Description
The truths of every religion are challenged and re-written, serving as ammunition for some of history’s most enduring debates. But perhaps no other religion suffers as much from the dualistic fallacy of ‘good’ and ‘evil’ as Islam.
Orthodoxy’s interpretation is idyllic and omniscient, simplistic to a fault. Islamophobes, at the other extreme, cultivate stereotypes that are far from the reality. Being Muslim Today muffles the noise to give us a robust and honest take on Islam.
Join author Saqib Qureshi for a frank discussion that confronts the stereotypes while encouraging Muslims to acknowledge the diversity of the Islamic tradition and accept that some things are simply unknowable.
Please note, this venue has changed from the printed programme.
About the Author
Saqib Iqbal Qureshi
Saqib Iqbal Qureshi is a bestselling author, film producer, and Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he received his PhD in International Relations and Epistemology. His work has been featured in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Spectator, Entrepreneur, and The Independent. Qureshi has produced two films and, in 1996, the BBC Two documentary, Al Dawaah, the first television documentary about the Muslim community in any Western country.
About the Chair
Peter Oborne
Peter Oborne is an award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster who has worked for various newspapers, including the Spectator, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph, where he was the chief political commentator until his resignation from the paper in 2015. He now writes for Middle East Eye. He is the author of numerous books, including The Rise of Political Lying (2005), Wounded Tiger (2014), the Sunday Times bestseller The Assault on Truth (2021), and The Fate of Abraham (2022). He lives in Wiltshire.
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