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Twelve Georgetown University students participated in the D.C.-Doha Dialogue, an immersive cultural experience aimed at connecting the university’s Washington, D.C. and Doha, Qatar campuses through meaningful conversation and service, this year with a focus on social justice and human rights.

DC-Doha Dialogue Fosters Cross-Cultural Relationships, Immersion at GU

By Michael Scime, Senior Multimedia Editor March 13, 2025

Last week, while many Georgetown University students traveled home to see family or embarked on tropical getaways with friends, Betsabe Alfaro (CAS ’25) flew nearly 13 hours overseas to partake in a...

MCDONALD | Fight For A Better Soccer World, But Look Beyond Qatar

MCDONALD | Fight For A Better Soccer World, But Look Beyond Qatar

By Carrie McDonald December 2, 2022

Ever since former FIFA President Sepp Blatter revealed that the 2022 World Cup would be held in Qatar, Western media channels have unleashed a barrage of criticism aimed at the first Middle Eastern nation...

Revered Professor, Founding Dean of GU-Qatar, Dies at 78

Revered Professor, Founding Dean of GU-Qatar, Dies at 78

By Adora Zheng December 2, 2022

James Reardon-Anderson, a longtime professor of history and the founding dean of the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) in Doha, Qatar (GU-Q), died Nov. 27. He was 78. Reardon-Anderson...

LONERGAN | World Cup Blackout: Denmark to Shine a Light on the Dark Side of the Upcoming World Cup

By Jack Lonergan October 21, 2022

Denmark’s understated World Cup jersey collection is the latest form of protest against the controversial upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar. As the excitement of soccer’s biggest tournament begins,...

PAPPAS | Something Feels Amiss This World Cup

By Demi Pappas October 20, 2022

It’s never too early to start talking about the World Cup. With soccer’s biggest stage approaching in just under a month in Qatar, it’s time to start musing on what may be the most chaotic tournament...

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GU-Q School of Foreign Service Graduates 11th Cohort

By Connor Thomas May 14, 2019

Sixty-four seniors graduated from the School of Foreign Service in Qatar in front of family, friends, faculty, Qatari officials and international diplomats in the campus’s 11th commencement ceremony...

Concerns Continue Over Migrant Worker Conditions on Georgetown's Qatar Campus

Concerns Continue Over Migrant Worker Conditions on Georgetown’s Qatar Campus

By Cosima Schelfhout April 25, 2018

“What we’ve seen at Georgetown-Qatar is the norm erosion of our ethical standards.” So wrote Ian Almond — a world literature professor at Georgetown University’s campus in Doha, Qatar, who...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GU’s Commitment to Workers in Qatar

By Robert Groves February 28, 2018

Like The Hoya’s editorial board, Georgetown University is committed to the welfare of migrant workers in Qatar. Our commitment to our workers drove us to partner with the Qatar Foundation to establish...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Wasserman joined the SFS-Q campus in 2006, one year after the campus opened its doors.

Q&A: Former Georgetown Professor Reflects on Time in Qatar

By Bella Avalos January 17, 2018

American values are not always so dissimilar from those in conservative Muslim countries, posits Gary Wasserman (SFS ’66), a former professor of government at the Georgetown University School of Foreign...

Georgetown Donors at Center of Middle East Rivalries

Georgetown Donors at Center of Middle East Rivalries

By Yasmine Salam and Meena Morar December 8, 2017

When Lebanese and Georgetown University elites filled an overflowing Lohrfink Auditorium in 2009 to celebrate a $22 million gift honoring former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the audience and...

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Ahmad S. Dallal, a history professor at the American University in Beirut, will serve as the new Dean of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar starting Sept. 1.

Incoming SFS-Q Dean To Prioritize Academic Freedom, Independent Research

By Christian Paz July 13, 2017

Maintaining Georgetown’s academic freedom and expanding partnerships between the university’s main campus and Qatar campus will be priorities for Ahmad S. Dallal, the newly appointed dean of the...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Ahmad S. Dallal, a history professor at the American University in Beirut, will serve as the new Dean of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar starting Sept. 1.

Former Arabic and Islamic Studies Chair Appointed SFS-Q Dean

By Ian Scoville June 27, 2017

Ahmad S. Dallal, a history professor at the American University of Beirut, will serve as the new dean of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar starting Sept. 1. Dallal previously served as provost...

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