Center for International and Regional Studies

Distinguished Lecture Series: Carol Lancaster

Date: 12 October 2009 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Al Mirqab Hall, Four Seasons Hotel

Carol Lancaster speaks about Wealth and Power in the "New International Order."

Distinguished Lecture Series: Nabil Fahmy

Date: 29 April 2009 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: The Diplomatic Club

Former Egyptian Ambassador to the USA, Nabil Fahmy speaks about "US Arab Relations in a Changing World: Opportunities and Challenges".

Distinguished Lecture Series: Edward Djerejian

Date: 17 March 2009 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: The Diplomatic Club

Ambassador Djerejian speaks about "U.S. Policy Toward the Arab & Muslim World: The Challenges the Obama Administration Faces".

Distinguished Lecture Series: Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Date: 26 January 2009. Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Sharq Village & Spa

Dr. Nasr speaks about "Islam and the Preservation of the Natural Environment."

Distinguished Lecture Series: Hanan Ashrawi

Date: 01 December 2008. Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: The Diplomatic Club, West Bay.

Professor and political activist Hanan Ashrawi discusses "The Future of Palestine."

Distinguished Lecture Series: Rami Khouri

Date: 24 August 2008 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Diplomatic Club, West Bay

"America, the Middle East, and the Gulf: An Arab View of Challenges Facing the Next US Administration"

Rami Khouri is editor-at-large of the Lebanese newspaper "The Daily Star" and Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut.

Distinguished Lecture Series: John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt

Date: 17 June 2008 Time: 6:00PM-8:00PM

Location: Diplomatic Club

CIRS hosted an exclusive evening with Professors John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, who discussed their recent book, "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy".

Distinguished Lecture Series: John Esposito

Date: 17 February 2008 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Diplomatic Club, Doha, Qatar

For a crowd of nearly 400 people, Dr. Esposito discussed the findings of the most large-scale survey executed so far amongst Muslim populations.

Distinguished Lecture Series: Andrew Natsios

Date: 24 January 2008 Time: 8:00pm

Location: Al Sharq Village Hotel, Doha, Qatar

Prof. Andrew Natsios, former U.S. Special Envoy to Darfur, shed light on the ongoing crisis in the Sudan.

Distinguished Lecture Series: Hany El Banna and Azhari Gasim Ahmed

Date: 17 December 2007 Time: 6:00pm

Location: LAS Building, SFS-Qatar

As part of the Symposium on Global Development, Organizations, and Faith in the Muslim World, Dr. Hany El Banna, co-founder and president of Islamic Relief Worldwide, gave a Distinguished Lecture.

Distinguished Lecture Series: Mehran Kamrava

Date: 10 September 2007 Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm

Location: Diplomatic Club, Doha, Qatar

The Director of CIRS, Dr. Mehran Kamrava, spoke on the current state of affairs between the USA and Iran.