Past Debates: Series 6
Carrie Quinlan, AGAINST
Maysoon Zayid, FOR
Robin Ince, AGAINST
Broadcast: 29-30 May, 2010
Roger Cohen, Columnist and author AGAINST
Philip Weiss, Journalist FOR
Sami Abu Roza, Political analyst AGAINST
Broadcast: 1-2 May, 2010
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In a unique public encounter senior members of Hamas and Fatah were brought together to discuss their political differences and views on reconciliation. Members of the audience were given the opportunity to question both sides and vote on the question "Do you have confidence in the current Palestinian leaders?"
Mohammad Nazzal, Spokesperson, Hamas political bureau
Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of political committee, Palestinian Legislative Council
Osama Hamdan, Hamas representative in Lebanon
Broadcast: 20-21 March, 2010
The Doha Debates was held for the first time in Asia at St Stephen’s College, one of India’s most prestigious university campuses.
With a strong history of debating, the university was a fitting venue to host the debates and the college’s active debating society was instrumental in ensuring a large audience for the event, which was attended by more than 300 people.
Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications and IT AGAINST
Teesta Setalvad, Civil rights activist FOR
M.J. Akbar, Journalist and author AGAINST
A group of 10 high school and university students from Doha travelled to India to participate in the debate and get a taste of student life in New Delhi. They met various members of the College’s faculty, politicians and prominent Indian journalists and took in a few of the capital’s most famous sights.
MOTION REJECTED by 38% to 62%Broadcast: 20-21 February, 2010
Venue: St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Shukria Barakzai, Afghan Member of Parliament AGAINST
Mirwais Yasini, Deputy Speaker of Afghanistan's Lower House of Parliament FOR
Lawrence Korb, Senior US defense adviser AGAINST
Broadcast: 23-24 January, 2010
Nasser bin Ghaith, Emirati economist AGAINST
Sharla Musabih, Human rights activist FOR
Mishal Kanoo, Emirati businessman AGAINST
Broadcast: 9-10 January, 2010
Baria Alamuddin, Foreign editor of Al-Hayat newspaper AGAINST
Mohammad Marandi, Head of the North American Studies,University of Tehran FOR
Alireza Nourizadeh, Director, Centre for Arab and Iranian Studies AGAINST
Broadcast: 14-15 November, 2009
Mustafa Fetouri, Libyan academic and writer AGAINST
Guma El-Gamaty, Libyan researcher and writer FOR
Jim Swire, Father of a Lockerbie victim AGAINST
Broadcast: 24-25 October, 2009
