America’s Role in the World
On October 23, 2007, the Center for International and Regional Studies and the Institute for the Study of Democracy hosted a private seminar of the working group members and prominent scholars and observers…
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America and the Middle East after the Bush Presidency: the View from the Outside
On October 24, 2007, in conjunction with Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Democracy, CIRS hosted a conference involving key members of the America's Role in the World Working Group — including…
Amira Sonbol on Cairo Women of the Darb
On October 30, 2007, CIRS hosted its inaugural Monthly Dialogue Series event with a presentation by Professor Amira Sonbol. Professor Sonbol discussed her research on Cairo women's lives with an audience of…
Ambassador Stephen Day The Evolution of British Diplomacy since the End of the First World War
Day has devoted much of his career to service in and study of the Middle East, and, in his current capacity as the Director of Claremont Associates, he continues to be actively involved in consulting and giving strategic advice on political and economic issues related to the region.
Environmental Degradation and Conservation: Challenges and Prospects
Experts from Education City and around the world came together on Monday, 12 November 2007, to discuss the environmental consequences of Qatar’s rapid industrialization. Panelists from each of the branch…
Patrick Laude on the Ambassadors of Inner Islam
On November 28, 2007, forty invited guests gathered in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar Library to listen to Professor Patrick Laude speak about "The Ambassadors of Inner Islam and…
Sherene Seikaly on Palestinian Businessmen and the British Colonial State
As part of the Monthly Dialogue Series, Dr. Sherene Seikaly, the 2007-2008 Qatar Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies in Washington, DC, gave a lecture titled "A Public…
Global Development, Organizations, and Faith in the Muslim World
For more information, view the Working Group's symposium summary prepared by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs.
Hany El Banna and Azhari Gasim Ahmed
Earlier in the day, the Working Group symposium was held at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. The symposium focused on institutions; relationships among public, private, and religiously inspired actors; financing issues; and other issues such as children, education, health, and gender.
Andrew Natsios on “The Sudan in Crisis and the International Response”
On January 24, 2008, CIRS sponsored a Distinguished Lecture by Andrew Natsios, Professor on the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University and former U.S. Special Envoy to Darfur. The lecture…
Gary Wasserman on the role of Lobbying Groups in American Foreign Policy
On February 11, 2008, students and guests of CIRS were treated to a lecture by Gary Wasserman, Professor of Government at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar.…
John Esposito on What a Billion Muslims Really Think
World-renowned scholar and prolific author John L. Esposito spoke to an audience of nearly 400 guests on February 17, 2008 at the Diplomatic Club in Doha. In his remarks, the Georgetown University…