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November 18, 2024
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Public Talk

An Evening with Omar El Akkad and Kamila Shamsie

The event will take place in the Auditorium at Georgetown University in Qatar.
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November 11, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Center for International and Regional Studies

The State of the Game

Join us for a discussion on the development of women’s basketball in the Middle East.
A basketball hoop and backboard are seen from above on a red court. Text promotes a public event, The State of the Game: Womens Basketball in the Middle East, on November 11, 2024, with a QR code for registration.
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.
October 31, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
CULP Seminar Series

Uniting the Planet: A History of Internationalism in Astronomy

Jörg Matthias Determann is Professor in the Department of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar.
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October 30, 2024
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Book Club

Arabic Book Club

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is pleased to invite you to attend the Arabic Book Club symposium, featuring a distinguished group of authors and specialists.
A collage of book covers about the Gaza War, overlaid with large white text reading One Year of War and a red banner stating A Review of Publications on the Gaza War.
October 29, 2024
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Panel Discussion

Empowered Voices

Women Shaping Peace in the MENA Region
A promotional poster with illustrated silhouettes of diverse women and event details: Empowered Voices: Women Shaping Peace in the MENA Region, hosted by Georgetown University in Qatar and GIWPS.
October 27, 2024
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Distinguished Diplomat-in-Residence

What Makes a Good Diplomat?

Ambassador Dimitri Alexandrakis has wide-ranging experience as a diplomat.
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October 26, 2024
9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Conference

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Assessments, Implications, Prospects

The discussions aim to explore the Russian invasion of Ukraine, its implications for the existing international order, and the diverse perspectives on this war held by different global actors.
Poster for a conference titled Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Assessments, Implications, Prospects at Qatar University, on Saturday, October 26, 9:30 AM–5:30 PM, with a QR code for registration.
October 23, 2024
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Public Talk

Hisham Matar in Conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Hisham Matar was born in New York City to Libyan parents. He is the author of the novels In the Country of Men, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Anatomy of a Disappearance.
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October 22, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Public Talk

The Prospects for U.S. Democracy: Contention, Crisis, and Continuity

Join Professor of Government Clyde Wilcox as he discusses the state of American democracy with a distinguished panel of Georgetown University political scientists including Hans Noel, Jamil Scott, and Paul Musgrave.
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