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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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),…
By Daphne Soriano, Class of 2028 “Justice is rarely linear,” stated Dean Safwan Masri in his welcome to the recent public talk “Duterte at the International Criminal Court: Global Implications”…
At Georgetown University in Qatar’s Seeing Sudan Hiwaraat conference, art was not ornament but testimony—memory stitched into color, fantasy sharpened into line. Over three days, artists, musicians, and thinkers explored…
When Anwesha Nath first began her climate journey at the age of 15, she could not have imagined that within just a few years she would be addressing world leaders,…
As war rages on in Sudan, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) convened a landmark Sudanese intellectual and cultural gathering on “Seeing Sudan” to shed light on the urgent crisis. Together…
While the world averts its eyes from the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) opened its Hiwaraat conference season with an urgent reminder: See Sudan Now. In the face…
With Cotton Queen winning international attention, the GU-Q scholar-artist shines a spotlight on Sudan’s stories—on screen and in Academia Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) scholar and filmmaker Dr. Suzi Mirgani…
At a time when headlines suggest power, money, and technology alone shape the future, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) insists on centering the human spirit, inviting the community to discover…
