This House believes censorship makes a mockery of the arts

Monday May 21 2012
MOTION PASSED by 58% to 42%

Speakers

Nat Muller

Speaking for the motion

Nat Muller is based between Rotterdam and the Middle East. She has served as adviser to the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) and the European Union. She was curator-in-residence at the Townhouse Gallery in Cairo from 2008 to 2009. This year she curated Spectral Imprints for the Abraaj Capital Art Prize 2012, and is on the nominating committee for the prestigious 2012 Jameel Art Prize.

Nada Shabout

Speaking against the motion

Nada Shabout is associate professor of Art History and director of the Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute at the University of North Texas. She has been a member of the Cultural Development Committee Board of Governors, Qatar Foundation, and a consultant to the Museum of Modern Arab Art in Doha between 2008 and 2011.

Malek Jandali

Speaking for the motion

Malek Jandali, is a world renowned concert pianist. In 2011, he received the Freedom of Expression award from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, for his song Watani Ana which means I am my Homeland. He lives in Atlanta and is a member of The Recording Academy and The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).

Peter Florence