Event Overview
"The Muslim Debate", an online debate platform of MUSLIM Institute has launched the debate on "Refugees should always be accepted by other countries?". The debate has gone live on Monday, 21st of March 2016.
Online Debate Refugees should always be accepted by other countries?
Event Venue
- Online
Date & Time
- 21-Mar-2016
Organizer
- Muslim Institute
Event Detail
| "The Muslim Debate", an online debate platform of MUSLIM Institute has launched the debate on "Refugees should always be accepted by other countries?". The debate has gone live on Monday, 21st of March 2016. Following is a glance of the opening remarks of moderator as well as both the debaters defending the motion and opposing the motion. |
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Moderator
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M. Hamza Iftikhar Research Associate, Muslim Institute - UK Chapter The importance of this debate can be realized when one looks at the figures and statistics on refugees around the world provided by the UNHCR. There were 19.5 million refugees worldwide by the end of 2014. Turkey became the country hosting the largest number of refugees with 1.59 million, followed by Pakistan (1.51 million) and Lebanon (1.15 million). |
| According to the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention, every individual has right to seek refuge if he is unable to avail the protection in his own country. Although the Convention protects people who meet the criteria for refugee status, however, it does not prescribe a particular procedure for the determination of whether a person is a refugee or not. Countries which refuse to accept refugees usually voice economic concerns, worries about substantial demographic change, security or other political challenges. But are these reasons legitimate? Does it matter where the refugee is coming from or should all potential refugees be treated in the same way? Should countries be selective when it comes to accepting refugees (Muslims/Non-Muslims, Syrian/Rohingya, etc.)? Are the 1951 convention obligations binding upon all the member states? Is there any need for amendments to refugee convention? Or has the standards to accept refugees changed since the convention in 1951? Does it make a difference if the refugee is fleeing from a civil war? And should an individual country be solely responsible for the decision to accept refugee or can the international community intervene in any way? These are some of the many questions which currently surround this debate. In order to seek answers to them and many others, we look forward to remarks from our respected debaters as well as guests. |
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