The Evolution of Basketball in the Middle East
The CIRS Panel on "The Evolution of Basketball in the Middle East," was held on May 29, 2025, at Georgetown University Hilltop Campus in Washington, D.C., and is an extension…
The CIRS Panel on "The Evolution of Basketball in the Middle East," was held on May 29, 2025, at Georgetown University Hilltop Campus in Washington, D.C., and is an extension…
On May 29 and 30, 2025, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) hosted its second research workshop as part of the initiative on America’s Game in the Middle…
On September 1, 2025, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) held an open house for GU-Q students, faculty, and staff to learn more about CIRS, the CIRS Undergraduate…
On September 11, 2025, the Center for International and Regional Studies hosted a CURA research workshop titled “From Idea to Impact: Making Political Art Across Mediums.” The session took place…
As part of GU-Q's Seeing Sudan: Politics Through Art Hiwaraat Conference, CIRS collaborated with Qatar Musuem's General Collection department to showcase some their Sudanese jewelry collection and original archival photographs.…
As part of GU-Q's Seeing Sudan: Politics Through Art Hiwaraat Conference, CIRS hosted a community lunch led by pharmacist-turned-chef Omer Al Tigani. The lunch talk was an exploration of how Sudanese food…
In Sudan, a war too often ignored has torn apart lives, crippled institutions, and forced more than thirteen million people from their homes. A humanitarian crisis ravages the present and threatens both…
As part of GU-Q's Seeing Sudan: Politics Through Art Hiwaraat Conference, CIRS inaugurated the second edition of Sudan Retold exhibition and book launch on September 19, 2025, in partnership with…
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…