VIDEO: Freedom of speech and Islam? #DontHateDebate

    This short documentary is part of the Islamic Education & Research Academy’s (iERA) new campaign ‘Don’t Hate, Debate!’ in partnership with advocacy group Cage.

    In light of recent events in Paris, which led to the death of 10 journalists belonging to the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Muslims find themselves at the centre of the freedom of speech debate in relation to the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad (saw).

    photo dhdAbdullah al Andalusi (MDI), Moazzam Begg (Cage), Hamza Tzortzis (iERA) and Dilly Hussain feature in this short documentary.

    This campaign is being led by iERA in partnership with Cage, and is supported by: 5Pillars, Islam21c, MRDF, IDCi, MDI, Lewisham Islamic Centre, Myriad Foundation.

    Here is the link to the campaign page: https://www.iera.org/campaigns/dont-hate-debate

    Youcan download the ‘Don’t Hate, Debate!’ booklet here: https://www.iera.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dont-Hate-Debate-Booklet.pdf

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