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  • Researching Silence: Landscapes and Archives

    October 1, 2024

    Munira Khayyat is a Clinical Associate Professor of Anthropology at New York University.

    A woman with long, light brown hair, wearing a light green jacket over a gray top, standing outdoors. She is on a staircase with a graffiti-covered wall in the background, looking at the camera with a slight smile.

  • Istanbul as a Multicultural Imperial Capital

    October 1, 2024

    Mostafa Minawi is an Associate Professor of History and the Founder of the Critical Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Studies initiative at Cornell University.

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  • Freedom is a Place: The Struggle for Urban Land in South Africa

    October 1, 2024

    This presentation examines Fanon’s thinking about collective movement, of being in a shared political movement.

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  • Book Launch: Universal Basic Income by Karl Widerquist

    September 11, 2024

    An accessible introduction to the simple (yet radical) premise that a small cash income, sufficient for basic needs, ought to be provided regularly and unconditionally to every citizen.

    A book titled Universal Basic Income by Karl Widerquist, featuring a red hot air balloon with a dollar sign on its black cover. The book is part of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series.

  • Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

    September 4, 2024

    Qalam: Great Writers in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

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  • Jazz Concert with Nasar Abadey & Supernova

    April 14, 2024

    We pay tribute to one of America’s and the world’s greatest composers and musicians.

    Jazz Event Poster

  • Qatar’s Key Contribution: Upholding International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law in Times of Crisis

    April 14, 2024

    His Excellency Dr. Turki bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud is the Director of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar.

    Headshot for Dr. Turki Al Mahmoud

  • Safeguarding the Laws of War: The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross

    April 11, 2024

    What role do international organizations have in upholding international humanitarian law?

    Event poster with photos of two women, Basma Tabaja and Yara Khawaja, for a talk titled Safeguarding the Laws of War: The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross at Georgetown University Qatar, April 24, 1–2 PM.

  • Film Screening and Discussion: Arabs and Terrorism

    March 19, 2024

    Join us for a film screening of Bassam Haddad's 2007 documentary Arabs and Terrorism.

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  • Qatar’s Creative Culture: Fostering Development and Diplomacy

    February 12, 2024

    Room 1D02, Georgetown University in Qatar About This event will be followed by a light reception. Speakers Nouf M. S. Al-Thani, J.D. Related Events

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