We have to find a way to try and reconcile our beliefs - and Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, has traditionally seen… — 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 Copy Share Image
Homophobia is not the monopoly of any one country, culture, or religion. — Mehdi Hasan 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 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 Americans, have… — 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, would at… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
In theory, the filibuster helps whichever party is in the minority in the Senate. In practice, it is the Republicans who have disproportionately used… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
We have to find a way to try and reconcile our beliefs - and Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, has traditionally seen homosexuality as… — 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 fortunes. — Mehdi Hasan 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
My fundamental concern about the role of faith groups in providing social provision is democratic: how do we hold them to account? To whom… — Mehdi Hasan 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, for the… — 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 Copy Share Image
There's a general ignorance about how Muslims live and what Muslims believe. — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
The truth is that the dream of 'two states for two peoples,' born in the '90s, died in the noughties. The two-state solution, the… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
I will call out someone if he's Islamophobic, and I will also call out anti-Semitism. It's immoral to call out one and not the… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
The state exists to serve and protect every citizen, regardless of colour, creed, race or religion - and the welfare state should exist to… — Mehdi Hasan 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 that variety,… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
