Dr. Amira Sonbol, a visionary professor at Georgetown University, was a groundbreaking scholar in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies. Her legacy lives on in the lives she touched and the knowledge she shared.
Join us to honor her life and work.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2024
2:00 – 7:00 PM
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Auditorium
Program
| 2:00 pm | Quran Recitation by Abdulla Al-Malki (GU-Q ’21) |
| 2:15 pm | Opening Remarks by Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf (GU-Q) |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Georgetown in Qatar at 20: A Tribute to Amira Sonbol Tribute from Patricia O’Connor (Georgetown University) – recorded Dean Safwan Masri in conversation with former GU-Q Deans Ahmad Dallal (AUC), Gerd Nonneman (GU-Q), Mehran Kamrava (GU-Q), and Clyde Wilcox (GU-Q) |
| 3:30 – 3:45 pm | Coffee break |
| 3:45 – 4:30 pm | Academic Legacy and Contributions of Amira Sonbol I Tribute from Patrick Laude (GU-Q) – recorded Moderator: Sohaira Siddiqui (GU-Q) Speakers: Nelly Hanna (American University of Cairo), Asma Afsaruddin (Indiana University), Ahmad Sikainga (Ohio State University) |
| 4:30 – 5:15 pm | Academic Legacy and Contributions of Amira Sonbol II Tribute from Hussein Aldobashi (GU-Q) – recorded Moderator: Mohamed Zayani (GU-Q) Speakers: Ramadan Elkhouly (The Africa Institute), Mostafa Minawi (Cornell University), Randi Deguilhem (Aix Marseille University) |
| 5:15 – 5:30 pm | Coffee break |
| 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Tribute from Hatoon al-Fassi – recorded Moderator: Lynda Chinenye Iroulo (GU-Q) Speakers: Abdul Rahman Chamseddin (GU-Q), Fatima Hubail (GU-Q ’15), Zarqa Parvez (GU-Q), Sadaf Jaffer (Princeton University) |
| 6:30 – 6:45 pm | Eulogy: Akintunde Akinade (GU-Q) |
| 7:00 pm | Reception Auditorium Lobby |