Organised by Swinburne Islamic Society in conjunction with Al Kauthar Institute. Held on Friday 20th September, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia
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VIDEO TIMINGS
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MC intro - 00:30
First Atheist speaker (Dr John Perkins) - 06:10
First Muslim speaker (Hamza Tzortzis) - 20:55
Second Atheist speaker (Ian Robinson) - 40:45
Second Muslim speaker (Faraz Nomani) - 58:15
Atheist side's reply - 1:15:40
Muslim side's reply - 1:24:30
Cross-examination - 1:35:00
Q/A from audience - 2:00:00
Atheist side's conclusion - 2:11:40
Muslim side's conclusion - 2:14:12

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SPEAKERS
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* Muslim side *

1) Hamzah Tzortzis

Hamza Andreas Tzortzis is an international public speaker on Islam, a writer, lecturer, instructor and researcher. He is particularly interested in Islam, politics, western and Islamic thought and philosophy. Hamza delivers workshops, seminars and courses on the foundations of Islamic thought. He is an instructor for iERA and AlKauthar Institute. Hamza has also delivered a short course on the intellectual foundations of Islam for the Islamic Online University for their Diploma course. Hamza has debated prominent academics and intellectuals including Professor Lawrence Krauss, Professor Simon Blackburn, Professor Ken Gemes and Professor and Dan Barker. Hamza delivers presentations across the world on various topics; ranging from 'Does God Exist', 'Why Islam?', 'The Miracle of the Qur'an', 'Islam or Atheism?' to 'Can we live better lives without Religion'.

2) Faraz Nomani

Faraz Nomani is an activist within Australia's Muslim community, and has been actively involved in Islamic apologetics for several years, including theist/atheist and inter-religious discourse. A graduate of combined Economics and Law, Faraz is also a student of Islamic sciences, specifically interested in the sciences of the Qur'an, theology and legal theory. He speaks regularly on a variety of Islamic issues and has engaged in debates with other theists and atheists.

* Atheist side *

1) Dr John Perkins

Dr John L Perkins, an economist, mathematical modeller, software developer and writer. He has qualifications from universities in Melbourne and London, and is a member of the Humanist Society of Victoria, the Rationalist Society of Australia, the Australian Skeptics, is a Public Relations team member of the Atheist Foundation of Australia, and is the founding President of the Secular Party of Australia. He has participated in several campus debates on Islam, Christianity, atheism and secularism.

2) Ian Robinson

IAN ROBINSON has been studying spirituality and religion for over fifty years. He has been a member of the Rationalist Society of Australia for over four decades, editing its journal, the Australian Rationalist for a number of years, and becoming President, and then President Emeritus, in the 2000s. He has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. He has spoken on many topics related to atheism and spirituality, including Islam, at a wide variety of forums, including the 2010 International Atheist Convention in Melbourne. He has written many articles on such topics, including "Atheism as a Spiritual Path" in The Australian Book of Atheism (ed Bonett, Scribe, 2010). He supports the Carlton Football Club.