Empowering the Leaders of Tomorrow from Zaamin Hussain and Matthew Walton At 24 years old, being invited across the world to speak at the Qatar Leadership Conference was a thrilling prospect, but no small undertaking. This was an enormous opportunity to influence young impressionable minds and spread awareness about some of the most pressing global…
Qatar Leadership Conference
The QLC – A New Presenter’s First Impressions
MUN Student Reflections – Qatar Leadership Conference – 19-21 October, 2017 By Ahmed Al Naimi QLC is one of the most beneficial events in the region. The THIMUN Qatar team did an excellent job organizing a noteworthy conference this year, which I proudly participated in. It provided participants a foundation for all their skills through…
MUN directors get their debate on!
Teachers from across Doha were once again treated to a day and a half of Model United Nations professional development at the Qatar Leadership Conference 2017. This high quality training, the Director’s Training Institute-developed and delivered by Best Delegate- has been a smash hit over the past four years, training hundreds of MUN teachers and…
A Treasured Experience
A Treasured Experience A Post-QLC Reflection by Dana Smiley A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the 6th Annual Qatar Leadership Conference in Doha, Qatar, and it was one of the best events I have ever been a part of. As a high school student in the United States, I interact with…
Inspired Poem – “Civilized”
“Civilized” These lines we cannot stop ourselves drawing to divide a breathing sum into parts we call redefinition as with each new division we rip ourselves further apart. Our words are our sticks and stones flung high to scratch the thrones of great higher powers with faces like ours whose minds can never…
Nayef Al Obaidan- Head of Admin
Nayef Al Obaidan- Head of Admin Oroni Hasan Nayef Al Obaidan, the head of the admins, has more than just responsibilities. He shares some of his background as a hard-working admin, obstacles he’s faced, his positive experiences in QLC, and some of the things he’s gained from this conference. Without Obaidan’s efforts to guide…
The Effect of Media on the Youth
Effect of Media On the Youth Oroni Hasan Exposure to media is challenging to avoid in these present times. With the fast pacing development of technology and ongoing world politics, it’s no surprise to see a device held in everyone’s hands. The older generation of our society is generally less prone to being affected…
On SDGs and Law
On SDGs and Law by Rayan El Amine Of the many respected members of the presentation, few are as versed and have as many man hours as the combination that was Gilberto Duarte and Kudzai Mukaratirwa. Often speaking on as complex and controversial a topic as “The Rule of Law”, especially as they link…
Opiate of the Masses
Opiate of the Masses by Zoya Salahuddin In an ocean of status updates, disappearing photos and news that spreads with the tap of a thumb, getting lost in a world between Instagram photos and your dull, routine existence is almost natural. It is not rare for people to distort their realities with the perfect,…
Prove What you Speak
Prove What you Speak: Arnav Jain on Presentations and the Art of Persuasion by Rayan El Amine Part of what makes a conference like QLC go round is the ability for students to step up, and exclaim both their ideas and their understanding of MUN and the real world. Arnav Jain was both an…