Narrative Power: Are Western narratives promoting global justice? | Doha Debates Town Hall Doha Debates 2024-07-16 | For the greater part of a century, conversations and narratives about global justice and free speech have been dominated by the West. From seminal works of history to newspapers of record to media networks to politics to public discourse, Western voices have often been louder than the rest. And while the West has long claimed to act in the name of democracy, equality and freedom, some wonder whether it always lives up to its own ideals. Can the world rely on Western media, politics and public rhetoric to promote global justice, or is it simply furthering its own interests?At the tenth Bradford Literature Festival, speakers Fatima Bhutto, Steve Clemons and Konstantin Kisin (@triggerpod) came together alongside an onstage audience of students and recent graduates for a lively town hall exploring how this narrative control plays out on the world stage.This Doha Debates town hall was moderated by journalist Remona Aly and produced in partnership with @BradfordLiteratureFestival. It was filmed at University of Bradford in Bradford, England on July 6, 2024.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
Dorian Lynskey Explains the Limits of Free Speech Doha Debates 2024-10-16 | Is free speech absolutism possible? Should it be? Author and journalist Dorian Lynskey says that he favors free speech, but explains why he draws the line on words that cause dangerous, real-world consequences. Check out our full town hall on Western narratives about global justice: youtube.com/watch?v=SfTym8ErD5QThis interview was filmed during the Bradford Literature Festival in July 2024. ►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
MP Naz Shah on the Politics of Free Speech Doha Debates 2024-10-10 | Leadership comes with huge responsibility, and what politicians say matters. Member of Parliament Naz Shah shares her thoughts on the politics of free speech, cultural double standards and the real-world ramifications of talking about hot-button issues. Want to learn more about this topic? Check out our full town hall on Western narratives about global justice: youtube.com/watch?v=SfTym8ErD5QThis interview was filmed during the Bradford Literature Festival in July 2024. ►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
Does Western Media Get the Story Right? | Doha Debates Town Hall Doha Debates 2024-10-01 | Free speech. Western narratives. Media bias. Doha Debates asked members of the onstage student audience from our town hall at Bradford Literature Festival to share their perspectives on these topics and more. This is what they had to say. Want to continue the discussion? Watch the town hall “Narrative Power: Are Western narratives promoting global justice?”: youtube.com/watch?v=SfTym8ErD5Q►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates00:00 Intro00:12 Free Speech01:07 Western Media01:52 One Word02:15 Fight Bias
What it’s Like to Be in a Doha Debates Town Hall Doha Debates 2024-09-26 | What is it like to participate in a Doha Debates Town Hall? The onstage audience at these events—made up of students and recent graduates from around the world—drive the discussion with their questions and perspectives. Before our 2024 town hall at Bradford Literature Festival, which examined the power of Western media and narratives, these emerging leaders participated in a series of trainings on how to have productive and challenging conversations. As they learned more about the art of Majlis-style debate—and about our host city of Bradford, UK—we asked them to share what the experience was like. Here’s what they had to say. Watch the Doha Debates Town Hall from Bradford Literature Festival: youtube.com/watch?v=SfTym8ErD5Q►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
The Afghan Impasse, Part 7: Talking to the Taliban | The Negotiators Doha Debates 2024-09-24 | Since retaking power, the Taliban has cracked down on human rights and deprived women and girls of fundamental freedoms. The outlook for productive engagement is dim. Yet there may have been a window, in the early months after the fall of the republic, to do things differently. Researcher Ashley Jackson speaks to aid workers and activists involved in direct negotiations with the Taliban, as well as representatives from the US and Taliban governments. And she takes a look at two intertwined questions: What might have been done differently then? And what should, or could, be done now?Why did some of the world’s smartest and most experienced negotiators fail for 20 years to mediate a peace deal in Afghanistan? Find out on “The Afghan Impasse,” a special seven-episode season of The Negotiators from Doha Debates and Foreign Policy. Each episode focuses on a different phase of the talks, brought to us by a veteran reporter who has spent years living and working in the region.Prefer to listen to the episodes all in one go? Listen to the full season ad-free on Wondery+: wondery.com/shows/the-negotiators/season/4►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
The Afghan Impasse, Part 6: Digital Dunkirk | The Negotiators Doha Debates 2024-09-17 | Once it became clear that US troops were leaving Afghanistan, the situation on the ground turned to panic. In August of 2021, radio reporter Shirin Jaafari found herself in the middle of the effort to find safe passage for Najiba Noor, a 27-year-old Afghan policewoman who was the target of threats and harassment by the Taliban. In this episode, Jaafari reconnects with Noor and speaks with other people directly involved in the Digital Dunkirk—a mostly-online, grassroots effort to help vulnerable Afghans get to safety.Why did some of the world’s smartest and most experienced negotiators fail for 20 years to mediate a peace deal in Afghanistan? Find out on “The Afghan Impasse,” a special seven-episode season of The Negotiators from Doha Debates and Foreign Policy. Each episode focuses on a different phase of the talks, brought to us by a veteran reporter who has spent years living and working in the region.Prefer to listen to the episodes all in one go? Listen to the full season ad-free on Wondery+: wondery.com/shows/the-negotiators/season/4►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
The Afghan Impasse, Part 5: The Envoy Speaks | The Negotiatiors Doha Debates 2024-09-10 | When a diplomatic deal goes bad, the blame usually falls on the politicians. Often, we don’t even remember the names of the negotiators. But in the wake of the return of the Taliban, a lot of people blamed one man: US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad. An Afghan-born diplomat who has served in the US government since the 80s, he negotiated the Doha Agreement to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, which was meant to lead to a broader peace deal with the Afghan government. Instead, Taliban forces advanced, and the deal collapsed. Khalilzad sat down with reporter Andrew North to discuss what went wrong—and right—during the negotiations.Why did some of the world’s smartest and most experienced negotiators fail for 20 years to mediate a peace deal in Afghanistan? Find out on “The Afghan Impasse,” a special seven-episode season of The Negotiators from Doha Debates and @Foreign-Policy. Each episode focuses on a different phase of the talks, brought to us by a veteran reporter who has spent years living and working in the region.Prefer to listen to the episodes all in one go? Listen to the full season ad-free on Wondery+: wondery.com/shows/the-negotiators/season/4►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
The Afghan Impasse, Part 4: History Repeats | The Negotiators Doha Debates 2024-09-03 | As soon as the Doha Agreement was signed in 2020, the clock started counting down to May 1st, 2021—the day the US had agreed to withdraw all troops. That gave the Afghan Republic and the Taliban a mere 14 months to negotiate a power-sharing deal. But friction within Afghan president Ashraf Ghani’s administration delayed and derailed the negotiations. Meanwhile, the US refused to intervene—and the Taliban played a waiting game. Afghan American reporter Ali Latifi has an insider’s look at what went wrong.Why did some of the world’s smartest and most experienced negotiators fail for 20 years to mediate a peace deal in Afghanistan? Find out on “The Afghan Impasse,” a special seven-episode season of The Negotiators from Doha Debates and Foreign Policy. Each episode focuses on a different phase of the talks, brought to us by a veteran reporter who has spent years living and working in the region.Prefer to listen to the episodes all in one go? Listen to the full season ad-free on Wondery+: wondery.com/shows/the-negotiators/season/4►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
The Afghan Impasse, Part 3: The Art of The (Separate) Deal | The Negotiators Doha Debates 2024-08-27 | As a candidate for US president, Donald Trump vowed to end the war in Afghanistan. But six months after his inauguration, he changed his mind, saying that the US should “fight to win.” A year later, with the Taliban controlling or contesting more territory than at any point since 2001, representatives from the Trump administration traveled to Doha, Qatar to open direct negotiations with the Taliban. Finalized in February 2020, the Doha agreement was hailed by the Taliban as a victory. The Afghan government called it a historic betrayal. Veteran Middle East correspondent Sebastian Walker has the story.Why did some of the world’s smartest and most experienced negotiators fail for 20 years to mediate a peace deal in Afghanistan? Find out on “The Afghan Impasse,” a special seven-episode season of The Negotiators from Doha Debates and Foreign Policy. Each episode focuses on a different phase of the talks, brought to us by a veteran reporter who has spent years living and working in the region.Prefer to listen to the episodes all in one go? Listen to the full season ad-free on Wondery+: wondery.com/shows/the-negotiators/season/4►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
The Afghan Impasse, Part 2: Secret Talks | The Negotiators Doha Debates 2024-08-20 | By 2006, the US and the Afghan Republic had been fighting the Taliban for five years. Neither side was poised to win. That’s when American political scientist Barnett Rubin received a phone call from a Taliban intermediary that would mark the beginning of a four-year, clandestine process of “talks about talks”—even as fighting was intensifying on the ground and US troops found and killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Veteran Afghanistan reporter Andrew North talks to some of the key players involved for a behind the scenes look at the negotiation.Why did some of the world’s smartest and most experienced negotiators fail for 20 years to mediate a peace deal in Afghanistan? Find out on “The Afghan Impasse,” a special seven-episode season of The Negotiators from Doha Debates and Foreign Policy. Each episode focuses on a different phase of the talks, brought to us by a veteran reporter who has spent years living and working in the region.Prefer to listen to the episodes all in one go? Listen to the full season ad-free on Wondery+.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
The Afghan Impasse, Part 1: Original Sin | The Negotiators Doha Debates 2024-08-19 | All manner of the rich and powerful have passed through the doors of the mountaintop Hotel Petersberg in Bonn, Germany, but perhaps never as motley a cast as the one that arrived on November 27, 2001 to negotiate an end to the wars in Afghanistan. Warlords, exiled monarchists, intellectuals, and some enemies so fierce that they’d already been trying to kill each other for decades. But a key element was missing: The Taliban was not invited. Australian Iranian investigative journalist and author Soraya Lennie has the story from some of the negotiators who were in the room.Why did some of the world’s smartest and most experienced negotiators fail for 20 years to mediate a peace deal in Afghanistan? Find out on “The Afghan Impasse,” a special seven-episode season of The Negotiators from Doha Debates and @Foreign-Policy. Each episode focuses on a different phase of the talks, brought to us by a veteran reporter who has spent years living and working in the region.Prefer to listen to the episodes all in one go? Listen to the full season ad-free on Wondery+: wondery.com/shows/the-negotiators/season/4►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
How Western Narratives Shape Our Understanding Doha Debates 2024-08-12 | The West has long claimed to act in the name of democracy, equality and freedom—but does it always live up to its own ideals? Let's break down how Western narratives and media shape our understanding of the world and global justice.See more in the Doha Debates Town Hall on narrative power: youtube.com/watch?v=SfTym8ErD5Q►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
How One Historian “Fixes” Mainstream Media Headlines Doha Debates 2024-08-06 | How do news headlines impact the way we see and understand the world? Historian Assal Rad “fixes” mainstream media headlines to show us how influential they are.Check out our full town hall on Western narratives about global justice: youtube.com/watch?v=SfTym8ErD5Q►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
Listen to what Steve Clemons has to say about the strengths—and shortcomings—of Western media. Doha Debates 2024-07-24 | ...
Watch @triggerpod talk about the importance of disagreement & keeping an open mind in a debate. Doha Debates 2024-07-23 | ...
Does the West really respect *everyone’s* personal liberty? This is what Fatima Bhutto has to say. Doha Debates 2024-07-22 | ...
Konstantin Kisin spars with audience members at Doha Debates Town Hall Doha Debates 2024-07-17 | Things got a little heated at our latest town hall on Western narratives and free speech. Here’s the moment when guest Konstantin Kisin @triggerpod sparred with off-stage audience members.Watch the full town hall from Bradford Literature Festival featuring Fatima Bhutto, Steve Clemons and Konstantin Kisin: youtube.com/watch?v=SfTym8ErD5Q►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues. Learn more: dohadebates.com►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
Connecting in the Majlis Doha Debates 2024-07-02 | The Majlis is a welcoming space for critical conversations and consensus-building. It's a place designed for people to listen and learn from one another. It’s also the foundation of the Doha Debates Ambassador Program.To date, the program has welcomed emerging leaders from over 45 countries into Majlis-style spaces to learn how to resolve conflicts, facilitate conversations and create meaningful change. This year, we invited a group of ambassadors to come together for a Majlis at Heenat Salma Farm in Doha, where they used the skills they learned throughout the program to explore and debate some of the world's most complex global issues. Applications for our next ambassador cohort are currently open through July 25. Learn more: DohaDebates.com/Ambassador►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on X: http://x.com/DohaDebates
Should everything be up for debate? Journalist David Stubbs doesn’t think so. #podcast #debate Doha Debates 2024-06-06 | ...
Should everything be up for debate? Doha Debates 2024-05-28 | At Doha Debates, we believe that debate can help solve some of the world's most challenging problems. But are there limits to what free speech and debate can accomplish? Social media has allowed more people to connect and share their perspectives than ever before. That has led to an immense amount of learning and progress—but it's also led to an uptick in hate speech and misinformation, online and IRL. Today, anyone can have a platform—but should they? Is everything up for debate, or should some things be out of bounds?Jacob Mchangama, founder and executive director of The Future of Free Speech think tank, argues that free speech and open debate are the only ways to build and secure open and tolerant societies. He thinks we should all be able to speak our minds, and says that engaging with people and perspectives we disagree with can help sharpen our own opinions or help us learn something new. Author and journalist David Stubbs says that unlimited free speech tends to favor extreme voices and that certain ideas, like climate denial, don’t deserve a platform and are “just plain wrong.” Watch Doha Debates Podcast as these experts discuss the limits of debate and the future of free speech.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Zaki Mamdoo explains how fossil fuels take a toll on the African continent. #podcast #climatechange Doha Debates 2024-05-23 | ...
Going Green: Can the global south develop without fossil fuel? Doha Debates 2024-05-14 | Climate anxieties—and global temperatures—are on the rise. According to the United Nations, if the planet warms by 1.5 degrees Celsius, we’ll be facing irreversible climate damage. To stop that increase, we need to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Reaching such an ambitious goal means changing a lot of our behaviors, including cutting back on our use of fossil fuels. But should everyone, and every nation, be held to the same standard? Is it realistic to ask countries in the global south to shoulder equal responsibility for cutting carbon emissions?Dr. Rahul Tongia, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) in New Delhi and non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, concedes that while we must be more innovative and aggressive when it comes to the development of green technology, it’s unrealistic to cut out fossil fuels entirely. He adds that we need to decouple the idea of “access” from “clean,” and make sure there is electrical wiring in every home across the globe before we focus on going green. Zaki Mamdoo, South African environmental activist and coordinator of the StopEACOP (Stop East African Crude Oil Pipeline) campaign, says that it is entirely unnecessary to harm the environment in order to increase energy access. He says fossil fuels are actually anti-development, in that they not only pollute the air, land, water and livestock, but they destroy local economies, desecrate cultural sites and ruin labor systems and communities. He argues that all nations must refrain from new fossil-fuel use, leapfrog towards more renewable energy resources like wind and solar and embrace a just transition to a low-carbon economy. Watch these experts discuss and dissect the best pathways to a greener world on this episode of Doha Debates Podcast.This special episode is inspired by Necessary Tomorrows, a podcast from Doha Debates and presented by @aljazeeraenglish that combines fiction and fact to imagine better futures. To dig deeper into the core issues of environmentalism and the ethics of energy use and development, check out the episode “The Last Impala.” Listeners are thrust into a world in the near future where a climate refugee is on trial for murder—not for killing a human, but for killing an ecosystem. Doha Debates Podcast is a production of Doha Debates and FP Studios. This episode is hosted by Karen Given. Thoughts on this conversation? Let us know! Follow us everywhere @DohaDebates and join the post-episode discussion in our YouTube comments.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Can race-based policies create a more equitable society? Thandiwe Ntshinga thinks so. #podcast Doha Debates 2024-05-08 | ...
@MagatteWadeOfficial and Thandiwe Ntshinga debate the promises and problems of race-based policies. Doha Debates 2024-05-07 | ...
Do race-based policies create a more equitable world? Doha Debates 2024-04-30 | Dozens of countries have implemented race-based policies, which factor race into hiring decisions or school admissions, in an effort to address historical traumas. Critics say that affirmative action and similar policies are counterproductive. Is it time to consider color-blind policies instead?Thandiwe Ntshinga, South African author and researcher, says it’s important to have policies that address the inequalities historically marginalized groups face in today’s world. She argues that the backlash to these policies is a result of white supremacy and a fear of losing power. Magatte Wade (@MagatteWadeOfficial), Senegalese entrepreneur and prosperity activist, says that race-based policies tend to backfire and, in fact, produce more negative than positive outcomes. She argues that it’s more important to focus on the future rather than the past by prioritizing merit and economic prosperity. Watch the Doha Debates Podcast as they debate how parts of Africa are addressing race-based policies and the best way to combat racism. Doha Debates Podcast is a production of Doha Debates and FP Studios. This episode is hosted by Joshua Johnson. Thoughts on this conversation? Let us know! Follow us everywhere @DohaDebates and join the post-episode discussion in our YouTube comments.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
The Doha Debates Ambassador Program Doha Debates 2024-04-09 | The Doha Debates Ambassador Program connects young people from around the world to learn how to facilitate productive conversations around some of the most intractable problems we face today. We asked our most recent cohort of 98 emerging leaders, who represent 37 countries, to reflect on their experiences in the program. This is what they had to say.Do you want to challenge yourself to change the world? Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us at @DohaDebates to be the first to know when the next round of applications open. dohadebates.com/ambsubscribe ►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Digging in: Should we mine in space? Doha Debates 2024-04-02 | The business of space is booming: Humans are leaving Earth’s atmosphere to mine for precious minerals that could bring trillions of dollars in profit. But with only a handful of laws currently regulating the final frontier, will space mining deepen existing global inequalities or could it save humanity? Alice Gorman, space archaeologist, says space is for all humanity, but right now space mining isn’t focused on sustainability or moral responsibility. She argues that greater government oversight is necessary before we commercialize space. Jose Acain, co-founder of asteroid mining company AstroForge, says space mining is necessary to sustain Earth’s supply issues. He argues that government regulation is needed in regards to space ownership, but worries that too much regulation will stifle potential advancements. Watch Doha Debates Podcast as these experts discuss the best way to explore space, mitigate mining risks and build a better future. This special episode is inspired by Necessary Tomorrows, a podcast from Doha Debates and presented by @aljazeeraenglish that combines fiction and fact to imagine better futures. To dig deeper into the core issues and ethics of space exploration and cultivation, check out the episode youtube.com/watch?v=2jsI5lB5G1A. Listeners are thrust into the near future, where an asteroid is discovered with enough minerals for Earth to run entirely on green energy.Watch now: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwP8jrWBpp6x3g9FuZnqJvGDoha Debates Podcast is a production of Doha Debates and FP Studios. This episode is hosted by Joshua Johnson. Thoughts on this conversation? Let us know! Follow us everywhere @DohaDebates and join the post-episode discussion in our YouTube comments.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Debate By Design Doha Debates 2024-03-28 | Meet Maryam Faraj Al-Suwaidi, the artist who created Doha Debates’ geometric brand design. In this interview, Maryam shares her influences and talks about how she uses design to embrace identity and spark conversations. ►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
@gregdoucette explains why it’s empowering to accept that obesity is a choice. #weightloss Doha Debates 2024-03-13 | ...
Tips from a debate pro Doha Debates 2024-03-11 | Disagreement is natural—it can be healthy, but it can also be messy and loud. Debate is a different thing entirely. Debate has rules. Listen to international debate coach Maja Nenadovic share her best tips for becoming a debate pro and explain how formalized debate strategies can make your everyday conversations better and more productive.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Is obesity a choice? Doha Debates 2024-03-05 | Globally, 650 million people meet the threshold for obesity. With those numbers on the rise, we ask: Is obesity a matter of individual choice, or is it rooted in larger systemic problems? Greg Doucette, a bodybuilder and health coach, says that obesity is a choice, and argues that everyone can lose weight if they follow a healthy diet and exercise regimen. While he concedes that genetic and environmental factors should not be ignored, he maintains that it can be discouraging and ultimately disempowering to say that managing our weight is beyond our own personal control. Professor Monika Arora, a public health scientist, argues that obesity is a systemic issue. She cites many outside factors—economic, environmental and even political—that have given rise to obesity rates across the globe. As a result, she argues that addressing obesity—and related health problems like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes—requires policy solutions like sugar taxes as well as community health campaigns to bring about healthy societal change. Watch Doha Debates Podcast as they debate individual versus government responsibility, the dangers of junk food and what a healthier world could look like.Doha Debates Podcast is a production of Doha Debates and FP Studios. This episode is hosted by Karen Given. Thoughts on this conversation? Let us know! Follow us everywhere @DohaDebates and join the post-episode discussion in our YouTube comments.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Will artificial intelligence deepen the digital divide? Here’s what Isabelle Hau has to say. #ai Doha Debates 2024-02-09 | ...
Louka Parry explains why AI should be used to help teachers—not replace them. #podcast #ai Doha Debates 2024-02-08 | ...
Equal Education: How can we ensure AI access for all? Doha Debates 2024-02-06 | Let's face it. Artificial intelligence is everywhere around us—on our phones, in our homes, in our cars and in our schools. But that doesn't mean that we all have equal access to the best and most helpful learning technologies. As AI continues to develop and get smarter, how can we ensure universal access to these educational technologies so that all students can benefit? Nadeem Nathoo, co-founder of The Knowledge Society, argues that the private sector would be the most effective at getting cutting-edge AI technologies into the hands of students, saying that a direct-to-user approach is the most realistic and reliable. Isabelle Hau, executive director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, says it’s imperative for educators to be involved in the development and dissemination of artificial intelligence in schools. She argues that while AI in classrooms can be a great equalizer, without proper oversight, there's a risk that AI could deepen inequalities between students. Louka Parry, CEO and founder of The Learning Future, says we must look at education and learning more holistically. While he agrees that AI presents a lot of opportunity for learners across the world, he reminds us that an important part of learning is cultivating curiosity in a social setting and that AI tools could potentially isolate students and deepen intellectual divides. Watch the Doha Debates Podcast as these three education experts debate the best ways to incorporate and leverage AI in the classroom.Doha Debates Podcast is a production of Doha Debates. This episode is hosted by Rawaa Augé and was filmed live at the WISE Summit in Doha, Qatar, in November 2023. Thoughts on this conversation? Let us know! Follow us everywhere @DohaDebates and join the post-episode discussion in our YouTube comments.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
“Monetize your hobbies” may be common advice—but at what cost? Listen to Jennifer Moss explain: Doha Debates 2024-01-26 | ...
Can sacrificing your personal time in favor of work be fulfilling? What Chris Guillebeau has to say: Doha Debates 2024-01-25 | ...
Living to work: Is hustle culture healthy? Doha Debates 2024-01-23 | Do you live to work, or work to live? The World Happiness Report says that factors such as social support, economic security and work-life balance all contribute to life satisfaction and overall fulfillment. But checking all those boxes is easier said than done. Can we work hard toward our professional goals without sacrificing other parts of our lives?Jennifer Moss, a speaker and strategist on work-life balance whose latest book tackles employee burnout, says it’s paramount for our happiness and health that we don’t overwork ourselves. She says that instead, we should focus on striking a balance in our lives. While she agrees that deriving fulfillment from work can be rewarding, she argues that hustle culture can be a slippery slope to burnout. Chris Guillebeau, author, entrepreneur and host of the podcast Side Hustle School, says that work-life balance is a conspiracy made up by corporations to monopolize our time and energy. Instead, he argues that to achieve happiness in the long term, people should work hard to pursue projects they really care about, even if it’s sometimes at the expense of other parts of our lives. Watch the Doha Debates Podcast as these two experts debate the merits of hustle culture and explore the best ways to find happiness in and outside the workplace.Doha Debates Podcast is a production of Doha Debates and FP Studios. This episode is hosted by Karen Given. Thoughts on this conversation? Let us know! Follow us everywhere @DohaDebates and join the post-episode discussion in our YouTube comments.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Peacekeeping power: Can the UN prevent wars? Doha Debates 2024-01-09 | Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations has committed to preventing world wars. However, recent and devastating conflicts, like the wars in Gaza, Ukraine and elsewhere, have brought the UN's shortcomings on this front into high relief. Is the United Nations capable of preventing war and keeping the peace, or is the institution too antiquated to resolve modern conflicts?Anjali K. Dayal, political scientist at Fordham University, argues that the UN is in need of a major structural overhaul. She says that the UN is operating exactly as it was designed to, with the UN’s systematic flaws helping nations like the United States and Russia retain their power and protect their interests. Natalie Samarasinghe, global advocacy director of the Open Society Foundation, concedes that while the UN isn’t perfect, the organization remains a vital and irreplaceable lifeline for people in conflict zones around the world. Moreover, she says that the UN cannot and should not be all things to all people—instead, we must focus on and invest in the parts of the UN that do work. Watch the Doha Debates Podcast as these experts debate the best paths toward peace, the future of the UN, the rising role of youth on the global stage and how we should hold the UN to account.Doha Debates Podcast is a production of Doha Debates and FP Studios. This episode is hosted by Joshua Johnson. Thoughts on this conversation? Let us know! Follow us everywhere @DohaDebates and join the post-episode discussion in our YouTube comments.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
It’s time for others to lead Doha Debates 2023-12-27 | “We have great heritage, great civilizations, great values.”Listen to Wadah Khanfar explain why it's time we look beyond the West for better, human-centric global leadership.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Is the US an effective leader? Doha Debates 2023-12-25 | “How is the United States, in the context of what’s unfolding right now in Palestine, supposed to be considered…an effective leader?”Do you agree? Listen to Georgetown University in Qatar student Hana Elshehaby challenge the US’s role as a global power. ►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Necessary Tomorrows Doha Debates 2023-12-22 | Mixing speculative fiction and documentary, leading sci-fi authors bring us 3 imagined futures—and explore how we can make them reality.🎧Join AI instructor Ursula and imagine futures to come on #NecessaryTomorrows - a series by @DohaDebates and Al Jazeera, starting January 8th, 2024. Subscribe now 👉 aj.audio/necessarytomorrows►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
The world is their playground Doha Debates 2023-12-21 | “As a Palestinian, why is the US making decisions on my behalf?”Some think that it's a US-dominated world and we're all just living in it. Listen to Yasmeen Muhannad Abu-Ghazaleh talk about how and where the US oversteps.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Time is up for Western powers Doha Debates 2023-12-20 | Is time up for Western leadership? Listen to Wadah Khanfar explain why it’s time for others to lead on the global stage.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
Rise of the Rest: Who should lead in a multipolar world? | Doha Debates Town Hall Doha Debates 2023-12-11 | What does a shift in the balance of power mean for the world? For much of the last 100 years, Western countries have dominated the global order. But now, with many nations vying for power, new regional partnerships and middle powers are on the rise. Economically, strategic alliances like BRICS are bolstering the influence of non-Western countries. And in a world that’s more digitally connected than ever, the global rise of pop culture heavyweights like Bollywood, dizi and K-pop means there’s more soft power in the hands of countries outside the historical superpowers.At the same time, conflict is on the rise globally. Earlier this year, the UN said there are more ongoing conflicts than at any point since World War II. Now, more than ever, it’s crucial to think about who should lead. Join us, along with students, recent graduates and expert speakers—Jon B. Alterman, Sawsan Chebli and Wadah Khanfar—for a town hall event that breaks down today’s most urgent issues, examines the impact of shifting global powers and answers the question: Who should lead in a multipolar world?This Doha Debates town hall was moderated by journalist Femi Oke and produced in partnership with Doha Forum. It was filmed at Qatar National Library in Doha, Qatar on December 9, 2023.►► Subscribe & join the conversation: http://bit.ly/38fuJjZDon’t Settle for a Divided World. Think. Debate. Act. Let’s find solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Doha Debates examines the world's most pressing challenges through live debates, digital videos, a TV series, blogs and podcasts. This innovative approach includes Majlis-style conversations designed to bridge differences, build consensus and identify solutions to urgent global issues.►► Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DohaDebates►► Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/DohaDebates
What does it mean to decolonize art? This is what journalist Inaya Folarin Iman has to say about it. Doha Debates 2023-12-04 | ...
Author Fatima Bhutto explains why we not only must decolonize art—but also decolonize our minds. Doha Debates 2023-12-03 | ...
Is generative AI technology helping students cheat? Tech reporter Jacob Ward says yes. #ai #podcast Doha Debates 2023-11-30 | ...
