Portal

In partnership with Shared_Studios, our Doha Portal brings people together from across the globe to engage in conversation.

For much of the last 100 years, Western countries have dominated the global order—but now, that could all be changing.

We connected young people in Doha and Mexico City to debate the question, "Who should lead in a multipolar world?” Watch what they had to say: pic.twitter.com/7GryAbGt3Q
— Doha Debates (@DohaDebates) April 25, 2024

Global Connections

Doha Debates brings together diverse perspectives for vibrant dialogue on urgent issues. In partnership with Shared_Studios, our Doha Portal provides a curated space to learn, question and connect.

Connecting people around the globe isn’t just about computers or phones. Shared_Studios’ Portals use physical spaces—like shipping containers, school buses and even inflatable rooms—coupled with technology to make people feel like they’re sharing the same space with somebody elsewhere in the world.

The Doha Portal is a space for productive dialogue using the Majlis style of debate, which welcomes diverse worldviews and open discussion. Majlis-style debates illuminate points of agreement and common interests, rather than amplifying differences. The Portal uses these facilitated, Majlis-style conversations to connect people around the world, guiding participants to find new ideas and innovative solutions to complex issues that affect us all.

We're at the @UNOHRLLS' #LDC5!

If you're attending, come join us for a conversation at the @DohaDebates–@SharedStudios Portal in the main lobby of @qncc!

We're chatting with young people in LDCs around the world about youths' impact on some of the world's most pressing issues. pic.twitter.com/n0ZmBT9WBq
— Doha Debates (@DohaDebates) March 8, 2023