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Author: Hana

Five Pillars | School Resources

The Benefits of Fasting

ByHana September 2, 2018April 24, 2025

Delivered 2017.

Physical, mental, and social benefits of Ramadan and fasting.

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Burkini Ban 2016

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

Delivered 2016.

Background to, and arguments for and against, the 2016 burkini ban in France

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Charity

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

Delivered 2015.

An explanation of zakat and sadaqa, and a discussion of why charity is beneficial to both individuals and society as a whole.

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Comparing the Three Abrahamic Faiths

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

Delivered 2016.

Comparing and contrasting the three main Abrahamic faiths

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Continuing Relevance of Religion in Today’s Society

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

Delivered 2016.

Discussing how religion can teach us important lessons even today, using examples from the Prophet PBUH’s Farewell Sermon, and Caliph Umar RA’s speech on his deathbed.

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Dismantling ISIS

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

Delivered 2016.

Reasons why ISIS goes against everything Islam teaches, using Quranic evidence

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Examples of Inspiring Women

ByHana September 2, 2018July 23, 2021

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.

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How Anti-Radicalisation can Backfire

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

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

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

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

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

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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Islam in the Media

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

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

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

Delivered 2015.

The imagined election manifesto an ‘Islam Party’ might put forward!

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Islamic Influences on Society

ByHana September 2, 2018September 6, 2018

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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lessons from my first year at cambridge university
Contemporary Issues | School Resources

Lessons From a Year at Cambridge

ByHana August 30, 2018June 17, 2025

Delivered 2019.

Reflections on being a Muslim at Cambridge University, and the importance of balance when studying.

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Malcolm X – condensed version

ByHana August 29, 2018September 6, 2018

Delivered 2016.

A condensed version of Malcolm X’s story, and the lessons his life can teach us

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