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Global Histories and Practices of Islamophobia Workshop II
On March 12 and 13, 2023, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) organized a second research meeting under its research initiative, Global Histories and Practices of Islamophobia. The…
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CURA Spotlight: Min Zhou
Speaker: Min Zhou (University of California, Los Angeles) Moderator: Dalva Raposo (Georgetown University in Qatar, Class of 2024) Location: Georgetown University in Qatar
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Beyond Economic Migration: Social, Historical, and Political Factors in US Immigration
Moderator: Zahra Babar (Center for International and Regional Studies, Georgetown University in Qatar) Panelists: Min Zhou (University of California, Los Angeles), Hasan Mahmud (Northwestern University in Qatar), and Misba Bhatti…
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CIRS Open House
On August 21, 2023, 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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Iran-Saudi Relations: Changing Regional Alignments
Speaker: Mehran Kamrava (Georgetown University in Qatar) Moderator: Gerd Nonneman (Georgetown University in Qatar) Location: Faculty Conference Room, GU-Q (First floor) Mehran Kamrava is Professor of Government at Georgetown University…
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The Invasion of Iraq: Regional Reflections
The 2003 invasion of Iraq marked a critical turning point in America’s relationship with Iraq and its neighboring countries, a region of strategic importance encompassing vital energy and military interests,…
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Sociolinguistics Landscape and Culture in Qatar – Workshop II
On September 24 and 25, 2023, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) hosted a roundtable workshop titled “Sociolinguistics Landscape and Culture in Qatar.” The two-day workshop was the…
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Conceptualizing Womanhood in the Arabian Littoral of the Gulf
Speaker: Maryam Alsada (Georgetown University in Qatar) Moderator: Trish Kahle (Georgetown University in Qatar) Location: Faculty Conference Room, GU-Q (First floor) Maryam Alsada is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities…
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Mobility Diplomacy: How States Maximize Passport Power
Speaker: Noora Lori (Boston University) Moderators: Nadya Sbaiti (Georgetown University in Qatar) and Sami Hermez (Northwestern University in Qatar) About the event: Co-organized by CIRS and Northwestern University in Qatar,…
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The Environmental Drivers of Out-Migration in Bangladesh
Speaker: Katharine Donato (Georgetown University) Moderator: Zahra Babar (CIRS, Georgetown University in Qatar) Location: 1D02 Faculty Conference Room, Georgetown University in Qatar (1st floor) Katharine M. Donato holds the Donald…
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Afghanistan Regional Symposium: Confronting the Impasse
The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is hosting the “Afghanistan Regional Symposium: Confronting the Impasse.” The symposium gathers leading experts, scholars, and…