On 26th February, in Moot Court, IIUM, IUM debate series engaged with the motion "This house believes that freedom of speech should not extend to insult of religion" in it's first ever edition.
The debaters for team proposition were :
Sara Abdul Rahman
Hazem Talha
Syed Saddiq
And the debaters for team opposition were :
Amshar Aziz
Abdullah Fakhry
Mubarrat Wassey
At an instant poll conducted within the venue, 68% attendees voted in support of the motion and 32% attendees voted against. At the end of the debate we conducted a second poll and in a large shift of votes 37% voted in support of restriction while an overwhelming 63% voted against thus opposition took the debate by a significant margin.
IIUM debate series will keep engaging with issues concerning the society.
Stay tuned for the next edition !!!
20 окт 2024