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February 16, 2026
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Georgetown University in Qatar
Qalam Series

Kiran Desai in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Kiran Desai is the Booker Prize winning author of three novels, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, The Inheritance of Loss, and Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard.
Two portraits of female authors, Kiran Desai and Kamila Shamsie, with text detailing their literary awards, against a brown patterned background promoting the Qalam Series: Great Writers in Conversation event.
February 4, 2026
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Qalam Series

Qalam Series: Adania Shibli in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Join us for a conversation with the recipient of the Young Writer’s Award
Event poster for the QALAM Series featuring Adania Shibli and Kamila Shamsie, with their photos, event date (February 4, 2026), time, and location at Georgetown University Qatar.
November 18, 2025
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Qalam Series

Qalam Series: Pankaj Mishra in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Pankaj Mishra in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie
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.
October 29, 2025
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Qalam Series

Qalam Series: Nadifa Mohamed in conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Nadifa Mohamed is the author of The Fortune Men, shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize and winner of Wales Book of the Year.
Event poster for Qalam Series: Great Writers in Conversation featuring portraits of Nadifa Mohamed and Kamila Shamsie, with event details for October 29, 2025 at Georgetown University Qatar Library.
September 23, 2025
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Qalam Series

Kamila Shamsie in conversation with Isabella Hammad

Isabella Hammad is the author of Recognizing the Stranger and the novels The Parisian and Enter Ghost.
Picture of Isabella Hammad