QatarDebate Centre, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has launched the online edition of its ‘QD Journal’ to promote a culture of debate by raising the quality and range of conversations surrounding contemporary issues, both local and international.
“A tool in our arsenal towards fulfilling this goal is the QD Journal. It is a platform for publishing a balanced analysis of current issues in the news with an academic style, capturing popular opinion in society, on all sides of the issue in question,” QatarDebate said in a statement.





The articles published in the journal are aimed at encouraging intellectual debate on a range of topics, including environmental, social, health, economic and cultural issues that have a profound impact on the life of society.
“The desired outcome of intellectual discourse is the enrichment of minds. Accordingly, since its inception, the centre has been committed towards spreading and promoting the culture of intellectual debate in Arab-speaking world and beyond,” the statement continues
QD Journal is set to be a platform for intellectual discourse on the most pressing challenges of our time by providing a space for presenting complex arguments and inspiring solutions in the hopes of stimulating changes that lead to a better world.
A fundamental principle of the QD Journal, is to be inclusive and to take into consideration all points of views, such as those of civil society institutions, youth and women, when addressing the problems all these groups face together. The objective of the journal is to leverage the bridging power of communication and dialogue, in order to discuss and tackle social, as well as local and international issues.
The journal will be a vehicle for discussion on social and contemporary issues, composed by QatarDebate’s Elite Academy members, as well as academic and experts in various fields.
The statement also maintains “Owing to their expertise and effective communication, these contributors will present their ideas in articles that in turn will form the content, ultimately bringing about better informed and constructive discussion in society on important issues. It will spark discussions that touch upon on the important issues of our time, supported by intelligent and original viewpoints.”
Some of the titles in QD Journal are ‘Protests in the Time of Corona’; and ‘Will the world change for the better after Covid-19?’
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