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When the Towers Remember
I face at once both love and war, Heartbreak’s wound, and bombs that roar. In Katara’s air I stand and see, Dafna towers haunting me. I...
Yousef Abdelhady
Sep 281 min read


How to Obfuscate Genocide: The Case of Sudan's Hiwaraat
On September 18th, 2025, GU-Q began yet another installment of its Hiwaraat conferences, this time with a focus on Sudan. According to...
Ameer Sadi
Sep 206 min read


Sudan: What You Need to Know and Remember
Massacres, sexual violence as a weapon of war, poisoning, mass graves, slave markets, settler colonialism. A genocide and a war that has...
Leslie Nzavi
Sep 173 min read


Georgetown Spoke About Us, It Didn't Speak for Us
On July 15, Georgetown’s interim president, Robert Groves, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce in a...
Sama Al-Issa
Jul 164 min read


When Representation Becomes Collusion: Imperialism at GUQ
In 2002, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powel, in coordination with Howard University president, H. Patrick Strewart and Congressman...
Ameer Sadi
Apr 166 min read


Will There Be A Curve?
“Professor, are you going to curve the final grade?” I ask, my voice trembles as I surrender my second midterm exam. The professor does...
Riwaj Khatiwada
Apr 134 min read


Financial Aid: A Facade of Support
Financial aid is one of, if not the most important factor for any student’s decision to attend a university. As such, we are “fortunate”...
Anonymous
Mar 274 min read


Student Life Changed, and Not for the Better
After coming back from my semester abroad in Washington, D.C., I knew there were many things I would have to readjust to, such as...
Maryam Al-Ansari
Mar 263 min read


When Disagreement Becomes Disrespect: The Troubling Response to SGA Amendments
Following the introduction of four amendments to the SGA's constitution on March 18, 2025, conflict broke out over their perceived...
Anonymous
Mar 234 min read


The Real Fight for Academic Freedom
On Monday, March 17, 2025, masked immigration agents arrested Georgetown postdoctoral fellow and teacher Badar Khan Suri outside his home...
Minahil Mahmud
Mar 223 min read


“We Are a Lazy Campus”– A Response
There are many reasons why Georgetown Qatar students don’t attend events–being lazy is not one of them. GU-Q students should be familiar...
Omar Mousa
Mar 93 min read


We Are a Lazy Campus—And It’s Showing
The most recent Dean’s Student Forum wasn’t special because of the questions fired at the dean—it was special because only nine people...
Anonymous
Mar 22 min read


“Global American Studies: What It Is and Why It Matters” - A Reflection
Coming into this event, I was presented with what seemed to be an oxymoron - “Global American Studies.” This was, frankly, a confusing...
Omar Mousa
Feb 184 min read


grief from growing
grief from growing // my heart is a hollow drum thrumming to an off-beat melody // i feel the painful shedding of blotchy skin // i run...
Daphne Soriano
Feb 122 min read


Pause
Lately, my days have looked like this: I am pulled harshly from my sleep by my blaring alarm and I bumble around the house for an hour...
Daphne Soriano
Dec 5, 20243 min read


Stories from Myanmar: What the World Chose to Ignore
Content Warning: This following article contains material that might harmful and traumatizing to some audiences. To be frank, I am tired...
Khin La Pyae Wunn
Dec 5, 20245 min read


Kindness: A Missing Piece on Campus
Is it really that hard to be kind? Kindness has always bamboozled me in multiple ways. Some seem inherently tender, with not a trace of...
Jazmaine Simbulan
Nov 28, 20244 min read


Living Georgetown's Mission: A Week of Service, Justice, and Connection
In the heart of Washington, D.C., this summer, the DC-Doha Dialogue program transformed my understanding of the Jesuit value, "People for...
Nicole Irakoze
Nov 23, 20242 min read


Incantation
To the Sand, To the howling Winds and beating Sun, To the terrible Heat, the thunderous Rain, To the One Behind it All, Come to me, pray...
Omar Mousa
Nov 23, 20242 min read


What If They Had Knocked on the Walls of the Tank? On Genocide and “Men in the Sun”
Ghassan Kanafani ends his brilliant novel, “Men in the Sun” with the line, “Why have they not knocked on the walls of the tank?” The...
Jannah Elgamal
Nov 19, 20243 min read
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