Past Debates: Series 6
Series 6 highlights
Watch a selection of highlights from all Series 6 Doha Debates and Doha Debates Specials.
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Monday, May 24 2010Comedy special: This House believes women are superior to men
Azhar Usman, FORMOTION PASSED by 67% to 33%
Carrie Quinlan, AGAINST
Maysoon Zayid, FOR
Robin Ince, AGAINST
Broadcast: 29-30 May, 2010
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Monday, April 26 2010This House believes Barack Obama is too weak to make peace in the Middle East
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Ahmad Moussalli, Professor, American University of Beirut FORMOTION PASSED by 58% to 42%
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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Monday, March 15 2010Doha Debates Special Event: Hamas meets Fatah
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?"
Nabil Shaath, PLO chief negotiatorMOTION REJECTED by 11% to 89%
Mohammad Nazzal, Spokesperson, Hamas political bureau AGAINST
Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of political committee, Palestinian Legislative Council
Osama Hamdan, Hamas representative in Lebanon
Broadcast: 20-21 March, 2010
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Monday, February 15 2010This House believes Muslims aren't getting a fair deal in India
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.
Seema Mustafa, Journalist and political commentator FOR
Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications and IT AGAINST
Teesta Setalvad, Civil rights activist FOR
M.J. Akbar, Journalist and author AGAINSTA 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
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Tuesday, January 12 2010This House believes this Afghan government is not worth fighting for
Peter Galbraith, Former Deputy UN Envoy to Afghanistan FORMOTION PASSED by 51% to 49%
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
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Monday, December 14 2009This House believes Dubai is a bad idea
Simon Jenkins, British journalist and author FORMOTION REJECTED by 38% to 62%
Nasser bin Ghaith, Emirati economist AGAINST
Sharla Musabih, Human rights activist FOR
Mishal Kanoo, Emirati businessman AGAINST
Broadcast: 9-10 January, 2010
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Monday, November 09 2009This House trusts Iran NOT to build a nuclear bomb
Mahjoob Zweiri, Professor of Middle East Politics and Iran, University of Jordan FORMOTION REJECTED by 48% to 52%
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
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Monday, October 12 2009This House deplores the release of the Lockerbie bomber to Libya
Daniel Kawczynski, British politician FORMOTION PASSED by 53% to 47%
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
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