DisCo with Maysoon Zayid

GU-Q Visiting Fellow, Comedian, Actress, Writer, and Disability Advocate.

September 30, 2025 @ 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Faculty Conference Room (1D02), Georgetown University Qatar

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About

GU-Q Visiting Fellow, Comedian, Actress, Writer, and Disability Advocate.

Disability Community (DisCo) fosters empathy, challenges stereotypes, and celebrates the power of intersectional perspectives.

Featuring Nawaal Akram (SFS’29) & Tuan Nguyen (SFS’27).

Speakers

Maysoon Zayid

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