Hajj
Delivered 2016.
Personal reflections on Hajj, and the impact it has on your life.
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
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
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
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 knowledge
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.
Islam’s Election Manifesto
Delivered 2015.
The imagined election manifesto an ‘Islam Party’ might put forward!
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.
Kindness
Delivered 2015.
The importance of kindness, and how to be kinder.
Loving your Parents
Delivered 2018.
Discussing how special parents are, and the importance of loving and looking after your parents.
Lessons From a Year at Cambridge
Delivered 2019.
Reflections on being a Muslim at Cambridge University, and the importance of balance when studying.
Malcolm X
Delivered 2012.
A biography of Malcolm X, and the many lessons we can learn from his life.
Malcolm X – condensed version
Delivered 2016.
A condensed version of Malcolm X’s story, and the lessons his life can teach us
Miracles
Delivered 2014.
Some of the miracles given to prophets and mentioned in the Quran.
The Miracle of the Quran
Delivered 2014.
Reasons Muslims believe the Quran itself to be a miracle.