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  • Professional Education

    Georgetown Degree Program Connects MOFA Diplomats with Leading Experts

    From a Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) classroom, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) diplomats enrolled in Georgetown’s graduate-level EMDIA program had the valuable experience of learning about nuclear diplomacy from…

  • Faculty

    New Arabic Textbook by Georgetown Professor Teaches Students How Arabic Works in the Real World

    Dr. Yehia A. Mohamed, Associate Professor of Arabic at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), is the author of a new textbook titled Reading the Arab World (Routledge, 2021)…

  • Research

    Culture of Energy Use as a Key to Combating Climate Change is Focus of New Research at GU-Q

    Creating a sustainable future beyond fossil fuels will need creative solutions inspired by the work of social scientists who study how energy shapes culture, politics, and economics. This was the…

  • Research

    Literature Professor Nadia Salem Discusses Upcoming Book on Mythic Structure for Qatar Reads

    When the movie Star Wars was released in 1977, it redefined cinematic history and introduced generations of audiences to a classic storytelling structure called the monomyth, where a hero goes…

  • Professional Education

    EMDIA Students Gain Valuable Classroom Engagement with H.E. Lolwah Al-Khater, Assistant Foreign Minister, MOFA Spokesperson

    At the campus of QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), members of the Executive Master’s in Diplomacy and International Affairs (EMDIA), a custom one-year program designed for the Diplomatic…

  • Students

    Hoyas Create Connections on a Georgetown Leadership Track Doha by Dhow Adventure 

    Few things are as iconic in Qatar as the sight of dozens of traditional wooden sailing vessels bobbing in the water along the Corniche. An important part of Qatar’s maritime…

  • Students

    First Year Arabic Student at Georgetown Wins Second Place in EC Calligraphy Contest

    Mastering the art of Arabic calligraphy can be a challenge even for native speakers, who venerate the art form for its ability to convey meaning while avoiding figurative imagery. Sargis…

  • GU-Q News

    Georgetown Filmmaker Puts Qatar on the Academy Award Nomination Ballot

    Filmmaker and researcher at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Suzi Mirgani has put Qatar on the Academy Award shortlist ballots in December 2021 with her short film about…

  • Faculty

    New Book on Darfur Conflict by Georgetown Scholar Offers New Narratives for a Lasting Peace

    The War in Darfur has been covered by international media as a long-held ethnic conflict between Arab and Black African Sudanese. But in her newly published book titled Darfur Allegory…

  • Faculty

    Teaching Political Science through Creative Crosswords

    Scholar and crossword creator, Visiting Professor at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Dr. Leonard Williams, offers a unique way to explore key concepts in political science with the…