Middle East and North Africa

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Georgetown University has a strong commitment to teaching and research related to the Middle East.

In 2005, the School of Foreign Service opened a campus in Doha, Qatar. Since then, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) has become a hub for Georgetown’s academic and outreach activities in the Middle East. The Center for International and Regional Studies at GU-Q sponsors research initiatives on international relations, political economy, and domestic politics of the Gulf. The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies serve as major hubs of regional study at Georgetown’s Main Campus in Washington, DC. As a Jesuit university with a strong commitment to a global outlook and interreligious dialogue, Georgetown actively pursues fruitful partnerships and scholarship related to the Middle East across schools and disciplines. This work is amplified by Georgetown’s Washington, DC, location, where students and scholars have access to relevant policy institutions and cultural centers.

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MENA Women Peacebuilders Initiative Launches in Doha, Qatar

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security recently launched the new initiative, in collaboration with the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Georgetown University in Qatar.

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Georgetown Opens its Doors to Students, Scholars from Countries in Conflict

The Missing Piece in Peace: Inside Georgetown’s Powerful Forum for MENA Women

Qatar Ethnography Class Hosts a Series of Local Heritage Professionals to Teach Cultural Preservation

Select Centers, Institutes,
and Research Programs

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies Georgetown Unit

The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies is an academic department in the College offering undergraduate and graduate degrees which seeks to develop a determined and vigorous long-term strategy to create and maintain linguistic and cultural…

M.A. in Arab Studies

M.A. in Arab Studies Activity

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies sponsors this M.A. program. Participants, including researchers, practitioners, and activists, study the language, history, culture, politics, and economics of the contemporary Arab world.

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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…

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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…

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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.

Upcoming Event

November 25

“The Sayings of the Desert Fathers”

Past Event

November 18

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

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Past Event

November 13

Film Screening and Discussion: En Route to Europe, We Burn or Die

Explore the Region by Country

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Arabic Language Minor

B.S. in Foreign Service/M.A. in Arab Studies

Certificate 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

Executive MBA Dubai

Graduate Certificate in African Studies

Graduate Certificate in Arab Studies

J.D./M.A. in Arab Studies

Jesuit Worldwide Learning

M.A. in Arab 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 Arabic

Major in Regional and Comparative Studies

Minor in Arabic

Minor in Jewish Civilization

Minor in Modern Hebrew

Minor in Persian Language and Culture

Minor in Turkish

Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies

U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative Student Leaders Program

Undergraduate Certificate of Arab and Regional Studies

Arab Studies Journal

Arabic Literature Colloquium

Encyclopedia of Islamic Bioethics

U.S.-Afghan Women's Council

American Druze Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Carnegie Junior Fellows Program

International Health Interest Group

M.S. in Foreign Service Internship Opportunity with UNICEF

MBA Global Business Experience

Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship - State of Qatar

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Advanced Arabic Language - Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Middle East Studies - Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Doha, Qatar - Georgetown University in Qatar

Study Abroad in Jerusalem, Israel - Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Human Rights, Social Justice, and Cultural Transformation - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Migration and Transnational Identity - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Study in Rabat - Institute for the International Education of Students

Summer in Amman: CCAS Language, Culture, and Internship at the Sijal Institute

Summer in Doha, Qatar - Georgetown University in Qatar

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Visiting Scholars Program

Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership Visiting Scholars and Practitioners Program

Faculty Exchange with Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Georgetown University in Qatar Visiting Fellows

Goldman Visiting Israeli Professorship

Armenian Student Association

Georgetown University Arab Society

Iranian Cultural Society

Middle East and North Africa Forum

Osama Abi-Mershed

Noha Aboueldahab

Rogaia Abusharaf

Akintunde Akinade

Mustafa Aksakal

Abdullah Al-Arian

Mohammad AlAhmad

Alexis Antoniades

Belkacem Baccouche

Nejm Benessaiah

Jacques Berlinerblau

Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano

Daniel Brumberg

Abdul Rahman Chamseddine

Katherine Collin

Sylvie Durmelat

Mohammad Fakhreddine

Timothy Frazier

Marcelo Giugale

Ariel Glucklich

Lise Morje Howard

Noureddine Jebnoun

Jennifer Jefferis

Barbara Kotschwar

Matthew Kroenig

Christopher Lawrence

Christopher Loffredo

Tarek Maassarani

Michael McDermott

Rory David Miller

Zohreh Mirsharif

Joshua Mitchell

Fathali Moghaddam

Yehia A. Mohamed

Jo Ann Hoeppner Moran Cruz

Farima Mostowfi

Safoura Nourbakhsh

Felicitas Opwis

Seniha Ayse Orellana

Rebecca Patterson

Danielle Pletka

Michael Polczynski

Michael Reed-Hurtado

Kimberley Roberts

Mehmet Sayilgan

Cynthia Schneider

George Shambaugh

Sohaira Zahid Siddiqui

Claire Standley

Nefertiti Takla

Anne Marie Whitesell

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

Center for Intercultural Education and Development

Center for International and Regional Studies

Center for Jewish Civilization

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q)

Office of Alumni Relations

Office of Global Education

Office of International Programs - School of Medicine

Office of Transnational Programs

Persian Studies Program

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Turkish Program

Global Seminars Expand Worldviews and Create Lasting Bonds

The Abrahamic Family House: A New Space for Dialogue

SFS Alumnus Leads World Food Programme Field Work Cited in Nobel Peace Prize Win

Online Language Classes Bring Cultural Immersion Home

GU-Q Professor Reflects on Teaching Theology at a Jesuit University in Doha

GU-Q Students Study Peace Through Travel to Post-Conflict Zones

Cultural Clubs Promote Inclusivity, Strengthen Pride Among Multicultural Students

Improving the Human Condition Grant Enables Students to Contribute to Global Communities

Can’t Even Cry: Experts Discuss the Mental Health of Syrian Refugee Children

How Minorities Make History: The Work of ADF Fellow Reem Bailony

The Global Business Experience: Business Without Borders

Oral Histories Project Captures Firsthand Accounts of Pressing Issues in Peace and Security

The Best of Both Worlds: Studying International Affairs in D.C. and Qatar

Participants Study in 10 Cities, Four Continents for Global Executive MBA

SFS-Qatar Examines Development of Gulf Global Cities

Georgetown Center Deepens Understanding between Muslims and Christians

Georgetown Researchers Offer New Perspective On Urban Refugees

Bill Clinton Returns to Hilltop for Lecture Series