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Join us on October 21st, for a seminar on "Digital Oral Histories of Labor Migrants in Qatar: Methodological Insights" with CIRS executive Director Zahra Babar. The event is hosted by the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at معهد الدوحة للدراسات العليا Qatar Foundation Georgetown University in Qatar #Qatar #Migration.

Join us on Monday, November 4, for a book talk with Georgetown University in Qatar Professor Trish Kahle, which will consider the uncertain relationship between coal and democracy in US history. Kahle will be joined by Professors Firat Oruç, Victoria Googasian, and Zahra Babar. cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/book-tal…

CIRS at GU-Q hosted a one-day conference in collaboration with the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University titled “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Assessment, Implications, and Prospects.” Read the conference summary by Maheen Elahi. cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/russias-…

CIRS in collaboration with the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum Library will be hosting a panel discussion featuring Georgetown University in Qatar Professors Gerd Nonneman and Danyel Reiche Date: November 20, 2024 Venue: Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum Auditorium Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm

The Center for International and Regional Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar Georgetown University in Qatar held a research meeting for its project, “America’s Game in the Middle East: The 2027 Qatar Basketball World Cup.” Politics of Sports cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/americas…

Dr. Hamid E. Ali, Professor at DI, stresses inclusive leadership, grassroots solutions, and unity to rebuild Sudan. Highlighting Darfur as central to Sudan's identity, he calls for community-driven change. cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/cirs-lun…

Professor Trish Kahle explores the intersection of coal, democracy, and justice in Energy Citizenship: Coal and Democracy in the American Century, detailing miners’ fights for rights and safety reshaped U.S. energy policy, law, and political imagination. cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/book-tal…

This CIRS discussion "The State of the Game: Women’s Basketball in the Middle East" examines women’s basketball in the region, the influence of the US college system, and basketball diplomacy in the Middle East. Politics of Sports Dr Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff Assile Toufaily cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/the-stat…

Join us for a conversation on Sudan and the arts by ود البيه in conversation with GUQ Professor Rogaia Abusharaf and CIRS Assistant Director of Publications Suzi Mirgani Georgetown University in Qatar Date: April 10, 2025 Time: 5:30pm Venue: GU-Q Library cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/sudan-in…

In our fifth and final vlog for 'America's Game in the Middle East: 2027 Qatar Basketball World Cup," Dr. Danyel Reiche speaks to Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani, 14th President of FIBA, the International Basketball Federation. cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/vlogs/

We’re delighted to announce ود البيه as Georgetown University in Qatar's Artist-in-Residence for 2025! Khalid will engage with the GU-Q community in Fall 2025—offering curatorial guidance for the #GUQHiwaraat on #Sudan. Read more: qatar.georgetown.edu/khalid-albaih/ #ReCollectingSudanWorkshop #EyesOnSudan

Happening at GU's Hilltop Campus | The Evolution of Basketball in the Middle East public panel will highlight how missionaries, merchants and military brought the game of basketball starting in the early 20th century to the Middle East. Georgetown University in Qatar Register: events.georgetown.edu/event/31610-th…

In April 2025, CIRS Georgetown University in Qatar held the first workshop under its research initiative on Sudan titled “(Re)Collecting Sudan: Art and Culture Archives,” examining the intersection of cultural expression and conflict. Read more: cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/research/resea…

2/16 Accidental Archiving | Reem Aljeally and Katarzyna Grabska examined how Sudanese artistic practices created valuable archives during conflict to document art through social media, workshops, and project websites. #ReCollectingSudanWorkshop Read more: cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/research/resea…

3/16 A Quest for Beauty Among Rubble | سهى explored how fragmented archives near the Nile Confluence sustain collective memory, reimagining them as dynamic, transnational spaces for reinterpreting Sudan’s identity. #ReCollectingSudan Read more: cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/research/resea…

4/16 Experiencing Hussein Shariffe: A Collective Auto-Ethnography | Eiman Hussein & Erica Carter (w/ Talal Afifi) delved into the Sudanese artist's archives, showing how archival encounters create space for dialogue #ReCollectingSudan Read more: cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/research/resea…

5/16 Digital Media, Archival Practices, and Community Engagement | Salma Amin & Omnia Shawkat spotlighted Andariya-أندريا, a vital digital archive navigating censorship & conflict while preserving & engaging with Sudanese voices. #ReCollectingSudan Read more: cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/research/resea…

6/16 Instagram as Archive: Sudanese Artists & Political Memory | Larissa-Diana Furhmann analyzed how Sudanese artists turn IG into a living archive—preserving personal & political memory while navigating censorship & algorithms #ReCollectingSudan Read more cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/research/resea…

7/16 Sudanese Music, Collective Memory & Orality | Bentley بنتلي & Haneen Sidahmed examined oral traditions, revealing how diaspora communities create decentralized archives of Sudanese music & emotion amid institutional collapse #ReCollectingSudan Read more: cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/research/resea…

8/16 The Archives of Leisure & Popular Culture in Colonial & Post-Colonial Khartoum | Ahmad Sikainga uncovered the textures of urban life—music, fashion, sports—in the 20th c., analyzing how ethnicity shaped popular culture. #ReCollectingSudan Read more: cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/research/resea…