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Georgetown Webinar at QF Will Explore Mega Sports and National Identity

25 January 2022

Mega sporting events have placed a spotlight on the recruitment and naturalization of top foreign athletes, a practice that is making national dreams come true, but also stirring public debate…

Alumni

Education Innovator Kartikeya Uniyal Lives the Spirit of Georgetown at QF GU-Q

24 January 2022

Kartikeya Uniyal (SFS’23) comes from a Brahmin family. An inherited privilege and legacy of India’s ancient caste system, it is an identity that has inspired him to take on a…

Professional Education

Georgetown Degree Program Connects MOFA Diplomats with Leading Experts

23 January 2022

From a Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) classroom, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) diplomats enrolled in Georgetown’s graduate-level EMDIA program had the valuable experience of learning about nuclear diplomacy from…

Faculty, Research

New Arabic Textbook by Georgetown Professor Teaches Students How Arabic Works in the Real World

13 January 2022

Dr. Yehia A. Mohamed, Associate Professor of Arabic at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), is the author of a new textbook titled Reading the Arab World (Routledge, 2021)…

Other, Research

Culture of Energy Use as a Key to Combating Climate Change is Focus of New Research at GU-Q

5 January 2022

Creating a sustainable future beyond fossil fuels will need creative solutions inspired by the work of social scientists who study how energy shapes culture, politics, and economics. This was the…

Faculty, Research

Literature Professor Nadia Salem Discusses Upcoming Book on Mythic Structure for Qatar Reads

22 December 2021

When the movie Star Wars was released in 1977, it redefined cinematic history and introduced generations of audiences to a classic storytelling structure called the monomyth, where a hero goes…

Other, Professional Education

EMDIA Students Gain Valuable Classroom Engagement with H.E. Lolwah Al-Khater, Assistant Foreign Minister, MOFA Spokesperson

15 December 2021

At the campus of QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), members of the Executive Master’s in Diplomacy and International Affairs (EMDIA), a custom one-year program designed for the Diplomatic…

Students

First Year Arabic Student at Georgetown Wins Second Place in EC Calligraphy Contest

13 December 2021

Mastering the art of Arabic calligraphy can be a challenge even for native speakers, who venerate the art form for its ability to convey meaning while avoiding figurative imagery. Sargis…

Other

Georgetown Filmmaker Puts Qatar on the Academy Award Nomination Ballot

8 December 2021

Filmmaker and researcher at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Suzi Mirgani has put Qatar on the Academy Award shortlist ballots in December 2021 with her short film about…

Faculty, Research

GU-Q Arabic Language Professor Offers New Reference Guide for Impactful Curriculum Development

6 December 2021

Professor of Arabic at GU-Q, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Ashiri, has co-published a new reference guide titled A Frequency Lexicon of Standard Arabic Used in Children’s TV Programs: A Corpus-based Lexicon (Dar…

Faculty, Research

New Book on Darfur Conflict by Georgetown Scholar Offers New Narratives for a Lasting Peace

1 December 2021

The War in Darfur has been covered by international media as a long-held ethnic conflict between Arab and Black African Sudanese. But in her newly published book titled Darfur Allegory…

Faculty, Other, Research

Georgetown Professor at QF Teaches Political Science through Creative Crosswords

29 November 2021

Scholar and crossword creator, Visiting Professor at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Dr. Leonard Williams, offers a unique way to explore key concepts in political science with the…