This House believes President Assad must resign

Sunday November 27 2011
MOTION PASSED by 91% to 9%

Speakers

Obeida Nahas

Speaking for the motion

Obeida Nahas is a Syrian politician and member of the Syrian National Council. He’s the director of the Levant Institute, a London-based think tank specialising in Syria and member of the National action group for Syria.

Ammar Waqqaf

Speaking against the motion

Ammar Waqqaf is a management consultant and member of the Syrian social group – a pro-government group supporting reform which was formed in response to recent events in Syria.
The group aims to promote peaceful and smooth reform led by the incumbent government.

Emile Hokayem

Speaking for the motion

Emile Hokayem is the Senior Fellow for Regional Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies based in Bahrain. Prior to joining the Institute, he was the Political Editor and international affairs columnist of the Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National. He has testified in front of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Syria and Lebanon and spoken on Gulf affairs in front of various government and non-government audiences.

Kamel Wazne