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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 Georgetown University in Qatar, argues…
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…
Zahra Babar, executive director of GU-Q’s Center for International and Regional Studies, has been selected for the prestigious CERC Scholars of Excellence program at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Global Migration Institute….
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),…
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…
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…
Although not scheduled to open until 2029, the Lusail Museum is already shaping global conversations. Set to house the largest collection of Orientalist art in the world, the museum has…
Annual summary of research activities by Georgetown University in Qatar-affiliated faculty and staff Publications In 2025, faculty reported an impressive publication record with Ian Almond, PhD, Clyde Wilcox, PhD, and…
During this holiday season, a new resource is helping to shed light on why religion matters today, and it comes from Georgetown University in Qatar Professor of Theology and Religious…
Think colonialism wiped out Islamic law in India? Think again. In her provocative new book, Islamic Law on Trial: Contesting Colonial Power in British India (University of California Press, 2025),…
