News – Georgetown University in Qatar

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The Inner Thread of Faith: How One Georgetown Professor is Making Religion Make Sense in Time For The Holidays

17 December 2025

During this holiday season, a new resource is helping to shed light on why religion matters today, and it comes from Georgetown University in Qatar Professor of Theology and Religious…

GU-Q News

A Look Back at Our 20th Anniversary Year

10 December 2025

It was a historic year for Georgetown University in Qatar as we celebrated our 20th year of partnership with Qatar Foundation. As we conclude the year, we pause to look…

GU-Q News

“I Don't Wear Ties; I Hope You Are Not Disappointed”: Albania’s PM Charms GU-Q Students with Unfiltered Advice and a Call for More Albanians at Georgetown

4 December 2025

In a wide-ranging and delightfully off-script conversation at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), Albanian Prime Minister HE Edi Rama blended humor with practical yet unconventional guidance for the next generation…

Alumni, GU-Q News

Ever Joined A GMUN Conference? You Have Jibin Koshy to Thank

3 December 2025

Meet Jibin Koshy, Alumnus and MUN Maestro Few events at Georgetown University in Qatar are as widely anticipated as the Georgetown Model United Nations (GMUN), which this fall brings…

GU-Q News

From Mosque to Home: Discovering the Hidden Wonders of Islamic Architecture, Design, and Artisanship

1 December 2025

Throughout centuries, the human search for divinity has assumed different forms, from holy scriptures to poetry and art, finding its most tangible shape in architecture. Islamic architecture is a particularly…

Alumni, Faculty, GU-Q News

GU-Q’s Contribution to Values-Centered Dialogue at WISE Humanity.IO

26 November 2025

The energy surrounding this year’s WISE Humanity.IO Summit began days before the opening session, as Georgetown University in Qatar’s atrium filled with students visiting WISE sign-up booths, and preparing to…

GU-Q News

Talk and Cultural Festival Featuring Japanese Ambassador to Qatar Draws Crowds

23 November 2025

It may have been a formal Ambassador Speaker Series event featuring Japan’s Ambassador to Qatar detailing the history of Japanese-Qatari diplomatic ties, but Georgetown University in Qatar transformed it into…

GU-Q News, Students

"We Have the Talent and Resources": GU-Q Builds Platform for Unmediated Global Dialogue

19 November 2025

When acclaimed author Pankaj Mishra stepped onto the GU-Q campus for conversations with Writer-in-Residence Kamila Shamsie, he opened with a confession: “It’s fantastic to find myself far away from what…

Alumni, GU-Q News

GU-Q Announces Fatima Yunusa as Third Alumna in Five Years to Receive Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University

18 November 2025

Class of 2024 Georgetown University in Qatar graduate Fatima Yunusa (SFS’24), has won the 2026 Rhodes Scholarship — the world’s oldest and most competitive international scholarship. A Nigerian development practitioner,…

GU-Q News, Students

Transforming not Translating: GU-Q’s Approach to Global Education, and Why it is Hosting the Next Georgetown Global Dialogue

18 November 2025

When Dean Safwan Masri opened the second day of Georgetown Global Dialogues (GGD) in Barcelona with Homer’s Iliad, he was demonstrating what Georgetown University in Qatar brings to global conversations:…

GU-Q News, Students

Leading Under Fire: Georgetown Qatar Global Diplomacy Masterclass in Session

18 November 2025

When during the first week of November world leaders arrived in Doha for the Second World Summit for Social Development, the ideals of human-centered development and global solidarity weren’t just…

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“Socialpreneur,” Comedian, Model, and Activist Nawaal Akram Takes on Georgetown Qatar

10 November 2025

When Nawaal Akram (SFS’29) rolls into a room in her high heels, latte in hand, she brings with her a mix of humor, purpose, and unstoppable determination. A comedian, model,…