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Religion Debate | Sheikh Dr Usama Hasan | Opposition
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May 9, 2016
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The Motion: This House Believes Religion Remains the Opiate of the Masses
Sheikh Dr Usama Hasan continues the case for the opposition, as the fourth speaker of six in the debate.
Senior Researcher at The Quilliam Foundation, a think- tank specialising in human rights and counter-extremism. He is a trained Imam, and has argued in favour of compatibility between Islam and human evolution
The motion passed with 176 Ayes to 161 Noes
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