January 25, 2026
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Book Talk

Book Discussion – Mother of Strangers

With Kamila Shamsie and Suad Amiry
A man in a suit holding a hat stands on an orange slice, with a coastal town in the background. The words MOTHER of STRANGERS are curved above in bold black letters on a cream arch.
April 22, 2025
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Book Talk

Sonali Deraniyagala in conversation with Kamila Shamsie

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.
April 21, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Book Talk IHIST Seminar Series

Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China

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.
January 21, 2025
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Book Talk

Book Talk with Dale Luis Menezes

GU-Q Doctoral Fellow Dale Menezes is currently working towards his PhD in History at Georgetown University.
A stack of brown books titled Memories, Archived: Contemporary Views from South Asia sits on a light surface next to a green potted plant. The cover features simple, modern typography.
November 4, 2024
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Book Talk

Book Talk with Professor Trish Kahle

How much risk is acceptable in a democratic energy system?
Book cover titled Energy Citizenship: Coal and Democracy in the American Century by Trish Kahle, featuring a black-and-white photo of coal miners in work clothes and helmets, standing together in front of a mine entrance.
November 14, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Book Talk

Weaponizing Water: Water Stress and Islamist Extremist Violence in Africa and the Middle East

With Professor Marcus D. King.
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