The State of the Game: Women’s Basketball in the Middle East
A discussion on the development of women's basketball in the Middle East. Basketball is widely considered to be an ‘American Game’, all while increasingly becoming one of the most watched…
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Connect and Converse with Agnès Callamard, Secretary General at Amnesty International
At this talk, students learned about critical issues surrounding advocacy, freedom of speech, and human rights with with Dr. Agnès Callamard, a distinguished figure in the realm of human rights…
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Lilian Estafanous on “Copts in North America: Diaspora Politics, Generational Dynamics, and Digital Advocacy”
Lilian Estafanous is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar. She has also served as a…
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Diplomatic Roundtable
Moderated by Noha Aboueldahab, Assistant Professor of International Law, GU-Q Ralph Wilde, Professor of International Law, University College London, discussed the legal obligations of “third states”—comprising all states, except Israel…
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Khalid Albaih: Sudan in Ink: Politics, Protest, and Art
During this CIRS dialogue, Khalid Albaih (the 2025 GUQ Artist-in-Residence) was in conversation with Suzi Mirgani, contextualizing the history of Sudanese art through times of conflict. At the Georgetown University…
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(Re)Collecting Sudan: Art and Culture Archives Workshop I
On April 11-12, 2025, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) held the first research workshop under its research initiative on Sudan. The workshop titled “(Re)Collecting Sudan: Art and…
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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…
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America’s Game in the Middle East: The 2027 Qatar World Cup| Roundtable Meeting II
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…
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CIRS Open House
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…
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CURA Research Workshop: From Idea to Impact: Making Political Art Across Mediums
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…
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Sudan: Past Lives/New Stories
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.…
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Sudanese Culinary Anthropology by Omer Al Tijani
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…