Speaker: Kyoko Matsukawa (Konan University) Moderator: Aashish Karn (Georgetown University in Qatar, Class of 2023) Location: CIRS Conference Room, Georgetown University in Qatar On March 5th 2023, CIRS organized its first CURA Spotlight roundtable event of the semester with Dr. Kyoko Matsukawa, Professor in the faculty of Letters and the Director in General of the…
In this panel, we reflect on how the World Cup impacted Qatar's politics and society and its relations with other nations in the region and internationally. We also discuss the role of sport in Qatar’s future development. Moderator: Suzi Mirgani (Center for International and Regional Studies, Georgetown University in Qatar) Panelists: Danyel Reiche (Georgetown University…
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 aim of the two-day meeting was to discuss and provide extensive feedback on written contributions from scholars and experts on the subject. The convened scholars…
Speaker: Min Zhou (University of California, Los Angeles) Moderator: Dalva Raposo (Georgetown University in Qatar, Class of 2024) Location: Georgetown University in Qatar
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 (Center for International and Regional Studies, Georgetown University in Qatar). Location: CIRS Conference Room, Georgetown University in Qatar