Gandhi, Islam and the Principles of Non-Violence and Attachment to Truth by Dr Karim Lahham

This lecture explores the influence of Islamic practices on the nature and development of Gandhi’s satyagraha movement, and his own avowed appropriation of the Prophet of Islam’s exercise of patience and righteousness in the face of overwhelming odds during the pre-Hijra Meccan period. Dr Karim Lahham, Barrister of the Inner Temple, London, read law at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and completed a doctorate in Islamic Studies at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He also has a Masters from the Royal College of Art. This was a public lecture given at CMC in March 2015.