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The Oxford Union debating chamber. The King and Country Debate was a debate on 9 February 1933 at the Oxford Union Society. The motion presented, "That this House will under no circumstances fight for its King and country", passed with 275 votes for the motion and 153 against it. [1] The motion would later be named the Oxford Oath or the Oxford ...
The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, England, whose membership is drawn primarily from the University of Oxford. Founded in 1823, it is one of Britain's oldest university unions and considered [ by whom? ] one of the world's most prestigious private students' societies ...
A Question of Europe was a televised debate of the Oxford Union held on 3 June 1975. The debate was held two days before the 1975 referendum, in which the electorate were asked if Britain should remain a member of the European Economic Community (EEC) which it had joined in 1973. The statement debated was "that this House would say yes to Europe".
In 2013, Hasan took part in a debate at the Oxford Union to consider whether Islam is a peaceful religion. Hasan, who is an Ithna'Asheri Shia Muslim , vouched for Islam as a religion of peace , citing political and cultural reasons for violence in Muslim majority countries, as opposed to holding the religion of Islam responsible.
Founded in 2005, the original Doha Debates programs were moderated by former BBC correspondent and interviewer Tim Sebastian, with Qatar Foundation as the sponsor. Televised eight times a year by BBC World News until 2012, the debates were based on the Oxford Union format. They focused on a single, controversial motion, with two speakers for ...
Martin Palmer, theologian and Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture; Marina Benjamin, journalist and author of Living at the End of the World; Justin Champion, Reader in the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway College, University of London
"Natasha Hausdorff discusses Israel and International Law with 92NY’s Rabbi David Ingber," UKLFI Charitable Trust, 17 September 2024; Yaakov Lipszyc (4 June 2024) "London barrister Natasha Hausdorff spoke with Mishpacha about Israel’s two court cases and its options," Mishpacha. "Natasha Hausdorff in the Oxford Union debate on Israel on 28 ...
Sullivan was born in South Godstone, Surrey, England, into a Catholic family of Irish descent, [10] and was brought up in the nearby town of East Grinstead, West Sussex.He was educated at a Catholic primary school and at Reigate Grammar School, [11] [12] where his classmates included Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer and Conservative member of the House of Lords Andrew Cooper. [13]