Committee reports were shared by Zoe Martin-Parkinson, Deputy Secretary General for TQ 2018 __________________ Honorable Secretary General, madame president, student officers, delegates, and guests I would now like to share the final resolution for this year’s 7th annual THIMUN Qatar conference; Believing that THIMUN Qatar 2018 has been the best conference ever Emphasising the importance…
Qatar’s diplomatic community comes out strong for THIMUN Qatar 2018
We were honored to have a tremendous showing from the diplomatic community at the opening of the seventh annual THIMUN Qatar conference. Over 50 embassies were represented, giving delegates a unique opportunity to interact with Ambassadors and other members of the diplomatic community. It was an opportunity to talk about the issues student ambassadors had…
MUN Conferences in the Time of Blockades
There is probably not an MUN program or conference in the GCC region that has not felt the bite of the blockade currently in place against Qatar. I will leave it to future delegate-diplomats to sort through the chaos and find solutions to an events such as these. But for the poor-suffering conference manager trying…
Shaping Tomorrow: THIMUN celebrates 50 years with anniversary book
Visitors to the THIMUN Hague 50th anniversary conference were in for a special treat: a wonderful book celebrating 50 years of student debate and MUN action, spanning 1968 to the very recent. The book highlighted stories from former delegates, MUN Directors, and individuals who have shaped the organization over its illustrious history. The book was…
SG Sandev Ferdinando welcomes delegates to THIMUN Qatar 2018
Over the past few years, MUN has grown beyond the confines of an activity that simulates United Nations debate. Our generation has been the leading force behind the change in the definition of MUN to one that includes community outreach. We were able to do this because THIMUN Qatar taught an entire generation to walk…
DSG Sanskriti Tandon Closes out THIMUN Qatar 2018
Honored guests, chairs, delegates, ladies and gentlemen, and mom, my name is Sanskriti Tandon and it is an honor to welcome you to the closing ceremony of my very last high school MUN conference. A Russian painter once said that everything starts with a dot. Similarly, our stories start with a dot. A small gesture…
QmunityVoice TQ18 – Final Issue
MUNImpact: HELA Night
MUNImpact: HELA Night Natali Al Jundy “We need to work today to shape tomorrow; if we do not work today, we will not be able to shape tomorrow.” says Sulaiman Sulaimankhil, co-founder and deputy CEO of HELA. When asked how MUN has impacted HELA’s growth over the years, both Sulaiman and Sana Dawari, the program’s…
Qatar Under Siege
Qatar Under Siege Faiq Raedaya On the decisive day of June 5, 2017, a blockade of the air, land and sea was imposed on Qatar by neighboring Arab countries. Relations were severed, ambassadors withdrawn, and bans on trade and travel were imposed. Despite widespread panic amongst the general public, the Qatari government has maintained an…
The Price of Naivety
The Price of Naivety Nafilah Khan Rotting in a four-by-four cell for over three years gives one a lot to think about. Whether for an actual criminal, or one who was simply framed, a life sentence in prison ultimately means hell. So how did I end up in this murky, abominable place? It was all…