Mehdi Hasan Biography
Mehdi Hasan is an Indian-origin British-American political journalist, broadcaster, and author. Since October 2020, he has hosted The Mehdi Hasan Show on Peacock, and since February 2021, he has hosted The Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC.
How old is Mehdi Hasan? – Age
He is 43 years old as of 2022. He was born in 1979 in Swindon, United Kingdom. His real name is Mehdi Raza Hasan.
Mehdi Hasan Family – Education
He was born in the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, South India, to immigrant Indian Hyderabadi Muslim parents. Raza Hasan, his father, is an engineer. Hasan was educated privately at Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood, a day independent school for boys in Sandy Lodge, Hertfordshire, near the town of Northwood in North West London. He then went to Christ Church, Oxford, and studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), graduating in 2000.
Who is Mehdi Hassan son? – Wife
Hasan with his estranged and together has a daughter.
Mehdi Hassan Religion
Hasan took part in a debate at the Oxford Union in 2013 to discuss whether Islam is a peaceful religion. Hasan, an Ithna’Asheri Shia Muslim, defended Islam as a religion of peace, citing political and cultural reasons for violence in Muslim majority countries rather than blaming Islam. With 286 votes in favor and 168 votes against, the house agreed with Hasan and the other proposers that Islam is a religion of peace. The debate video is still one of the most viewed on the Oxford Union’s YouTube channel. He spoke at an Oxford Union debate in May 2013, proposing a motion arguing that Islam is a religion of peace. The motion was carried.
Mehdi Hassan Shia
Hasan, a Shia Muslim, has written about Islam and Muslims for the New Statesman and other publications. Hasan argued against the concept and idea of an Islamic state in April 2009. In November 2009, Hasan published a column in which he condemned suicide bombings from an Islamic standpoint. In April 2010, Hasan published an article in the New Statesman condemning the controversial Islamic advocacy of the death penalty for apostasy. In 2010, he published an article in which he condemned Sharia’s support for the death penalty for apostasy. In 2012, he criticized British Muslims for their apparent disinterest in foreign affairs and the anti-war movement. In 2013, he spoke at an Oxford Union debate, arguing that Islam is a peaceful religion.
Mehdi Hassan Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1.5 Million.
Mehdi Hassan Abortion
Hasan has publicly defended his anti-abortion stance. As a left-wing writer and blogger, he has argued that abortion is one of the few political issues on which the left and right appear to have swapped ideologies. He has expressed regret for “having expressed offensive & illiberal views in the past on everything from homosexuality to abortion,” and has stated that he no longer holds those views.
Mehdi Hassan Pakistan
Hasan has been critical of Pakistan’s human rights situation, expressing his displeasure with the country’s treatment of minorities, including its blasphemy law and enforced disappearances in Balochistan. He has also criticized the human rights situation in both Indian and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, as well as alleged Pakistani support for terror groups such as Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba carrying out attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir. In an interview with CNN in May 2021 about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Is Mehdi Hasan still with Al Jazeera?
In May 2012, Hasan began working as a presenter on Al Jazeera’s English news channel. Hasan has appeared on the BBC’s Question Time six times, as well as the Sunday morning, shows The Big Questions and Sunday Morning Live. Head to Head, a program on Al Jazeera English that was recorded at the Oxford Union, was a series in which Hasan interviewed public figures; it had run for three series by December 2014. Hasan has hosted a weekly interview and discussion program for the network in Washington, D.C. since 2015.