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Georgetown Scholar Publishes Research on the Historical Roots of Islamic Responses to COVID-19

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Georgetown Scholar Publishes Research on the Historical Roots of Islamic Responses to COVID-19

When the pandemic swept across the globe, impacting the lives of millions, one of the topmost priorities was to develop health protection measures to curb the spread of the virus and manage its impact. The historical background of these measures within the Muslim context is the focus of a newly published research article by Dr. Ayman Shabana, Associate Research Professor of Theology at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q).
New Book by Georgetown Scholar Offers a Look at Global Literature Beyond the West

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New Book by Georgetown Scholar Offers a Look at Global Literature Beyond the West

World literature is often understood as a category within a wider field of literature rooted in European culture and history. But a new book  by QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) scholar of literature, Dr. Ian Almond, flips this script by asking the reader a provocative question: What would world literature look like if we stopped referring to the “West”?
Georgetown Student Wins Fellowship to Study Peacebuilding in Kashmir

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Georgetown Student Wins Fellowship to Study Peacebuilding in Kashmir

Syed Taha Kaleem, a senior at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), has been selected as the Berkley Center-Pulitzer Center international reporting fellow for summer 2021. His project will explore the important role of religious shrines in Kashmiri society and examine the ways they foster peacebuilding.
CIRS Launches Its Newly-Formed Energy Humanities Research Initiative

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CIRS Launches Its Newly-Formed Energy Humanities Research Initiative

With the aim of contributing to new thinking about the impact and future of fossil fuels, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) launched its newly-formed Energy Humanities research initiative with a public webinar titled “Everyday Energy: Approaches to Lived Experience.” The event featured leading experts in the field of Energy Humanities, a rapidly emerging field of study in the humanities and social sciences that examines the connections between energy and society.
Georgetown Debate Team Named Qatar Universities Debate League and Nationals Champions

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Georgetown Debate Team Named Qatar Universities Debate League and Nationals Champions

In a clean sweep of the country’s college-level debate circuit, QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar’s (GU-Q) student debate team has been crowned winner of both the Qatar Universities Debate League (QUDL) and Qatar Universities Nationals Debate Tournament for the 2020-2021 season, as well as clinching the Best Speaker Award at both events and several other awards. 

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