The Islam Debate: McDowell vs. Deedat
August 1981 Durban, South Africa. The debate was initiated from the Muslim side, Ahmed Deedat, a well-known Muslim public speaker in South Africa, who had read Josh’s book Evidence That Demands a Verdict, and during 1980 wrote to him, challenging him to come debate issues regarding the Christian and Muslim views on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Josh accepted.