CURA Paper Series Seminar
On April 9, 2020, CIRS held the CURA Paper Series Seminar with a presentation by Adithi Sanjay, a GU-Q junior majoring in International Politics, and the winner of the Spring 2020 CURA…
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Global Histories and Practices of Islamophobia Working Group I
On August 8 and 9, 2022, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) organized the first research meeting under its initiative on Global Histories and Practices of Islamophobia. The…
CURA Workshop: Writing Women into Wikipedia: Information Creation and Peer Review
On August 11 and 18, 2022, CIRS hosted a two-part workshop for undergraduate students titled, “Writing Women into Wikipedia: Information Creation and Peer Review.” The workshop was offered under the…
Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game
A tour d’horizon exploring how the world’s best-loved game is affecting people, societies and governments across the region. Far and away the most popular sport in the world, football has…
The World Cup and Women’s Empowerment in Qatar
In 2010, Qatar was chosen to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Only two years later in 2012, the first Qatari woman competed in the Olympic Games. This panel discussion will look…
Affects of Energy Transition Working Group II
On September 5, 2022, the Center for International and Regional Studies held a second working group under its research initiative on Energy Humanities. The meeting was organized as a hybrid…
Football and the State in the Middle East
This panel discussion was the second event being hosted to highlight the research conducted under CIRS project Football in the Middle East, the outcome of which is a new book…
Russian Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East
Moderated by GUQ Professor Mehran Kamrava, the event discusses Russia’s motives in the Middle East, examining its growing role in the region and its efforts to defend its national interests.…
Qatar’s World Cup Goals: Moving from the Periphery to the Center Working Group II
On September 25 and 26, 2022, the Center for International and Regional Studies held the second working group under its research initiative, “Qatar’s World Cup Goals: Moving from the Periphery…
CIRS Lunch Talk: The Beautiful Game in America
Speaker: Andrew Guest (University of Portland in Oregon USA) Moderator: Danyel Reiche (Georgetown University in Qatar) Location: CIRS Conference Room, Georgetown University in Qatar
Energy and the World Cup
This special panel is hosted as part of CIRS and GUQ's research focus on Qatar and the FIFA World Cup 2022, and addresses issues related to energy and the hosting…
UNDP Human Development Report 2021/2022
This panel is the country launch for the 2021-2022 UNDP Human Development Report. The report authors will discuss how to understand and navigate today's uncertainty complex as explored in the…