Doha Debates

What role should work play in our lives?

In this episode of @DohaDebates, host Mohamed Hassan is joined by Federico Campagna, Hoda Alkhzaimi, Yanis Varoufakis, and Robert Wolcott to debate what meaning we can expect from work in our lives. 

As technology transforms entire industries around the world, how will our relationships with work change, and who might get left behind?

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Should we trust the news? 

In this episode of Doha Debates, host Mohamad Hassan is joined by Dima Khatib, Marc Owen Jones, Peter Oborne and Richard Sambrook to unpack the state of modern journalism as technology transforms how news is produced and consumed. 

Is today’s news built to serve the truth? And if not, what would it take to build an information culture that puts truth first? 

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In this episode of @DohaDebates, host Dareen Abughaida is joined by Victor Gao, Curtis Yarvin, Charli Carpenter and Balakrishnan Rajagopal to debate the relevance of international law as conflicts around the world continue to test its limits. 

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In this episode of DohaDebates, host Soraya Salam is joined by Renata Avila, Henry Wang, Isabel Hilton and Arnaud Bertrand to debate the competing visions of China and the West for the new global order.

As global power shifts and old assumptions are challenged, how different are these two visions, and does the future belong to just one?

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How does football influence who we are?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Imran Garda is joined by Tony Karon, David Goldblatt and Honey Thaljieh to explore how football shapes identity, belonging and community. From nationalism to religion, the discussion examines how the world’s most popular sport can both unite and divide us.

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Is having children a choice or responsibility?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Soraya Salam is joined by Stephen Shaw, Laurie DeRose, Alaka Basu, and Antonina Lewandowska to explore falling birth rates, changing ideas around family and parenthood, and what our reproductive choices may mean for society.

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Who decides if resistance is legitimate?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Nadir Nahdi is joined by Diana Buttu, Victor Gao, Amina Rasul and Saeed Khan to explore what makes resistance legitimate in a historical and religious context and when it is criminalised or justified.

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Is contemporary art relevant today?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Nadir Nahdi is joined by Wafaa Bilal, Samar Younes, Fen de Villiers and Molly Crabapple to discuss whether contemporary art remains relevant in today’s world, as well as the role of artists in addressing social issues. 

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Has social justice become the new religion of the West?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Mohamed Hassan is joined by Michael Eric Dyson, Khaled Beydoun and Joshua Mitchell to explore a growing question shaping modern societies: as traditional religious frameworks lose influence in parts of the West, what is taking their place?

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Is there any value in conspiracy theories? 

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Dareen Abughaida is joined by Andrea Kitta, Heather Berlin, Alex Berenson and Nuurrianti Jalli to explore how conspiracy theories form, why people are drawn to them and whether they serve any real purpose, while examining the fine line between skepticism and conspiracy thinking. 

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