

Middle East and North Africa
Since the School of Foreign Service opened a campus in Doha, Qatar in 2005, Georgetown University in Qatar has become a hub for Georgetown’s academic and outreach activities in the Middle East and North Africa.
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M.A. in Arab Studies Activity

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Georgetown Unit
Established in 1975, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) is a research center in the School of Foreign Service offering courses, certificates, and degree programs in the language, history, culture, politics, and economics of the…

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Georgetown Unit
Founded in 1993 as the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding is a research center at Georgetown University offering events and academic programming to improve relations…

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Georgetown Unit
Established in 2005 as a branch campus of the School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar, the Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) campus is now home to university-wide programming.
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From Witnessing War to Promoting Peace
Born and raised in Syria, a country governed by an authoritarian regime, Tala Alahmar (G’25) witnessed the events of the 2011 Arab Spring unfold. In the Master of Arts in Democracy and Governance program, she realized how studying democracy ties into foreign service, public policy and other fields…
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After the Israel-Iran War: Iran’s Grand Strategy with Vali Nasr
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B.S. in Foreign Service/M.A. in Arab Studies
Executive Master in Diplomacy and International Affairs (EMDIA) Asia-Pacific
Executive Master's in Diplomacy and International Affairs (EMDIA)
Executive Master’s in Diplomacy and International Affairs
Graduate Certificate in African Studies
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Government
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in History
M.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies
Major in Regional and Comparative Studies
Minor in Persian Language and Culture
Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies
U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative Student Leaders Program