Tommy Robinson Debates Islam at Oxford Union

0:00On May 2nd, Tommy Robinson got secretly booked by the Oxford Union for a big debate on May 28th. The topic is whether the West is right to be suspicious of Islam. Sources say the far right activists accepted the invite, but they're keeping his name out of the promo to dodge any student backlash. The Union plans to drop his name only on the actual day of the event. This 200-year-old spot has a rep for free speech, hosting folks like OJ Simpson and Nick Griffin before. Robinson spoke their solo back in 2014, but this marks his first formal debate. Back in 2013, they pulled his invite for nationalism talk over crazy security costs. Now, with tensions high on religion and race, the Union calls this an urgent chat on real clashes between Islamic views and Western democracy. The timing's wild debate hits just weeks after Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally on May 16th in London. His last one last September pulled over 100,000, sparking arrests per police.

1:01Union reps say it's standard to hold speaker news close for high interest events, especially with Middle East stuff in holidays like Eid al-Adha and Play. They only bring on folks ready for pushback, and this keeps security tight while sticking to their free speech routes.