The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) hosted a thought-provoking book talk with Professor Hasan Mahmud, author of Remittance as Belonging: Global Migration, Transnationalism, and the Quest for Home…
"The Anticipation Gap: South Asian Students in Georgia and the Intersecting Burdens of Discrimination and Aspiration" and “Echoes of Martial Law: Memory, Politics, and the Marcos Restoration in the Philippines”…
From October 30 to November 1, 2025, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar (GUQ) hosted a workshop under its research initiative, Sudan in…
Join us for the launch of the Migrant Stories from Qatar project website! This project brings together oral histories from migrant workers across Qatar, offering rare insight into their lived…
In the 1990's, the world began to see a massive growth in transnational traffic in images, ideologies and commodities, a process which popularized the term globalization. Today, almost four decades…
Speaker: Marlene Schäfers, Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Utrecht University On November 13, CIRS hosted a lunch talk in collaboration with the Critical Security Studies Hub at the Institute…
On November 16 and 17, 2025, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar (GUQ) held a brainstorming session under its research initiative Migration Studies…
In Conversation with Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer and Professor Akintunde Akinade What does Africana Studies look like depending on where it is practiced? This lunch talk brings scholars into conversation…
Join us for the screening of Cotton Queen, register below! Cotton Queen is a 2025 internationally co-produced drama written and directed by Suzi Mirgani in her feature directorial debut. Set…
On 29 January 2026, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) hosted a research skills workshop titled Visualizing Your Research: Poster Design Workshop. The workshop was facilitated by Sahar Mari, Senior Learning Engineer at Northwestern University in Qatar, and Sara Shaaban, Creative Director at VCU School of the Arts in Qatar. The workshop attracted…
This public panel brings together scholars to examine how migration categories are produced, governed, and contested within Asia and across transnational flows from the Global South to the Global North. Moving beyond fixed labels such as migrant, refugee, skilled worker, or trafficking victim, the discussion explores how state policies, visa regimes, and labor markets shape…
In Conversation with Professor Maurice Jackson The book, set to be published next year, traces the struggles of African Americans for equality and human rights from 1780 to 2020. Through the history of Washington DC, it shows how Black lived experiences, political mobilization, and resistance mirror broader national struggles. By centering the city as both…