News – Georgetown University in Qatar

Sports, Students

Georgetown Students Show Spirit of Service at the World Cup

14 December 2022

Football is deeply rooted in Latin American Culture. But for Santiago Rubio-Henao, a Colombian international student at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), football fever began in Qatar, and…

Other, Sports

Georgetown Brings World Cup Fever to Washington, DC

30 November 2022

As sports fans from across the globe began streaming into Doha, GU-Q brought a range of student athlete activities, academic lectures, and World Cup kickoff celebrations to Georgetown University in…

Other, Publications, Research, Sports

Book Launch Highlights New Multiversity Research on Football’s Outsized Impact in the Middle East

24 September 2022

The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at GU-Q invited the Qatari public to learn about the fascinating history of football in Qatar and the region at a book…

Faculty, Publications, Research, Sports

Football Has Had a Dramatic Impact on Life in the Middle East Finds New Book by Georgetown Scholars

11 August 2022

A new book by QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) titled Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game (Oxford University Press/Hurst, 2022) provides groundbreaking analysis…

Faculty, Research, Sports

Georgetown Scholar Publishes First Academic Analysis of Qatar and the World Cup

4 August 2022

As excitement builds for the start of the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022, a new book titled “Qatar and the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Politics, Controversy, Change” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022)…

Other, Sports, Students

The GU-Q Community Unites Through a Shared Passion for Football

2 August 2022

As the World Cup approaches, a focus on football has infused the campus community from the classroom to the pitch. But the unique potential of sports to develop and reinforce…

Other, Research, Sports

Multidisciplinary Webinar Explores 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, Other, Research, Sports

GU-Q's Qatar FIFA World Cup Research Initiative Hosts Event on Football and Islamophobia

8 November 2021

According to a recently published study co-authored by Yale University professor and graduate of QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Dr. Salma Mousa, footballer Mo Salah has driven a…

Research, Sports

Sports Scholars Host Global Discussion on the Politics of the Tokyo Olympics

1 August 2021

Only days before the start of the summer Olympic games in Japan, Visiting Associate Professor at GU-Q Dr. Danyel Reiche hosted a webinar on “The Politics of the Tokyo Olympics”, presented by The Political Studies Association (PSA) Sport and Politics Working Group. Dr. Reiche, who heads GU-Q’s Building a Legacy: Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 research initiative at GU-Q’s Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), is also the chair of the PSA working group.

Research, Sports

Head of Building a Legacy CIRS Research Initiative Shares Insights on U.S. Embassy Webinar on Sports Diplomacy

23 March 2021

Visiting Associate Professor Dr. Danyel Reiche, who heads the “Building a Legacy: Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022” CIRS research initiative, was a featured guest at a webinar hosted by the…