Muslim Student LOST Debate on Islam at Oxford.. and it's going VIRAL

Oxford Union, Islam, free speech, Laurence Fox, Dearborn, Bernie Sanders, Israel, Hamas, Spain — and another extraordinary example of the West proving the very arguments it refuses to hear.

In this episode of The Erin Molan Show, I examine the explosive Oxford Union debate over whether the West is right to be suspicious of Islam.

One argument intended to dismiss Western concerns somehow became one of the strongest arguments for why those concerns exist. And what unfolded outside the chamber revealed even more than the polished speeches taking place inside it.

I explain why Laurence Fox’s response was so powerful, why fear surrounding free speech and criticism of Islam is itself evidence of a much deeper problem, and why the West cannot continue silencing difficult questions simply because the answers make people uncomfortable.

I also look at what is happening in Dearborn, Michigan — and why assimilation, gratitude and respect for the culture of your host country cannot be treated as optional.

Then Bernie Sanders launches another attack on Israel, Hamas continues to escape responsibility for the suffering caused by the war it began on October 7, and the Democratic Party’s obsession with blaming Israel grows increasingly detached from reality.

Finally, we examine the extraordinary attempt to blame Israel for mass migration into Spain — another dangerous example of Israel being turned into the convenient scapegoat for problems created elsewhere.

What did you make of the Oxford Union exchange? Let me know in the comments.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome
00:40 The Oxford Union Debate Own Goal
01:20 Should the West Be Suspicious of Islam?
02:55 Laurence Fox and the Free Speech Test
04:35 Dearborn, Michigan and the Question of Assimilation
05:35 Bernie Sanders Turns on Israel Again
06:45 Why Hamas Bears Responsibility After October 7
08:35 The Democratic Party’s Israel Obsession
09:45 Blaming Israel for Spain’s Migration Crisis
11:35 Final Thoughts

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Welcome to the Aaron Mullins Show. Great to have your company,
ladies and gentlemen. Imagine being a student at Oxford, right, prestigious.

Speaker 1 (00:19):
So clearly having a brain in some way.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
Shape or form, and thinking this is a powerful statement.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
Watch Stephen, there is a crowd outside writing against you tonight,
and without the protection and generosity of a Muslim Palestinian
president and a mostly South Asian executive committee, you would
be quite literally cooked.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
So the debate that they were having one of those
fancy schmancy occasions where the intellectuals trade barbs, and the
topic was whether the West is right to be suspen
of Islam. So Aisha, the lady speaking she's a Muslim student,

(01:07):
felt that the argument against so she's saying no, the
West should not be suspicious of Islam. She thought that
was supported by her acknowledging the fact that had Tommy
not had security that she'd organized, the Islamist mob outside
would have cooked him. Is that not one of the

(01:31):
greatest own goals? Like ever, I cannot think of any
other group that, in the name of their religion would
try to violently destroy a debate so words being exchanged
in a Western nation in modern times.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
Can you.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
Isn't that evidence enough alone that suspicion maybe is warranted
If you can't even debate that topic without in the
name of Islam, there being a violent mob outside, there
is an extremist element that nobody can deny. Nobody. Now,

(02:23):
Lawrence Fox was one of these speakers, and he was brilliant.
In fact, he's coming on our show to keep an
eye in the next twenty four hours or so. I'll
have a full discussion with him. But one thing that
he did that was just as powerful as what Aisha said.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
And I'll tell you why after, but I reckon you'll
figure it out.

Speaker 4 (02:43):
Watch fifty compulsory hellal. I could go on and on
and on and on, but most important to me, and
most important to me is the free speech of this
So let's get this out, shall we. Seventy eight percent
of British men Slims believe that no publication should publish

(03:04):
pictures of Muhammad, an overwhelming majority. That rises that rises
to eighty seven percent. That's one that's nine out of
every ten Muslims that are walking the streets today in
a country which absolutely abandoned blasphemy laws. Suspicion is not
strong enough a word. The West should resist Islam in

(03:26):
the strongest terms on free speech grounds alone. So here
we are with this cartoon right, and it's time to
show that I will not submit. I will not adhere
to the religious laws of far off places.

Speaker 5 (03:44):
Now.

Speaker 4 (03:44):
My wife asked me not to show this for fear
of repercussions in my family, but I told her that
if I did not, then I had already submitted to Islam.

Speaker 5 (03:53):
So here we are is an.

Speaker 6 (03:55):
Off That's half the team that invited you to the
sedate Slim women wanted to hear out your your expression
and got arguments. Is it not enough the eyes of
Muslim president have invited you to this chamber to give
your arguments. Is that not enough justification and evidence for
you to believe that we do believe in free speech.

Speaker 1 (04:12):
I will not become the president of a free speech society.

Speaker 5 (04:14):
I a may I, may I in it? Thank you
very much? May I finish? Excuse me? Point of order
having been raised, I'll hear the x librarian.

Speaker 7 (04:26):
It's a long time since I've been in this chamber
and new the rules off by heart. Your hast commons,
and we model ourselves on the host of commons. Props
are not allowed. I wonder whether the rule of props
is the same in the opportunion.

Speaker 1 (04:41):
I thank the honorable gentleman for his point of order.

Speaker 5 (04:44):
In excuse me, like for one second in the moment,
is possible.

Speaker 1 (04:51):
The ex President is also raising a point of order.

Speaker 5 (04:53):
I think.

Speaker 7 (04:57):
At least michaels one siety.

Speaker 8 (05:00):
And spend it and your part.

Speaker 5 (05:05):
Thank you so right, I just like to wrap this up.

Speaker 1 (05:08):
I am going to rule on the point of order.

Speaker 6 (05:10):
There is no bar in the forms of the House
against the use of props.

Speaker 7 (05:14):
However, I would encourage mister Fox to make the point
to move on.

Speaker 5 (05:17):
I I was until points of order.

Speaker 4 (05:20):
So it is in that spirit that I will not
submit that I show you this as an Englishman who
believes in free speech, I.

Speaker 5 (05:32):
Will not submit. I will not bow down right, So,
I think, which shan rather proves the point of the
point I.

Speaker 4 (05:47):
Was trying to make that in this envelope lived your
fear and your fear of Islam, and what Islam will
do to you that when you when you upset, it's
very over sensive sky wizard, and what lived in this
room is a healthy and brilliant and noble British tradition

(06:08):
of suspicion of as I encourage you to pass themation.

Speaker 5 (06:11):
Thank you very much.

Speaker 2 (06:14):
I was nervous watching I was watching a replay and
my heart was beating. Not because I don't believe in
his right to do what we all thought he was
going to.

Speaker 1 (06:26):
Do, you know, exercise free speech and freedom.

Speaker 2 (06:28):
Of thought, but because we have seen enough examples of
what happens to people who dared do what he was well,
we thought he was about to do, show something that
was critical of Muhammad the prophet. I mean that is

(06:49):
evidence enough of a significant issue, isn't it?

Speaker 1 (06:54):
Again?

Speaker 2 (06:56):
That demonstrates what the problem is that even if it's
just an extremist element in your society, the fact that
it exists is worthy of discussion, debate, suspicion. Okay, I
just I don't understand how the vast majority of people

(07:20):
who see this will not come to the exact same conclusion.
I just wanted to say the biggest thank you to
all of those who have supported Meir Panim since we
started talking about the incredible work that they are doing.
Over six hundred and fifty thousand warm meals they provide
each year. Nothing works the way it used to in Israel.

(07:40):
A lot of people are struggling financially.

Speaker 5 (07:42):
A lot of.

Speaker 2 (07:42):
Businesses have shut down in the aftermath. Kids are having
to go off and join the idea. Families are mourning
and grieving. Some can't even afford to feed their kids.
That is heartbreaking looking at your child's eyes and knowing
they're hungry and not being able to do a thing.
And this is what Mierpinim does. I've also received some
screenshots from some of you showing me that you've been giving.
It makes me really emotional. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

(08:05):
You guys are incredible. I love to know that we're
helping make a difference. So if you are able to give,
it doesn't matter whether it's big or small. Every little
bit helps. Let me know, send me a direct message again.
Just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone.
And if that's not enough, if you need something more
in your face than something academic or intellectual, dearborn Michigan,

(08:28):
this is a city in your country, America right now
this week.

Speaker 8 (08:34):
Watch now, ladies and gentlemen.

Speaker 2 (08:55):
That is not assimilation, That is not grateful for the
opportunity in this country. That is not how can I
contribute to this culture?

Speaker 1 (09:11):
It is a takeover.

Speaker 2 (09:13):
It is calculated, and those who were there before have
completely surrendered. I say it all the time the West,
we will be architects of.

Speaker 1 (09:28):
Our own demise.

Speaker 2 (09:31):
Not only are we just laying down and saying feel free,
we're giving them a leg up, like a legitimate leg up.

Speaker 1 (09:42):
Speaking of if Bernie.

Speaker 2 (09:44):
Sanders could still lift his leg, he'd be right at
the forefront.

Speaker 1 (09:51):
He's doing it in other ways. Can you believe this? Watch?

Speaker 9 (09:55):
Doctor ol Sayed has made Israel a central issue in
his primary He said he quote often struggles with the
question of whether Israel has the right to exist as
a Jewish state. In the past, Center, you have been
quite clear that you do support Israel as a Jewish state.
Should doctor al Sayed speak with the same clarity.

Speaker 10 (10:17):
Look, I think right now, the immediate issue of the
moment is whether or not we continue to put tens
of billions of dollars into the extremist netting Yahoo government,
which has killed seventy five thousand Palacidians, mostly women and children, wounded,
one hundred and fifty thousand destroyed, their infrastructure, and what

(10:39):
the American people are saying, overwhelmingly Democrats, many in the pedants,
a majority of many Republicans, especially younger Replublans, we got
better things to do without money than to continue to
fund the military of Israel.

Speaker 2 (10:54):
I mean, what he said then is ought tobias. From
a factual.

Speaker 1 (10:58):
Perspective, Let's start there.

Speaker 2 (11:02):
Even her Musk don't claim those figures or those rates
with the percentage of women and children and Bernie, Israel
did not kill those people in Gaza.

Speaker 1 (11:14):
Her mus bears the.

Speaker 2 (11:15):
Absolute responsibility for every single death.

Speaker 1 (11:19):
Every single one.

Speaker 2 (11:22):
Again, they launched an unthinkable attack on October seven, And
if that had been the end of it, and then
they'd laid down their arms surrendered, then you could argue
that going in was it the.

Speaker 1 (11:40):
Right decision by Israel.

Speaker 2 (11:42):
If every Harmas operator had come out, laid down their arms,
return the hostages, and said we surrender, then absolutely there
would be very little argument for the actions that Israel took.

Speaker 1 (11:53):
But guess what they didn't.

Speaker 2 (11:55):
Not only did they take hundreds of hostages back in
torture them every set and they were there. I feel
like I'm repeating myself, but you have to for these idiots,
but they promised to repeat those atrocities the first chance
they got. They also put their women and children in
harm's way. They hid down in tunnels, but they launched

(12:18):
bombs towards Israel, from schools, from hospitals, from family homes.

Speaker 1 (12:24):
You know where.

Speaker 2 (12:24):
They kept the hostages in family homes. So every death
that occurred post October seven in Gaza is on their shoulders,
every single one. And sorry, but Netanyahuo's extremist government, really

(12:46):
Bernie extremists to drop flyers warning them to send text messages.

Speaker 1 (12:54):
To give aid, like.

Speaker 2 (12:57):
Come on, come on, this is the thing I don't
get about people like Bernie like trying to achieve his
warped political outcomes. So he does this and throws his
own people to the slaughter. Essentially, he's got to live
with that. He has to live with that shame, that betrayal,
and it is absolutely a betrayal. He is Jewish. Imagine

(13:24):
having more in common with someone like a Hassan Piker,
the nine eleven, not only apologists, but the one who
said it was America's fault that they deserved it. Essentially,
of course, he's now jumping in to push the latest
bs attempt to demonize israela and the other point that

(13:44):
Bernie made or we shouldn't be focused on that, well, sorry, Bernie,
it's all the people in the Democratic Socialist communist nut
job case party that you are associated with that seemed
to be hyper focused on Israel, like the mayor of
New York City, we're gonna arrest it and Yahoo, sorry mate,

(14:05):
focus on fixing your roads. I don't know, just try
that emphasize, you know, your job. It's them that are
obsessed with Israel. But of course this is the latest
conspiracy theory that I mean, it's not even comical anymore,

(14:25):
because it's just like, oh, Israel's responsible for tens of
thousands of fighting age men pushing their way into Spain,
not the idiotic leadership of Spain who.

Speaker 1 (14:38):
Are like, oh look, we're so kind, everyone welcome. Like, no,
it's not their socialist policies, it's Israel.

Speaker 11 (14:46):
Watch earlier you mentioned Moroko. What do you mean Israel,
cause it Israel and America got the Moroccan government to
send like forty thousand people into Spanish administered territory. It's
not even on it's not even on some conspiracy shit either,
like The New York Times is openly covering it as such,

(15:09):
you know what I mean? It was so it was
a It was classic Israel in the way that they
did it, in the in the shameless way that they
took ownership over it, that even the fucking New York
Times was like, Okay, well now we have to investigate
what's actually going on here. This is yet another circumstance
where Israel and America are aligned because they have the
same opposition, they have the same international enemies. It has

(15:32):
a lot to do with Spain's relationship with Algeria, uh and,
and it has a lot to do with Spain's attitude
against America, against NATO, against the America's actions in Iran,
and also Spain's statements against Israel as well.

Speaker 1 (15:50):
Seriously, imagine being that stupid.

Speaker 5 (15:56):
Or evil.

Speaker 2 (15:58):
Or he could just really be a healthy combination of
the two. Yeah, classic Israel, isn't it. Yeah, that's just
I mean, I looked at it and I went Israel,
none of us can relate to being that stupid. If
you're watching me now, then you clearly are highly intelligent

(16:20):
or you hate watching Either way, it makes no difference
to me.

Speaker 1 (16:24):
Thank you, Love you all