Event Type: Public Talk

Showing 48 “Public Talk” posts

  • Qalam Series: Nadifa Mohamed in conversation with Kamila Shamsie

    October 12, 2025

    Nadifa Mohamed is the author of The Fortune Men, shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize and winner of Wales Book of the Year.

    Event poster for Qalam Series: Great Writers in Conversation featuring portraits of Nadifa Mohamed and Kamila Shamsie, with event details for October 29, 2025 at Georgetown University Qatar Library.

  • Remittance as Belonging

    October 7, 2025

    In Remittance as Belonging, Professor Hasan Mahmud examines the human dimensions of global migration by exploring how remittances forge belonging, identity, and transnational connection.

    A promotional image for a book talk featuring Remittance as Belonging by Hasan Mahmud, showing the book cover and author details, with event text mentioning Zahra Babar and Amanda Garett.

  • DisCo with Maysoon Zayid

    September 30, 2025

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

    A woman with long dark hair and light makeup sits against a maroon background, wearing a traditional embroidered dress in purple and black. Her hands are folded in her lap, and she looks slightly to the side.

  • Book Launch | Islamic Law on Trial by Sohaira Z. M. Siddiqui

    September 22, 2025

    Sohaira Z. M. Siddiqui is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar.

    Poster for a book launch titled “Islamic Law on Trial: Contesting Colonial Power in British India” by Dr. Sohaira Z. M. Siddiqui, with her photo, event details, book description, and an image of the book cover.

  • Duterte at the International Criminal Court

    September 11, 2025

    Global Implications

    “Duterte at the International Criminal Court: Global Implications.” The event is scheduled for September 24, 2025, from 6:00–8:00 PM at the Auditorium, Georgetown University Qatar. The background features a stylized, pixelated image of Rodrigo Duterte.

  • Kamila Shamsie in conversation with Isabella Hammad

    September 8, 2025

    Isabella Hammad is the author of Recognizing the Stranger and the novels The Parisian and Enter Ghost.

    Picture of Isabella Hammad

  • Nature in Focus: Qatar & Brazil

    August 28, 2025

    A biodiversity-themed photo exhibition in the library throughout the week from September 7-13.

    A globe surrounded by green leaves sits on a dark green surface. White text above reads: Nature in Focus: Qatar & Brazil - Perspectives on Nature, Climate Advocacy, and COP30.

  • Sonali Deraniyagala in conversation with Kamila Shamsie

    April 17, 2025

    Join us for the final event in our Qalam series this term, featuring acclaimed author and academic Sonali Deraniyagala.

    A woman with medium-length black hair and a serious expression wears a gray top and a silver necklace, standing in front of a blurred green background.

  • Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China

    April 16, 2025

    Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China provides a portrait of underrecognized reformists who aimed to turn Muslim subjects into active Chinese citizens and revive “true” Islam in order to aid China's development and promote peace.

    A woman with wavy brown hair smiles in front of a lake. She is wearing a black and red scarf over a white top. In the background, there are hills and buildings along the shoreline.

  • Sudan in Ink: Politics, Protest, and Art

    April 6, 2025

    Khalid Albaih in conversation with Professor Rogaia Abusharaf and Suzi Mirghani, featuring a view of his exhibit.

    A man with short curly hair, glasses, and a gray goatee stands in focus, wearing a light-colored jacket. The background is blurred with indistinct shapes and colorful figures.