's all he ever does. I've seen dozens of his interviews.
The segment is called Head to Head
He interrupts only when she is saying something for which he has no answer. That is most of the time not ALL the time.
He's a jihadist.
She totally dominated the talk... And destroyed mehdi... Courageous well prepared lady...
You must be watching the wrong show then
@@vaux_manvv7520 he was owned actually
@Journalist News And then she refuted it.
No mehdi did it to her
@@dawnfm00 LOL...dude she is just avoiding direct answers....
I was born a Muslim but l don't believe in any religion. I only believe in Allah/ God and pray directly to Him.
OMG, it’s getting worse she really doesn’t know anything about the Quran. The Quran says only Islam is the truth. Quran 3:85: And whoever desires other than Islam as religion never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
Let her speak!!!!!
She isn't speaking, she's straight lying. Thus the moderator couldn't stand it as a Muslim himself.
Do Muslim men really let anyone talk
@@redjasper2443 Yes they do lmao
@Patrick Joseph O Reilly They do but bc you haven't read the quran and get your information from bias sources that portray them in a bad way you think they don't. You're clearly not educated on the subject so why are you commenting lies on it?
@Patrick Joseph O Reilly Kanz Al-Ummal is a book that contains a number of hadith however, it hasn't been authorised and it's said that a lot of them are really weak. So try again with valid evidence.
It is a political ideology. Irshad Manji is right her book is brilliant
If they mean well, why are they poring into western Countries where they are not wanted?
Aran Rungsung somdal
Not only that.It's a COMPLETE SYSTEM of life.
What is the role of Mahdi Hassan in this video?
That of an insecure interviewer or a pro-mullah debator or some bystander with some pointless arguments.
I think all the three....but suits the third type the most..
She is well aware of the religion and speaking facts.
Great debate. I admire her strength.
She is a reformer with a
unrealistic idea of Islam.
Islam can not be reformed
because to reform it; the
book (Qur'an) and its prophet
Mohammad would have to be
tossed out.
She seems like a nice person;
maybe she should just take a
regular job somewhere and
her/along with her partner
should resign themselves to
a quiet life, out of the limelight.
Feminism should be spread in the Middle East, not in the West
Really? What strength is she showing?
Ami Khan, here are some timestamps where she shows her ability to eloquently state her position in the face of this reporter as he attempted to take her words out of context or give them meanings she never intended,
6:45
7:35
9:30
10:50
12:45
15:55
18:20
25:15
27:22
38:36
40:12
44:40
45:08
It’s a short list but highlights her amazing intellect and her ability to refuse being taken out of context by his gotcha style of journalism. She outclassed him in each of these situations and he moved on to another topic without rebuttal. That means he had nothing more to offer after his attempts did not work
To protect a text of lies. How is that moral?!!!
The Crux of what this lady has to say is in first ten minutes.. what a clarity!.. Mehndi tried a lot to derail her but she has made her point crystal clear.
Absolutely correct.......undoubtedly true
It shouldn't try to force it's customs ,in host Christian nations, and abide by the laws of the land , as the reverse also applies.
Look at the host face and looks, how desperate and sad, and angry he was.
in his mind
( goos lucky you.. you lived in free secural and christian majority country if not insyaallah i beheaded you)
he look like he always does
He's angry not with what she says as much as it is a Woman who is challenging his cherished worldview.
@Frederike Dengah your racist mind is reading too much into this
@@soros250 you do realise its a head to head interview? why you got to force a feminist argument into this? is it because he's a muslim you want to stereotype him with your primitive prejudice? even though his job is to press on sensitive subjects perhaps?
i am certain you've personally never encountered a muslim interacting with women IRL, yet you sound certain of your stereotype, based on what, a few articles you've read?
i recommend you watch his other head to head interviews and realise thats how he conducts all his interviews
This young lady is way closer to bringing the world together than the men around her!! My respect to you.
I'm glad she is not covered.
She knows mohamid was a killer rapest but follows him still not peace but hate and death
After new world order has died islamic most likely next
All islamics lie and its a good thing to them moor than exeptable
@@ianwhiteley5102 yes, Islam is a lie. But people attempt to find truth in what they see. We dont define life, God defines life. He gave it. When man defines, man lies. It will be a good day when weeds die. But once one weed dies, another grows just as Islam or heretical gospels. The disciples wanted them pulled, but Jesus said to let the darnell grow with the wheat. There is a harvest and the wheat and weeds will be separated.
I really admire this young lady for speaking up so courageously by putting her life on line. There are those hardcore guys who dont like to hear the truth.
Is lying brave, or is Jihad deception truth? No? Then neither is she! What the benefit to to whom from what she says? Islam gets a few deceived converts, some may leave when they finally see the truth, that she was lying, bt others either can't or choose to embrace the lies of Islam and won't; so believing her lies would tend to push people away from the true God!
Therefore, we, knowing the truth, know that if she really isn't telling the truth, & her lies help Islam,and that if the truth of Islam is violent that could kill her to cover up, as your argument would conclude, then we must conclude that going to Islam is going to liars & lies, which is away from God, whom is the truth; then if she, by lying, is leading people to Islam, virtually a big dangerous lie, then her lie still leads people away from God, which so what Islam wants, t lead people away from the God of the Bible!
That is why she's not murdered, and therefore she is not brave, cause she knows she knows she's safe.
If you took College Algebra, you studied: "Functions" f(x), then you should understand that because she is a function of lies, no matter what she says in support of a lie (Islam) her arguments are only another function of x, the original lie. which is why she can only help the side of the liars ; but not the truth! Tat Jesus, Yeshua is Salvation!
if you think that also/ may allah guide you before i follow jihad on you judgement day will come inshallah then you will know that you where wrong inshallah ameen may allah help you....allah may the one and only allah
AlQuran says " Verily Religion to Allah s |Islam" and she says such claim is UnQuranic.? after all she is not an expert in Islam, nor Quran or Islamic sciences. I just consider listening to someone who wants to interpret Islam just like the ISIS or the Tribalist .... as she said.
Just wasting your time in believing something which is not yet in your existence
@@israrkhanisrarkhan3586 as my afgan-finnish friends says, arabic nazism (islam) is even more evilness as horrible ww2 nazism was..arabic union (and all imams and muslim leaders) says UN declaration of human rights would be "bullshit anti-islamism" they have even declared their own Cairo human "rights " (slavery ok, beating women ok, raping kids ok... :/ ) declaration etc. islam is biggest thread for western world, for its values and peace. islam is ideology of politics and war doctrine. "peacefull islam" is sort of a joke . thanks God our civilizations bases on christian-jewish values; empathy and compassion, Embrace inclusion and acceptance of immigrants and refugees as long as they follows laws and principes, equality and taking care about other people and especially about the weak ones. God bless
An Incredible Debate.She is an Incredible Debater. Mehdi has an Habit of Subtly slipping in polarised interpretations of his debaters in their talks and then making them unknowingly acknowledge them as an extension of their tenets. Irshad Manji called them out at incredibly opportune moments, without letting Mehdi get a grip on leading the conversation.Quite an Admirable feat.
Exactly
A habit.
She said the truth
You shall know them by their fruits.
Exactly! You will know them by their fruits!
Who ? People or just believers in Allah and Islam ?
Everyone
that should include the pedophile priests
Islam is evil!
Are Americans and Jews allowed to build churches and walls in Saudi arebia
Please bear in mind that the interviewer recently took up the the debate position that the West needs to cut its ties to The Kingdom of Saudi America. Intelligence Squared Debate. Because accepting such behaviors as clearly exhibited by Saudi Arabia and MBS are not consistent with the West's (to be clear, MY) declared values. But then, money talks...
Thomas Mccormick um no they are not but the western nations bend over backwards to be politically correct and allow other faiths other than Christianity to establish themselves so they give them support
In uae you can
There are churches in Saudi Arabia but are not allowed to show they are christian churches. They are not allowed to ring their bells & not allowed to have crusifix.
In uae they are building something called the abrahamic house where they are building a church, mosque and synagogue beside each other so not all Muslim countries are like that u sheep
the problem with any religion is when you try to force it on others violating their human rights to decide for themselves.
In Islam there is no compulsion in religion. completely prohibited
@@TheMunjee what about apostasy?
can't stop truth ahahahha
"There is no compulsion in religion, the right direction is clearly distinguished from the wrong." Quran 2:256
Islam needs its own renaissance just as what Christianity went through. You can't have barbaric laws from the stone age in this modern age.
I am a practicing a Muslim, Alhamdulillah. It takes lot of courage and conviction to speak out the TRUTH. I must say every muslim who is really concerned about the welfare of Ummah must listen carefully to this lady, Keeping aside our inflated egos.
ARROGANCE AND IGNORANCE IS A LETHAL COMBINATION THAT BROUGHT DOWN MANY MIGHTY NATIONS IN THE PAST...
BROTHERS, WAKE UP FROM SLUMBER....REFLECT, REPENT AND SEEK FORGIVENESS FROM ALLAH....
Most importantly, wake up from slumber and break away the shackles of " Mullahs Islam"
@@dineshbugalia7297 very much right Bro, thanks.
I am not a practicing Muslim, however I agree 100 percent with your comments.
@@tingastar10 Thank you Bro..."Practicing Muslim" is generally understood as the one who who perform Namaz 5 times daily, fast in the month of Ramadan etc...
But for me practising muslim is the one who is more of spiritual nature...Like being compassionate towards weak, poor and needy.
Like being honest being truthful being just being good to his family ,friends and to his society.
Being useful to fellow human beings...
Being fearless in opposing injustice and oppression...
Being humble and being wise.
Sorry if I got you bored...
Yes ignorance against other faith is stupidnes totally with you brother from different and equal faith.
she is talking like an angel..
An angel of truth ❤
love how the way she is defending her points.
Absolutely 💯!!!!And he have to read from a script...He totally does not understand and don't what he is talking about!!!
@@brentgerber4133 true
Actually, she clearly has no idea what she is talking about. The only problem is, is that Mehdi Hassan is an amazing JOURNALIST, he is not a theologian. Somebody like Mohammad Hijab or Paul Williams would tear her arguments apart in minutes.
@@ddd7864 Apostate prophet destroyed muhhammad hijab.
@@ddd7864 mehdi Hasan had cried like baby boy inside when he pace irshad hs ha ha
11:51 did they cut some part
Why do interviewers interrupt it’s so frustrating shut up and let them talk
Kelly Matthews...When interviewers interrupt it means that they are afraid of being viewed as losing an interview. Not in control of the conversation. It shows their stupidity of being found out to such.
@Saaduddin Ansari Maybe it's because the lefties bullshit too much.
Hey It is Head To Head
Much like a debate and not interview
Mehdi is right
@@tedhernandez2394 Hey It is Head To Head
Much like a debate and not interview
Mehdi is right
@@HikHik I 'v never doubted that woman., Irshad Manji. I enjoy her views and I also feel that she is right on point.
i wonder how zakir naik would react to her...
Jocker naik- Sister!!!! 😅😂😅😂 Verse number chapter NUMBER sis... subhanautalla Hu ahlhuumania 😂😅 kuch bhi bakbak karega now promise me after accepting this you convert to Islam
Lady- I was alread in Islam 🙏🏼😅 now how to accept it I need to leave it now
@@RP-xi1ld ZN is not stupid like you😂😂
lol
@@nayeb2222 indeed he is a stand up comedian
@@sunnyreddy3297 yeah sure😂
Without Violence, intimidation and fear there would be no Islam!
the interviewer is the best example of defensiveness of Muslim as Irshad Manji said
That is the format
She is brilliant! He is typically defensive; not in the least bit open to any criticism of his faith - and he is supposedly an open and educated moderate.
Am I the only one noticing he's dressed like Mr.Bean?
Killed me 😂😂😂
Plz don't bring Mr Bean.
your right lol he is a typical brain washed Muslim
@Honest Abe brain washing is not practiced in Christianity. Free to choice Christ or not. individual choice
😂😂😂
This woman is amazing, stay strong, you are the future!
This women hypocrite
No....she understands what a paradox is.
what I noticed that Mehdi doesn't allow Irshad to go deeper into issues. he diverts. That would be problematic.
Fundamentally everything is wrong with it
SEBASTIAN SAMUEL again, do real research of what Islam actually is and then make your choice, just read the Quran and enlighten your heart with those noble words
@Hero Uniq clearly you're an idiot to blind. Just another sheep who shares the same platform as tommy robinson.
No surprise because you are talking about a muslim religion which do not know anything about it.
Then why does she follow it herself?
Like what?
Why debate is not organized in Iran Or other Islamic countries?
because the winner would be imprisoned/and or executed for speaking blasphemy, at least if they were speaking the truth, which is that there is a very high probability that there is no god, at least not as we humans conceive of god, which makes the whole Abraham and Mohamed story a big falsehood. An ancient fairy tale that we should have grown out of by now.
Because Iran is one of the many countries to show what's wrong with Islam
.....i have better chance under SADDAM HUSSEIN.
solomon duncan they will be beheaded! Islam is not a religious of truth.
Because if you speak the truth about their disgusting child rapist illeterate mass murderer lusful pedophile then you are he bad one and not those who worship their disgusting mohammed....
This debate is one of the most effective goosebumps on me!
It’s Such a inspirational one.
It's fact the lady don
Religion is so ridiculous...And then there's the "experts" who have to tell us what it means.