An evening with Omar Shakir
GU-Q visiting fellow
Israel and Palestine Director, Human Rights Watch
Date: Monday, August 28
Time: 6:15pm - 8:15pm
Location: Auditorium, Georgetown University in Qatar
Join us for the inaugural Art, Culture, and Heritage joint orientation with Qatar Museums.
In collaboration with Qatar Museums (QM), GU-Q is hosting an art, culture, and heritage orientation session for Education City (EC) and Qatar University (QU) faculty. This inaugural event, in a series hosted across educational or cultural venues, offers introductions to the range of art and cultural resources in Qatar, provides opportunities for museum directors and curators to engage with faculty, and facilitates collaborative efforts around research and curricular projects.
Date: Tuesday, August 29
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, GU-Q.
The intended audience for this event are the faculty members of Education City Partner Universities.
Join us for a public talk “Leadership, Art Making, and Future Pedagogies,” featuring Professor Carol Becker in conversation with Dean Safwan Masri about her time as Dean of two leading art schools: Columbia University School of the Arts and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Date: Wednesday, August 30
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Fire Station
Georgetown will provide buses to and from Education City. For inquiries please email guqevents@georgetown.edu.
In a world threatened by religious animosities, political and cultural fragmentation, and ecological catastrophe, Pope Francis invites political, cultural, and interreligious leaders to collaborate in shaping a culture of encounter where all persons, religions, and cultures can share their treasures in an atmosphere of mutual respect and dignity. This presentation will suggest five areas where interreligious dialogue partners can work with political and cultural leaders in shaping a culture of encounter: Aesthetics, Academic Sharing, Spiritual Encounter, Concern for the World, and Friendship.
Leo D. Lefebure is the inaugural holder of the Matteo Ricci, S.J., Chair of Theology at Georgetown University. He is the author of the award-winning Transforming Interreligious Relations: Catholic Responses to Religious Pluralism in the United States. His other award-winning books include Revelation, the Religions, and Violence; True and Holy: Christian Scripture and Other Religions; Revelation, the Religions, and Violence, and The Path of Wisdom: A Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada, coauthored with Peter Feldmeier. Lefebure is the program chair of the American Theological Society, the past president of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, a research fellow of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a trustee emeritus of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions.
Moderator: Ayman Shabana
Location: 1D02, Georgetown University
Mehran Kamrava is Professor of Government at Georgetown University Qatar. Kamrava is the author of a number of journal articles and books, including, most recently, Righteous Politics: Power and Resilience in Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2023); A Dynastic History of Iran: From the Qajars to the Pahlavis (Cambridge University Press, 2022); and Triumph and Despair: In Search of Iran's Islamic Republic (Oxford University Press, 2022).
In Conversation with Gilbert F. Houngbo,
Director-General of the International Labour Organization
Date: Tuesday, September 12
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Auditorium, Georgetown University in Qatar
Gilbert F. Houngbo, born in Togo in 1961, assumed the role of Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in October 2022, making history as the first African to hold this position. With a background in business management and finance, he has a diverse career spanning roles in the private sector, the United Nations, and serving as Prime Minister of Togo from 2008 to 2012. Houngbo's current priorities as Director-General of the ILO are on advancing social justice, combating workplace inequalities and discrimination, improving labour conditions, expanding social protection, and promoting gender equality on a global scale.
The conversation is scheduled to take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a cocktail reception to follow until 8 p.m.
The main objective of the conference is to bring together experts from the U.S., the Middle East, and other regions of the world to discuss the ways in which America’s invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq have shaped the U.S., MENA and the world in the past twenty years. The conference will focus on key geopolitical groupings of Iraq’s regional neighbors, and cover critical cross-cutting themes, including the emergence of Da’esh, women in post-invasion Iraq, issues of global governance, climate change, and natural resource management.
This conference will take place from September 14-16, 2023 at The Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar. The conference will include a selection of panels. To find out more information please click on the link below. A full program will be available soon.
We are delighted to invite you to Discover Georgetown University in Qatar: Journey To GU-Q!
This is an excellent opportunity for you to explore our campus, interact with faculty and students, and learn more about the academic and extracurricular programs we offer.
During the event, prospective students and their families will have the chance to:
Connect with admissions and financial aid staff who can answer questions about the application
process and financial aid opportunities.
Engage in meaningful conversations with our esteemed professors to gain insights into our diverse academic programs and innovative teaching methods.
Meet current GU-Q students and alumni and hear about their experiences, student clubs, and organizations that contribute to our vibrant campus community.
Tour our state-of-the-art campus facilities, including classrooms, the library, and the atrium.
Don't miss this chance to take the first step toward an exceptional educational journey. We can't wait to welcome you to our campus and help you envision your future at Georgetown University Qatar.
With Islamophobia becoming a household term over the past decade, it is incumbent on scholars and practitioners to explore the historical origins and global connections of this phenomenon to fully understand and confront its current iterations. Convened by members of the Georgetown University in Qatar faculty, this conference brings together a diverse collection of professionals, academics, government officials, artists, and students to explore the global, historical, theological, and political dimensions that drive practices of Islamophobia. We also aim to provide a public platform for engagement on this important topic and invite you to join the conversation.
This conference will take place from September 30 - October 1, 2023 at The Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar.
The conference will include a selection of panels. To find out more information please click on the link below.