Public Freak Out

Mehdi Hasan gives his argument for Islam being a peaceful religion. SUBSCRIBE for more speakers FOLLOW Mehdi Hasan on Twitter Facebook Twitter Oxford Union Website Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan, political editor of the Huffington Post, warns AnneMarie Waters that her astonishing claims might endanger her future as a Labour Party candidate, but assured her don t worry, the BNP will take you. Hasan asks why, if Islam is responsible for killing, such a tiny percentage of believers actually participate in violence. He asks the audience if they really believe that 1. 6 billion people are all followers, promoters and believers in a religion of violence. Hasan urges them not to fuel the arguments of the phobes and bigots and legitimise hate, but to trust the Muslims that you know and that you MOTION: THIS HOUSE BELIEVES ISLAM IS A RELIGI