Speeches

Lecture given by Dr. Karim Lahham at the Cambridge Muslim College, Cambridge, England, on March 2015.

A lecture addressing the myth of metaphysical neutrality in sociology and some of the rationale behind the dismissal of metaphysical categories in the social sciences. The piece concludes by asserting some normative elements of the Islamic social order and their raison d’être and how they reflect the unity of the Islamic sciences.

A speech addressing the social philosophies and institutions, many of them common to Muslims and Christians, comprising a vocational and godly society.

This text published today serves as a response to Cardinal Angelo Scola in his speech at the House of Lords, by offering his frank reflections on the presence of Muslims in Europe. This was addressed positively as a factor that contributed to the construction of a ‘good life’ for all communities, on the one hand, whilst on the other, stated negatively that the mere presence of Muslims in Europe constituted a potentially inassimilable problem and a challenge to the status quo.

A speech addressing the social philosophies and institutions, many of them common to Muslims and Christians, comprising a vocational and godly society.