Tim’s experience is unique in that he holds six earned degrees. One is a master’s degree in Islamic studies from Islamic College in London, allowing him to study under Muslim scholars.
The Arab world’s refusal to accept Jewish sovereignty, combined with a failed war of annihilation, led to the tragic displacement of Palestinians and decades of regional suffering. The refusal to resolve this conflict—not by Israel but by Arab leaders—has perpetuated this self-inflicted tragedy.
They fail to acknowledge that Iran’s war against Israel is not a political struggle but a religious war rooted in Twelver Shia eschatology—a theology that exalts death, martyrdom, and the creation of chaos as a path to ushering in the end of the world (Lewis, 2002; Cook, 2005).
On November 28, 2024, Palestinian-American author Susan Abulhawa took the stage at the Oxford Union during a debate on the motion: “This House Believes Israel is an Apartheid State Responsible for Genocide.”
Male martyrs are promised lavish rewards, including the companionship of houris (heavenly beings of beauty and purity)and immediate entry into paradise, while the rewards for female martyrs remain vague and relational.
