How 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
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How 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
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I’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
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The 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...
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Islam in the Media
Delivered 2015. Discussion of the portrayal of Islam in the media, prompted by the Chapel Hill shootings. Useful statistics and images.
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Islam’s Election Manifesto
Delivered 2015. The imagined election manifesto an 'Islam Party' might put forward!
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Islamic Influences on Society
Delivered 2013. Some of the contributions made by Muslims to science, medicine and culture, and their influences on Western society today.
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Why doesn’t Happiness Last?
Why doesn’t Happiness Last? Have you noticed that no feeling lasts. Our moods are fluctuating constantly and moments of happiness evaporate into thin air. Why is happiness so transient? And why does life often...
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Loving your Parents
Delivered 2018. Discussing how special parents are, and the importance of loving and looking after your parents.
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