News – Georgetown University in Qatar

Energy Studies, GU-Q News, Hiwaraat

Five Important Lessons on Pursuing Energy Justice From The “Decolonizing Energy” Conference

6 October 2025

At Georgetown University in Qatar’s eleventh Hiwaraat conference, Decolonizing Energy: The Past, Present, and Future of Energy Justice, scholars and creatives offered key insights into the future of energy justice.…

Energy Studies, GU-Q News, Hiwaraat

Taking Back Power: Georgetown in Qatar To Host Energy Justice Conference

30 September 2025

In order to confront global inequities and pave the way for a clean energy future, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) will host a symposium on “Decolonizing Energy: The Past, Present,…

Faculty, GU-Q News, Research

New Book Reveals Islamic Law Wasn’t Erased Under the British Raj—It Fought Back

29 September 2025

Think colonialism wiped out Islamic law in India? Think again. In her provocative new book, Islamic Law on Trial: Contesting Colonial Power in British India (University of California Press, 2025),…

GU-Q News

POV: The Surprising Way the Duterte ICC Case Inspired Me To Embrace My Role in the Filipino Diaspora

25 September 2025

By Daphne Soriano, Class of 2028 “Justice is rarely linear,” stated Dean Safwan Masri in his welcome to the recent public talk “Duterte at the International Criminal Court: Global Implications”…

GU-Q News, Students

Anwesha Nath and Other Student Advocates Take Charge on Climate, Host UN Local Council of Youth

22 September 2025

When Anwesha Nath first began her climate journey at the age of 15, she could not have imagined that within just a few years she would be addressing world leaders,…

GU-Q News, Hiwaraat

Historic Gathering of Sudanese Artists and Thinkers Sheds Light on Crisis, Offers Hope

21 September 2025

As war rages on in Sudan, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) convened a landmark Sudanese intellectual and cultural gathering on “Seeing Sudan” to shed light on the urgent crisis. Together…

GU-Q News, Hiwaraat

Arts Generate Action When Politics Fail: How GU-Q Drew Attention to Sudan

19 September 2025

While the world averts its eyes from the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) opened its Hiwaraat conference season with an urgent reminder: See Sudan Now. In the face…

GU-Q News, Research

Suzi Mirgani, Boundary-Breaking Filmmaker Representing Sudanese Women on Screen

18 September 2025

With Cotton Queen winning international attention, the GU-Q scholar-artist shines a spotlight on Sudan’s stories—on screen and in Academia Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) scholar and filmmaker Dr. Suzi Mirgani…

GU-Q News

Georgetown’s Flagship Qalam Series Returns with Conversations at the Crossroads of Literature and Global Affairs

11 September 2025

At a time when headlines suggest power, money, and technology alone shape the future, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) insists on centering the human spirit, inviting the community to discover…

GU-Q News, Hiwaraat

Announcing Historic Conference “Seeing Sudan” Featuring Zeinab Badawi

8 September 2025

September 18–20, 2025 | Four Seasons Hotel Doha In Sudan, a little-covered war has torn apart lives, crippled institutions, and forced more than thirteen million people from their homes, creating…

GU-Q News

Passing on the Georgetown Banner—and the Legacy—To a New Generation

1 September 2025

Every fall, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) welcomes its incoming class of Hoyas with a New Student Convocation ceremony that emphasises tradition while offering inspiration for the journey ahead. A…

Students

Incoming Students Include 160 Exceptional Students, and a BBC Most Influential Woman

24 August 2025

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) proudly welcomed its largest incoming class during New Student Convocation; its 160 members representing nearly 50 countries are defined by ambition, purpose, and global perspective.…