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  • That we regret the decline of secular Pan-Arab nationalism

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    Secular Pan-Arab Nationalism is an ideological movement that asserts the view that Arabs constitute a single nation. With popularity reaching its height during the 1950s and 1960s, advocates of Pan-Arabism have often espoused socialist principles and strongly opposed western political involvement in the Arab world. It has focused on the creation of an Arab national identity on secular and nationalist grounds rather than on grounds of religion. Prominent leaders included Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, and Hafez Al-Nasser of Syria.

    Karachi Debate Open · Novice Final · 2020-09-05

  • That it is in the interest of the Gerudo to abandon their policy of isolationism and instead embrace an open borders policy

    Infoslide

    The Gerudo are a race in the land of Hyrule from the popular video game series, 'The Legend of Zelda'. Despite the dangers of Hyrule, they have succeeded in remaining relatively insulated from war or crisis. this is partially due to the fact that they live in a city (Gerudo Town) in a remote desert and also because they are a society made up largely of highly skilled warriors. Due to a strange genetic quirk, only one Gerudo male is born every 100 years. As such, the Gerudo are a race almost exclusively made up of women. The average Gerudo lives for around 380-400 years. The Gerudo can breed with some other humanoid beings. At present, Gerudo Town is entirely locked off to all men of other races. Some women of other races are permitted entry but only after having proven themselves to be worthy. Some Gerudo are known to sneak out to find boyfriends.

    Pop Culture Grand Prix · 1 · 2020-09-04

  • This house, as the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front, would ally itself with the Pakistani government to push back against abrogation of Article 370 by the Indian government

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    Jammu & Kashmir is the Indian held territory of occupied Kashmir. Azad Kashmir is the Pakistan held territory of Occupied Kashmir. In 2019, the Indian government abrogated Article 370A of the constitution, revoking Kashmir's status as an autonomous region. A few weeks ago, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370A, the Pakistan government published a new official map of the country which marks the Indian-held part of Kashmir as disputed territory (thus rejecting the Indian government's abrogation of 370A). The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is a political organisation active in both Pakistan-administered and Indian-administered Kashmir. It is a militant organization. Even though the JKLF has only Muslim members, it is notionally secular. It continues to assert that a secular, independent Kashmir free of both India and Pakistan is its eventual goal.

    Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 · Open Semis · 2020-09-04

  • This house believes that that national boards should have the right to disallow a player from participating in international domestic sporting leagues

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    National Sporting Boards (like the Bangladesh Cricket Board) offer contracts to players to play for the national team. These contracts are controlled by the Board. Afterwards, players need permission to play in an international domestic sporting league like the Big Bash or the IPL.

    DSDC Coherence 2020 · 1 · 2020-08-07

  • This house prefers a world with city-states governed by an elected global leadership to the current predominance of nation-states.

    Infoslide

    Two sovereign structures are commonly recognized as countries today: the nation-state and the city-state. A nation-state is bound together by national identity, as defined by common factors such as language, shared history or descent. A city-state is an independent, self-governing country contained totally within the borders of a single city. Only 3 countries are recognized as city-states today: Monaco, Singapore and Vatican City.

    UBC Fundraiser Open 2020 · Open Final · 2020-06-27

  • This house as the Republic of Korea (South Korea) would officially recognize DPRK (North Korea) as an independent state rather than continue to pursue a united Korea.

    Nagoya Debate Open 2020 · Open Semis · 2020-06-06