page_title: Model Arab League
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Model Arab League / Structure
caption_attribution_description: English: Students Debate at Model Arab League
context_page_description: Model Arab League, also known as MAL, is a multi-regional model competition in which high school and university students from across the world learn about and compete as representatives from Member States of the Arab League. Participants are encouraged to use the experience to hone their skills in public speaking and diplomacy, in addition to the primary goal of learning about the politics and history of the Arab world. In the United States, the competitions are administered by The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Outside the United States, the University of Peloponnese hosts the Corinth Model Arab League and the American University in Cairo hosts the Cairo International Model Arab League. In the UK, the longest running Model Arab League Conference in Europe UoBMAL has been run by the University of Birmingham UN Society, a UNA Youth UK Branch since 2004.
context_section_description: Model Arab League is a debate simulation of the Arab League. This format is similar to Model United Nations which challenges students to accurately represent the needs and interests of United Nations member countries. One of the biggest differences in structure between Model UN and Model Arab League is that the latter is made up of only 22 member countries in contrast to Model UN's 193. This difference in size allows for more focused and in-depth debating, but with a purview restricted to the Arab world. 
  
  Model Arab League is administered centrally from Washington, DC by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations which works with local hosts to coordinate and run conferences across the United States. The National Council also updates debate topics and research guides yearly by utilizing nationally appointed student leaders who also act as secretariat for the National University Conference.
caption: Students Debate at a Model Arab League Conference
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