Open Discussions
in association with the
Gulf Cultural Club
invites you to a discussion:
The Global South in a polarised world
Speakers
* M Iqbal Asaria (Development Economist)
** Syed Mohsin Abbas(Journalist, broadcaster, documentary producer)
***Professor Rodney Shakespeare (Co-founder Global Justice Movement)
Since the end of the Second World War a multitude of terms have been used to group the world into different geopolitical blocs. The Cold War division of East and West remains partially in use, while the Non-Aligned Movement continues to represent countries which sought to avoid alignment with either of the Cold War superpowers. New alliances such as BRICS have emerged which include Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
In recent years the term ‘Global South’ has gained popular use among leaders and commentators on international politics to help describe global divisions and to group together countries with common positions on global issues. These countries feel their views have not been heard fully or their interests not adequately reflected in the multilateral system.
The term global south also encompasses many countries of the MENA region. What are their issues and concerns in the international arena and which geopolitical blocs serve their interests?
Time: 6.30 pm, Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025
Venue: Abrar House, 45 Crawford Place, W1H 4LP
Dinner will be served at 8pm
You can also participate on Zoom using this link
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*M Iqbal Asaria is the director of Afkar Group. Iqbal was a member of the Third World Network. In this capacity he chaired the World Bank NGO Committee for four years. For his work in this field, he was awarded the CBE in the 2005 Queen’s Honours List for services to international development. For the last several years he has been involved in consultancy on financial product structuring and niche marketing services to faith and ethnic communities.
Sayed Mohsin Abbas: is an Independent Television and Radio journalist, broadcaster and a former documentary producer. In a media career spanning four decades he has worked on a plethora of news and current affairs shows with a broad range of media companies. His credits include Channel 4, RT, the BBC, Press TV, Al Ehtajah, Ahlubait TV and Epicflow Films and he is currently the host and co-producer of the newly launched Deep Dive Perspective podcast as well as a regular political analyst on Press TV .
*** Professor Rodney Shakespeare is a Cambridge MA, a qualified UK Barrister, and a well-known paper presenter and lecturer particularly at conferences dealing with money, the real economy, and social and economic justice. Co-founder of the Global Justice Movement www.globaljusticemovement.net he is the author of www.binaryeconomics.net. In 2000 he received the (Martin Luther) King-Kelso Award. He broadcasts with various TV stations including Press TV.
