Home / Events
  • Qalam Series

Qalam Series: Pankaj Mishra in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Pankaj Mishra in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

November 18, 2025 @ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Library, Georgetown University in Qatar

Event poster featuring Pankaj Mishra and Kamila Shamsie for the Qalam Series at Georgetown University Qatar on November 18, 2025. Includes photos of both writers and details about their achievements and event timing.

About

Pankaj Mishra in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Pankaj Mishra is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, London Review of Books, and The New Yorker, and the author of two books of history, From the Ruins of Empire and Age of Anger: A History of the Present. His most recent books are Run and Hide: A Novel and The World After Gaza, which was published in February 2025. He is one of the founders of Equator, a new venue for art and thought.

Speakers

Kamila Shamsie

Pankaj Mishra

Related Events

March 2, 2026
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Promotional graphic for a Deans Distinguished Speaker Series event titled Public Diplomacy and Security Alliances with H.E. Kolinda Grabar Kitarović, former President of Croatia, moderated by Dr. Lynda Iroulo.

Public Diplomacy and Security Alliances

H.E. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, former President of Croatia
Georgetown University in Qatar
March 9, 2026
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Event poster showing six illustrated red chairs, with headshots of panelists and moderator. Text reads “What Arab Authoritarianism Tells Us About the World,” listing event details, speakers, and time at Georgetown University Qatar.

What Arab Authoritarianism Tells Us About the World

This panel highlights contributions in the new Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World, forthcoming open access from Bloomsbury Politics. The Handbook highlights the specificities of authoritarianism in the Arab world while placing the region in the context of global trends.
Georgetown University in Qatar