Doha Debates

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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Are we heading into a world divided by AI tribes?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Mohamed Hassan is joined by Evgeny Morozov, James Brusseau, Elina Noor and Robert Wright to explore how AI is reshaping our politics, culture and collective thinking.

From corporate dependence and embedded ideological biases to the dangerous race between superpowers for AI dominance, the debate questions who really controls AI and what that means for the rest of the world.

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Is it time to rethink taxes?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Malika Bilal is joined by Martin Krause, Pedro Solimano, Gustavo Flores-Macias and Sanjit Dhami to explore whether taxes serve their purpose in building fairer societies.

From funding public services to rising inequality and corporate tax avoidance, the debate questions if taxation truly redistributes wealth or if it is time to rethink how the system works.

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Is there a hidden force dictating our behaviour? 

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Malika Bilal is joined by Shadi Hamid, Heather Berlin, Peter Ulric Tse, and Gregg D. Caruso to discuss whether we truly have free will or if our choices are shaped by forces beyond our control. The discussion explores this topic through science, history, and religion.

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Do we really know our past?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Imran Garda is joined by Edwin Barnhart, Sarah Parcak, Flint Dibble and Eduardo Goes Neves to discuss whether our understanding of the past is truly complete or if there are hidden chapters waiting to be uncovered. 

The discussion explores archaeological findings, historical incidents, and if alternative theories of lost civilisations are true.

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What if we’re not alone in this universe?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Soraya Salam is joined by Nick Pope, David Grinspoon, Matthias Determann and Shaykh Hamza Karamali to discuss whether extraterrestrial life exists and what that could mean for humanity through history, religion and past incidents.

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Is humanity destined for war?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, recorded in 2025, host Soraya Salam is joined by Ian Morris, Charli Carpenter, Noha Aboueldahab and R. Brian Ferguson to discuss whether war is truly inevitable. We examine the roles of history, human behaviour and the forces that drive conflict.

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What does our architecture say about us?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Soraya Salam, is joined by Kamil Khan Mumtaz, Bidisha Sinha, Marwa Al-Sabouni and Lucien Steil to discuss how architecture reflects our reality and how different schools of thought shape the way we understand and respond to it.

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What is the fate of civilisations?

In this episode of @DohaDebates podcast, host Soraya Salam explores whether the collapse of civilisations is inevitable or whether they ultimately reinvent themselves.

Joined by Payal Arora, Jonathan A.C. Brown, Joseph Tainter and Faisal Devji, the discussion explores the fate of civilisations through political narratives, economy and technology. 

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