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Thoughts (or lack thereof) on Disability
At the beginning of October, the Gazette’s board approached me and asked that I write a piece on disability, in conjunction with the month’s theme. I said “sure,” and set about thinking up an idea for an article about disability. I kept coming up blank. In truth, I don’t think about disability all that much. It does not come up in my daily life as something to consider. I do not speak often about it with friends, family, or any communities I’m part of–including here at GU-
Omar Mousa
3 days ago2 min read


Where Is Hayek? How Georgetown Forgot the Market
When students walk into an introductory economics class at GU-Q, they expect to study economics, the science of how free individuals make choices in a world of scarcity. Instead, many of us encounter something closer to policy science: equations, fiscal multipliers, and government-centered models that assume intervention as the default. Week after week, we plot aggregate demand, analyze “market failures,” and discuss why the state should tax or spend. But where are the econom
Yousef Abdelhady
6 days ago3 min read


Debate as Travelling
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose...
GU-Q Debate Union
Oct 122 min read


October 7: From Siege to Genocide
I write this on October 6, 2025, and I can only think: what if the clock were to turn back two years, to October 6, 2023? A day before...
Sama Al-Issa
Oct 73 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


Georgetown University Chooses Investment Portfolio Over Human Lives
Let history bear witness that when confronted with genocide, Georgetown chose investment portfolios over human lives. In the early hours...
Salma Darwiche
Apr 304 min read


Rethinking Institutional Engagement: Between Morality and Strategy
Published in The Georgetown Gazette, Ameer Sadi’s recent article, “When Representation Becomes Collusion,” is an emotionally charged,...
Yousef Abdelhady
Apr 244 min read


Finding Home, One Step at a Time
With 15 days left until graduation, I find myself in a space of quiet reflection—not quite ready to say goodbye and not quite believing...
Nagla Abdelhady
Apr 234 min read


The Gulf Is Right Here, Why Aren’t We Talking About It?
When I was on the main campus in the Fall Semester of 2023, the Qatari ambassador to the U.S. addressed my class on Iran and the Gulf...
Raed Asad
Apr 224 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


On Model NATO and Decolonizing Spaces of Education
What does it mean when one believes that the master’s tools can dismantle the master’s house? In the words of Audre Lorde, “It means that...
Salma Darwiche
Apr 165 min read


SGA Elections 2025: Cura Theatricalis Wins
The recent SGA elections have exposed a troubling disconnect between some candidates and the actual values, priorities, and needs of our...
Anonymous
Apr 153 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


Don't Move On, Gaza is Still Bleeding
The Georgetown community seems to have moved on. The outrage and care that once surrounded the Palestinian cause on this campus has...
Z.F
Apr 92 min read


On Things We Can Control
I was driving a car today. A whole metallic body was moving according to my personal desire. I pressed on the pedals carefully to speed...
Jannah Elgamal
Apr 83 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


ASEAN Matters. So Why Doesn’t GU-Q Teach It?
I was hosting a game for prospective Georgetown students, all of whom ranged from grades 10 to 12. Divided into groups, they were tasked...
Justin Pacer
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
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