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August 3rd, 2008 monica mocanu
The Doha Debates are a public forum for dialogue and freedom of speech in Qatar.
They are chaired by the internationally renowned broadcaster Tim Sebastian, formerly of the BBC’s HARDTalk programme, and held in the headquarters of the Qatar Foundation in Doha each month during the academic year.
For the past three years, the Doha Debates have been providing a platform for serious discussion of the hottest issues in the Arab and Islamic worlds, striving to be both controversial and informative. They have gained a huge international following through their broadcast on BBC World - the BBC’s international television channel.
The Doha Debates are modeled on the Oxford Union debates. A motion is presented to the 350-strong audience and two speakers argue on behalf of the motion and two speak against it. Tim Sebastian questions the speakers on their positions, then opens the debate to questions from the audience. Finally, the audience votes for or against the motion, based on the merit of the arguments they have heard. Our invited speakers are highly regarded academics, politicians, religious figures, government officials, policy experts and journalists from around the world.
