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February 9, 2025
4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Black History Month

African American Cinema

Join us for a screening of “Killer of Sheep” and “Residue”.
The poster promotes an event titled **"African American Cinema"** hosted by **Georgetown University in Qatar**, celebrating **20 years in Qatar**. The event takes place on **February 9, 2025**, at **Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), Room 0A11**. It features a **film screening and discussion with Richard Peña**, a visiting professor at GU-Q and former director of the New York Film Festival. The screenings include **"Killer of Sheep" (1978) at 4:00 PM**, a poignant portrait of working-class life in 1970s Los Angeles, and **"Residue" (2020) at 6:15 PM**, a reflection on gentrification and memory in Washington, DC. A discussion with Richard Peña, Emeritus Professor of Film and Media Studies at Columbia University, follows the screenings. The poster also includes QR codes linking to the film trailers.
February 9, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
CULP Seminar Series

The Political Future of Indian Muslims

The talk will focus on Dr. Mujibur Rehman’s book, Shikwa-e-Hind.
A smiling man with a bald head, wearing a black suit jacket, stands in front of a decorative wooden panel with geometric patterns.
February 2, 2025
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Public Talk

Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International in Conversation with Dean Safwan Masri

Dr. Agnès Callamard is Secretary General at Amnesty International.
A person with short hair and blue-framed glasses wears a bright pink jacket over a black graphic t-shirt, standing with one hand on their hip and a slight smile, against a dark background.
January 29, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Panel Discussion

Orientalism Reinterpreted

European Influence, American Adaptation, and Gérôme’s Legacy
A black-and-white photo of a pyramid with four people sitting in front. The left half is overlaid with orange, featuring English and Arabic text: SEEING IS BELIEVING: THE ART AND INFLUENCE OF GEROME.
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.
January 14, 2025
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Public Talk

Nathan Thrall in Conversation with Dean Safwan Masri

Nathan Thrall is an American writer living in Jerusalem.
Book cover for A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall, featuring a green background with black lines and small silhouettes of people, and a Pulitzer Prize winner sticker.
December 5, 2024
8:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Conference

A.I. Uprising: Opportunities and Challenges for the Future of Work and its Impact on the Environment

Can AI be harnessed to save the world?
A digital poster for AI Uprising depicts a green, eco-friendly city on a globe with circuit patterns, promoting an event about AI, work, and the environment on December 5, 2024, in Doha, Qatar.
December 2, 2024
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Admissions Online Event

Discover Georgetown: Beyond the Curriculum – Internships, Careers and Research

Join us online to Discover Georgetown!
A man smiles as he walks past a My First Job poster; two women sit at a desk talking to a guest; a woman speaks into a microphone, smiling.
November 27, 2024
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Celebration

Qatar National Day

The Office of External Relations, in collaboration with Al-Liwan Club, warmly invites you to a vibrant Qatar National Day celebration at Georgetown University in Qatar.
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November 19, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Center for International and Regional Studies Public Talk

CIRS Lunch Talk: Darfur’s Role in Sudan’s Ongoing Power Struggle

The aim of the discussion is to highlight the key aspects of the ongoing conflict in Sudan and look into the complexities surrounding the situation in Darfur and RSF’s almost control of the region and its resources.
Event poster for a talk titled Darfur’s Role in Sudan’s Ongoing Power Struggle featuring Prof. Hamid E. Ali, with his photo, event details, moderator, date, time, location, and note that lunch will be provided.