Doha Debates

What are you hopeful for in the new year? ☺️🎆 #DearWorld #NYE

Why is it important to engage and work with with people who have diverse backgrounds? @thisisbillgates weighs in. #DearWorld @gatesfoundation @sharedstudios

What are you doing in 2023 to make the world a better place?

In the face of 75 years of statelessness, what does the future of Palestinian identity look like? We hosted a town hall, moderated by @denatakruri, focused on this very question. Click the link bio to watch the full conversation with Ahed Tamimi, @maysoonzayid and Dr. Tariq Dana.

We asked @thisisbillgates to share three ways we can fight climate change. This is what he said. @gatesfoundation @sharedstudios #dearworld

"The only option left is that of resistance." Many consider Ahed Tamimi the voice of a generation — listen to what she has to say about how young Palestinians are changing the fight for freedom. Click the link in bio and watch the full town hall on the future of Palestinian identity. #DearWorld

Majd Mashharawi is #SolvingIt! @majdmashharawi is a Palestinian engineer and entrepreneur. She created SunBox, an off-grid solar kit to give people access to power during blackouts and power cuts in Gaza, and GreenCake, which builds blocks made from concrete, ashes and demolition debris.  For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Majd Mashharawi for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @malakmattarart . #DearWorld #palestine #femaleengineer #femaleentrepreneur

What a month it has been! At Doha Debates, we believe that the world will be a better place if we make room to talk, listen and try to understand diverse perspectives. And that's exactly what we did in Doha over the last month: Against the backdrop of the FIFA World Cup, which drew the attention of millions of soccer fans around the world, we brought people together to talk, to connect, to think and to debate. At our workshop at the Generation Amazing Youth Festival, we invited young leaders from the Doha Debates Ambassador Program to explore the power of dialogue and how sports can be used in diplomacy. Our @sharedstudios Portal at the FIFA Fan Zone clocked an amazing 87 connections with people in nine different countries, for a total of 131 hours of thought-provoking conversation. Our town hall, hosted at the @qatarnationallibrary, brought guest speakers and students together for a discussion on what the future of Palestinian identity looks like. We are proud of what we've accomplished this month, and we're humbled by all of you who shared your time, stories and perspectives. So, to all those who joined us this month, we thank you. We couldn't do any of this without you. Here's to many more connections and conversations in the new year! And thank you to all who participated and made these conversations possible! @al_khori @ga4good @mohamedhadid @honeythaljieh @ashrafabuissa @qfintl @qatarfoundation @hamadaaalkawari @qatarnationallibrary @banatalquds @muna.kurd15 @thimunqatarpress @khaterahmohammadi @surashalabi @aysha_almudahka @students_qatar @educationcity.qa @aboutrikamohammed @waelgomaa6 @samueletoo @gatesfoundation @thisisbillgates @kizzdanie

What does national identity mean for people who are stateless or living under occupation? Dr. Tariq Dana weighs in. Click the link in bio and watch the full town hall on the future of Palestinian identity.

How do we build a world where everyone has equal access to healthcare? @ThisIsBillGates joined the discussion at the @DohaDebates @SharedStudios Portal at @FIFA’s #FootballUnitesTheWorld exhibition. He talked with Dr. Shivon Byamukama, managing director of Babyl Rwanda, and Eden Gatesi, a medical student at the University of Global Health Equity in Kigali, Rwanda, about the successes and challenges of global health equity. #dearworld @roadto2022 @roadto2022en @gatesfoundation @qatarfoundation #health #healthcareforall #equity @fifaworldcup

"Words matter." Language is a vital tool to share your story. Listen to @MaysoonZayid explain why that's especially true when talking about Palestinian identity. Click the link in bio and watch the full town hall on the future of Palestinian identity. #DearWorld #palestine #wordsmatter

"The essence of the Palestinian person and the Palestinian identity is just the right to be a human being." @lafan_hasan shares how she's always conscious of her Palestinian identity when making art—but to her, nothing is more empowering than the desire to be human. Click the link in bio and watch the full town hall on the future of Palestinian identity. #DearWorld