News – Georgetown University in Qatar

Faculty Awards, GU-Q News

“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,…

GU-Q News, Indian Ocean, Students

Two Campuses, One Island: Georgetown's Global Education in Action

10 November 2025

The UNESCO World Heritage sites were incredible. The museum collections, world-class. But Lucas Solomon’s favorite memory from Mauritius? Hours on bicycles with friends from both Georgetown campuses, stopping to talk…

GU-Q News

How Amira Zhanat is Exploring Environmental Policy Through Research and Fellowship

3 November 2025

From her first semester at Georgetown University in Qatar, Amira Zhanat (SFS’27) has sought to shape her degree in foreign service to specifically target issues around climate change. “I wanted…

GU-Q News

A 70-Year-Old Wrongful Execution and One Provocative Question: How Is He NOT a Victim?

3 November 2025

The room at Georgetown University in Qatar hummed with anticipation as Booker Prize–shortlisted author Nadifa Mohamed revealed how writers make history matter. Her topic: A man executed for a crime…

GU-Q News

“Like Coming Home”: Fr. Ryan Maher on Being the First Jesuit Assigned to Qatar, and His Return 20 Years Later

2 November 2025

Father Ryan Maher, SJ, EdD, spent two years in Qatar from 2005-2007 as a founding faculty member at Georgetown’s campus in Doha. A Jesuit priest and Georgetown alumnus, he has…

Faculty, Faculty Awards, GU-Q News

Mohamed Zayani’s Award-Winning Scholarship is Redefining Global Digital Studies

26 October 2025

As debates over digital governance, AI, and social media’s role in shaping public life dominate headlines worldwide, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) celebrates the continued global recognition of Dr. Mohamed…

GU-Q News, Professional Education

Japan, Jordan, and Georgetown: Advancing Regional Public-Private Partnerships

22 October 2025

How do you turn global expertise into national impact? By connecting people, policy, and practice. Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), brought…

Faculty, GU-Q News

With Dialogue Comes Understanding: Dr. El-Zein Offers New Insights Into Philosophy of Seyyed Hossein Nasr

13 October 2025

As a young scholar and poet at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Amira El-Zein found herself drawn to the work of Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a philosopher now recognized…

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.…

GU-Q News

Things We Learned from Asking “Is International Law Dead?”

1 October 2025

Could international law still be humanity’s best hope for justice—or has it already failed? At Georgetown University in Qatar, students, faculty, and guests packed the auditorium for “Is International Law…

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),…