This House trusts Iran NOT to build a nuclear bomb
Monday November 09 2009
MOTION REJECTED
by 48% to 52%
Speakers
Mahjoob Zweiri
Speaking for the motion
Dr. Mahjoob Zweiri is Professor in Middle East Politics and Iran at the Centre for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan where he also serves as the head of the Iranian Studies Unit. Among other posts he has been director of the Centre for Iranian Studies at Durham University in the UK. Dr. Zweiri earned a B.A. and an M.A. in History at the University of Jordan and in 2002 completed his doctorate in Modern History at Tehran University.
Baria Alamuddin
Speaking against the motion
Baria Alamuddin is a Lebanese journalist and broadcaster. She is currently foreign editor of the newspaper Al-Hayat and editor of the London-based Media Services Syndicate. She appears regularly on international television, including the BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera as a Middle East analyst. Her career has included stints as a news anchor for Lebanese Television. Since 2004 she has been president of the IAC (International Arab Charity).
Mohammad Marandi
Speaking for the motion
Dr. Mohammad Marandi is Head of the North American Studies Department at the University of Tehran and is a regular commentator on Iranian affairs. He has published numerous papers and articles on Iran-US relations and co-authored the book The British Media and Muslim Representation: the Ideology of Demonisation. In 2008, he was a visiting Fellow at the International Forum for U.S. Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Alireza Nourizadeh
Speaking against the motion
Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh is a senior researcher and Director of the Centre for Arab and Iranian Studies in London. He is also a journalist, columnist and commentator for numerous newspapers and media outlets including Voice of America, Kayhan London, Al Jarideh in Kuwait and Al-Sharq alawsat. He started his journalistic career in Iran and in the 1970s became Political Editor of one of the country's main daily newspapers, Etela'at. As editor in chief of the weekly political magazine Omid Iran, he came to the attention of Ayatollah Khomeini who closed down the publication and ordered Dr. Nourizadeh's arrest. He later fled to London after receiving death threats.
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