‘We should not be reluctant to assert the superiority of Western values’ ...

This was the motion presented for debate by Ibn Warraq in London last Tuesday. Tariq Ramadan opposed it. Read all about it here and here.

The results:
Before:
For the motion 313; Against the motion 221; Don’t Know 207
After:
For the motion 465; Against the motion 264; Don’t Know 18

Quote of the day: ‘I don’t want to live in a society where I get stoned for committing adultery. I want to live in a society where I get stoned. And then commit adultery.’ Ibn Warraq

Ibn Warraq Islam Tariq Ramadan Western values debate