The Qatar Leadership Conference 2016 brought together hundreds of motivated students, accomplished leaders, and inspiring speakers. Once again, a large, incredible group of people met at the Qatar National Convention Center to discuss, inspire, brainstorm, and socialize under the famous 30-foot spider. Amid it all, as friendships were developed, ideas were formed, and paths…
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QLC 2016: Taking #OMUNpride to a Whole New Level
Stepping into the vast halls of the Qatar National Convention Center that lay strewn with blonde, black, brown, ginger and ombre dyed-haired teenagers bubbling with excitement, I felt as though I had just stepped into something much more than a mere conference. Closely connected islands of youth filled the atmosphere with passionate banter about aspirations,…
From QLC 13′ to QLC 16′
By Salam Kedan QLC 16 has been a very special conference for me! Ever since attending QLC 2013, my first time in Doha, it was a life changing experience and the path to a great journey ahead. In QLC 2013, being a fresh graduate from High School about to start university, I presented about my…
Curry, spiders…and community
Later night curries and naan bread with Sanskriti, Robin, Rhamat, Sulaiman and Sandev or singing under the spider with the with the OMUN brigade. Those will be some of my fondest memories of QLC. Beyond the quiet moments in the workshops where ideas ignite and I frantically write…
Igniting the love for OMUN in the hearts of 600 students
Aditya Rathi, Executive Administrative Officer and the National Liaison for UAE “Please welcome, Aditya Rathi and his team, who will come to talk to you about Online MUN”, said Mr. Jennings, our secondary school in-charge. It was finally time for me to share whatever I had learned in the past two years, with the next…
QLC 16′ – Kudzai Mukaratirwa
Kudzai Mukaratirwa Interview – MUN’s Online Persona by Ralf Yap The internet is an indispensable utility. Its ability to be whatever we need it to be – a video streamer or an instant messenger – makes it an incredibly useful tool. But what is so uniquely powerful about the internet is that it is global.…
Discovering the Power of Globalised Patriotism: Afghanistan
By: Irene Ann Promodh Deputy Secretary General, OMUN As delegates streamed into the room, our adrenaline pumped higher as the moment we had been waiting for was finally manifesting itself in reality after months of preparation, brainstorming and planning. What had flickered within me as a subtle idea of creating international patriotism and proactivity on an…
THIMUN OMUN Team Reflects on #tq2016
This article is brought to us by Press Member and OMUN member, Dema A’bbas . When I used to talk about adventure, I always included jungles and road trips on my own. When I used to talk about fun, I always included the quietness of being alone on a Saturday night as I typed down some…
Maverick Youth
It is a real honor to share this next story. Bassim Eledath was OMUN’s Press and Publications Officer in 2014-2015. This talented young writer also proved to be a fantastic MUN delegate. I met Bassim personally when he came to THIMUN Qatar in 2014, and the success of his online publication and community, Maverick Youth, comes…
Afghanistan’s paralympian keynotes for OMUN Qatar
By Sreeparna and Ronishka, OMUN Qatar Press Online Model UN’s National Program, O-MUN Qatar, has only been running for several months; yet in that short period of time, it has succeeded in making great strides in the development of the MUN platform. Easy to access virtual classrooms, and an integrated network of social media and free…