2017 Model Arab League
This year, our delegates traveled to the University of Nevada at Reno, where we enjoyed excellent Nevada hospitality, as well as an energized conference that focused on many of the contemporary issues in the Middle East. We had three country assignments this time: Kuwait, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates. Students had to confront the refugee crisis, the Syrian civil war, the proliferation of small arms as well as the issue of cybersecurity, among other issues.
From left to right, SFSU's delegates were: Sara Loenegard, Rachael Cunningham, Christopher Norman, Frederick Acker, Benjamin Klass, Lucia Volk, Jacquelin Foley, Evan Gothelf, Megan Giovannetti, Shari Garrett.
The Social Affairs Council delegates in unmoderated caucus mode.
The Political Affairs Council delegates debating a draft resolution.
Please note that Model Arab League will not be offered during the 2017-18 academic year. If you have questions, please contact lvolk@sfsu.edu.
2016 Model Arab League - both national and regional
For the first time in 2016, SF State was invited to participate in the National University Model Arab League, held every April at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. We had a challenging assignment: the Comoros Islands! All 12 delegates dressed in their diplomatic best and headed into their councils for debate and resolution drafting.
From left to right: Chris Fagioli, Darren Singh, Sergio Torres, Lucia Volk, Julia Spencer, Nouf Aloufi, Jehan Hakim, Fatema Sarwari, Anas Elallame, Sam Walsh, Alexandra von Durak, and Rafik Belhocine.
Before the conference itself, we attended a two-hour policy briefing with Mr. Nail Al-Jubeir, Director of Information at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (4th from the right above) who was quite frank in answering our many questions about Saudi foreign policy. Photo below: self-timed in the lobby of the embassy.
2015 Model Arab League
A delegation of students representing the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon brought home several individual delegate awards for their excellent work on the Joint Defense Council, Political Affairs Council, and Social Affairs Council. UC Berkeley hosted the event, and 13 delegations participated. A big congratulations to our MAL diplomats, who caucused and voted like they had been doing this all their lives. Congratulations!
2014 Model Arab League
During the 2014 MAL, our delegates brought home five individual awards and the Overall Outstanding Delegation award -- a huge accomplishment for SFSU students, most of whom attended the event for the very first time.
