September 26, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Faculty Seminar Series

When NGOs Refuse Money Towards a Typology and Developing a Database

Logan Cochrane is an Associate Professor at HBKU in the College of Public Policy.
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September 25, 2024
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Book Launch

Book Launch: Universal Basic Income by Karl Widerquist

An accessible introduction to the simple (yet radical) premise that a small cash income, sufficient for basic needs, ought to be provided regularly and unconditionally to every citizen.
A book titled Universal Basic Income by Karl Widerquist, featuring a red hot air balloon with a dollar sign on its black cover. The book is part of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series.
September 24, 2024
1:30 AM – 2:00 AM
Faculty Seminar Series

Freedom is a Place: The Struggle for Urban Land in South Africa

This presentation examines Fanon’s thinking about collective movement, of being in a shared political movement.
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September 20, 2024
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Conference

Reimagining Palestine

The latest installment of Georgetown University in Qatar’s signature Hiwaraat conference series.
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September 15, 2024
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Public Talk

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Qalam: Great Writers in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie
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September 11, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Exhibition

Palestine Re-Imaged

This thought-provoking exhibit invites viewers to explore a re-interpretation of Palestine’s past through the lens of archival photography, aiming to restore agency to Palestinians in historical narratives often overshadowed by Western colonial perspectives.
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August 27, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Public Talk

Party Politics, Voter Behavior and Hot Topic Issues

Georgetown University in Qatar About The panel discussion aims to address various topics such as the Republican Party’s internal conflicts, the evolution of the Democratic Party across generations, the potential opportunities and challenges in a president’s final term, the lasting impact of Trumpism, the significance of congressional voting districts and swing states, the priorities of…
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April 24, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Public Talk

A Grammar of Arabic Grammar: An Epistemic Anatomy

Yasir Suleiman is Emeritus Professor of Modern Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge.
Yasir Suleiman
April 24, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Faculty Seminar Series

Safeguarding the Laws of War: The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross

What role do international organizations have in upholding international humanitarian law?
Event poster with photos of two women, Basma Tabaja and Yara Khawaja, for a talk titled Safeguarding the Laws of War: The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross at Georgetown University Qatar, April 24, 1–2 PM.
April 23, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Faculty Seminar Series

Qatar’s Key Contribution: Upholding International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law in Times of Crisis

His Excellency Dr. Turki bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud is the Director of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar.
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