Deficit, deficit, deficit. The political and media elites are obsessed with the D-word. — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
There is very little chance of the modern Republican Party putting the national interest above their own partisan interests. — Mehdi Hasan Chance Copy Share Image
The common stereotype of the Middle Eastern, Muslim-born terrorist is not just lazy and inaccurate but easy fodder for the anti-immigrant, anti-Islam… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Anti-Semitism isn't just tolerated in some sections of the British Muslim community; it's routine and commonplace. — Mehdi Hasan Anti semitism Copy Share Image
I think that the anti-Semitic problem in the British Muslim community is worse than among the community at large. — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Most Asians I know still don't trust the Tories on race - and they have good reason not to. — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Even as evidence mounts that immigration is bolstering the British economy, the political consensus seems to be that bashing immigration boosts electoral… — Mehdi Hasan British Copy Share Image
You cannot appease fascism by meeting it in the middle; you cannot beat racism by indulging or excusing it. — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
How many Americans, for example, are aware of the fact that U.S. planes dropped on the Korean peninsula more bombs - 635,000… — Mehdi Hasan Bombs Copy Share Image
Religion is simply one of a multitude of factors - economic political, cultural, social, tribal, racial - which shape and drive human… — Mehdi Hasan Action Copy Share Image
We have to find a way to try and reconcile our beliefs - and Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, has traditionally seen… — Mehdi Hasan Christianity Copy Share Image
To speak of the Muslim world is not to endorse a totalitarian project, nor to bolster an Islamist narrative, nor to suggest… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Orthodox Islam, like orthodox interpretations of the other Abrahamic faiths, views homosexuality as sinful and usually defines marriage as only ever a… — Mehdi Hasan Debate Copy Share Image
The inconvenient truth that our lazy media elites do so much to ignore is that Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, and Warren are much closer… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
I love my job... but I find myself awkwardly straddling the divide between British Islam and the British media. I get pretty… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Shortly after he became the first Muslim to attend cabinet, I urged Sadiq Khan to be prepared. The Islamophobes, the new McCarthyites,… — Mehdi Hasan Islam Copy Share Image
It is man - whether believer or non-believer - who is responsible for global unrest. And it is human beings who have… — Mehdi Hasan Human Copy Share Image
The moment has come, as we enter the teenies, to forget the idea of a Palestinian state existing side by side with… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Perhaps the biggest boost to the LePenization of French politics came from Nicolas Sarkozy. As president of France between 2007 and 2012,… — Mehdi Hasan Defeat Copy Share Image
Let's start with the euro. What on earth were we thinking? How could anyone with the faintest grasp of economics have believed… — Mehdi Hasan Economics Copy Share Image
Every morning, I take a deep breath and then go online to discover what new insult or smear has been thrown in… — Mehdi Hasan Abuse Copy Share Image
If you're gay, that doesn't mean I want to discriminate against you, belittle or bully you, abuse or offend you. Not at… — Mehdi Hasan Abuse Copy Share Image
None of us believes in an untrammelled right to free speech. We all agree there are always going to be lines that,… — Mehdi Hasan Communication Copy Share Image
Social media has emboldened an army of online Islamophobes; in the real world, mosques have been firebombed and politicians line up to… — Mehdi Hasan Media Copy Share Image
Let's be clear: There is no doubt that the citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea both fear and loathe the… — Mehdi Hasan Doubt Copy Share Image
To claim that ISIS is Islamic is egregiously inaccurate and empirically unsustainable, not to mention insulting to the 1.6 billion non-violent adherents… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Millions of ordinary Americans may suffer from a toxic combination of ignorance and amnesia, but the victims of U.S. coups, invasions, and… — Mehdi Hasan Bombing Copy Share Image
One of the hardiest myths in British public life is that there is a conspiracy of silence on immigration. Liberals and leftists,… — Mehdi Hasan Debate Copy Share Image
There are two Tory parties: the trendy, socially liberal Notting Hill set which dominates at the national level, and the unreconstructed, reactionary,… — Mehdi Hasan Conservative Copy Share Image
The reality is that religion, across the board, and in and of itself, neither provokes war nor promotes peace - and it… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
From a moral point of view, it is wrong... to smear or stereotype minority communities, to pretend or give credence to the… — Mehdi Hasan Bigotry Copy Share Image
How is it that labels like 'centrist' and 'moderate,' which common sense tells us should reflect the views of a majority of… — Mehdi Hasan Centrist Copy Share Image
Always remember: You have to identify the disease before you can begin work on a cure. In the case of support for… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
I'm the first person to say don't equate between terrorism and Islam. But at the same time, I'm not going to pretend… — Mehdi Hasan British Copy Share Image
The terrorists may want to try and legitimize their violence by cynically appealing to Islamic motifs or doctrines, but there is no… — Mehdi Hasan Help Copy Share Image
The state exists to serve and protect every citizen, regardless of colour, creed, race or religion - and the welfare state should… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
