Publications
Why translation matters in Syrian storytelling after Assad
On Dec. 8, 2024, news of the fall of the Assad regime rippled through the vast Syrian diaspora. There was laughter, there were tears and there was euphoria. But amid…
“Faculty” Posts
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FacultyNew programs and faculty expand the boundaries of international affairs at GU-Q
What does an international relations degree even look like in a world being reshaped by AI, climate change, volatile economies and more? At GU-Q, that question is part of a…
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ResearchCan fiction about animal minds help us bridge the human divide? This professor thinks so.
Book available from UVA Press In her new book, Animal Minds, Other Minds: Nonhuman Intelligence and Narrative Form in American Fiction (University of Virginia Press), Victoria Googasian, a professor at…
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ResearchPreserving the history of the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier
When you look at headlines about Afghanistan and Pakistan over the past few weeks, you’ll find coverage of the fifth anniversary of the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s…
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GU-Q NewsThe star problem: The tiny symbol distorting academic research and corrupting AI
New research by Lamis Kattan shines light on bias in economics scholarship In economic research, a tiny statistical difference can have outsized consequences. Usually denoted with a star (or asterisks),…
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GU-Q News8 Faculty teams selected for inaugural DC-Doha research grants
Eight faculty-led projects have received funding through a new Georgetown initiative designed to deepen research collaboration between faculty in its Washington, DC, and Doha campuses. Georgetown launched the DC–Doha Collaborative…
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GU-Q NewsResearch roundup spring 2026
Annual research summary as of June 1, 2026 New CIRS research projects The Political Economy of Development in Sudan: A Historical View of Economic Relations, Trade, and Informality The CIRS…
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GU-Q NewsProfessor Clyde Wilcox steps into acting dean role
Professor of Government Clyde Wilcox has been appointed acting dean of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), effective June 1, 2026, bringing experienced leadership to the university as the campus enters…
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GU-Q NewsInside Georgetown Qatar classrooms as war reshaped teaching in real time
At Georgetown University in Qatar, classrooms hold steady as regional conflict moves into daily academic life Early in the morning of Feb. 28, 2026, Dr. Raha Hakimdavar woke to a…
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GU-Q NewsHow Georgetown Qatar scholars became key voices explaining the U.S.–Israel war on Iran
As the U.S.–Israel war on Iran escalated, Georgetown University in Qatar scholars became frequent on-air experts for global media, offering context and perspective on a conflict that did not begin…