2007 - 2008 Academic Year Events
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Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 Events
MUN: Student Trip to the European International Model United Nations
Date: 14 July 2008 Time: All day
Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
In July, ten SFS-Qatar students traveled to The Hague to participate in a week-long Model United Nations conference.
Working Groups: International Relations of the Gulf, Session I
Date: 18-19 June 2008 Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Location: Marriott Hotel, Doha, Qatar
On June 18-19, 2008, CIRS hosted a working group to discuss issues related to the International Relations of the Gulf.
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".
Monthly Dialogue Series: Victoria Pedrick
Date: 22 April 2008 Time: 6:00pm
Location: SFS-Qatar Library
Dr. Victoria Pedrick lectured and led a dialogue on 'A Hunger for Trees: Myths of Desecration in Nature.'
Cultural Event: Documentary Film - Promises
Date: 14 April 2008 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm; 5:30pm-9:30pm
Location: College of the North Atlantic-Qatar
Two different showings of the documentary film "Promises" provided audiences with an opportunity to meet the producers.
Conference: Innovation in Islam
Date: 4-5 April 2008 Time: 8:30am - 5:00 pm
Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Doha, Qatar
A two-day international gathering of Middle East and Islam scholars, who approached the concept of Innovation in Islam from diverse angles.
Date: 3 March 2008 Time: 3:00pm-04:00pm
Location: LAS Building, SFS-Qatar
Students engaged in a discussion with Ed Husain, author of "The Islamist".
Monthly Dialogue Series: Elzbieta Gozdziak
Date: 2 March 2008 Time: 06:00pm-08:00pm
Location: SFS-Qatar Library
Dr. Elzbieta Gozdziak, from the Institute for the Study of International Migration, spoke on child trafficking into the United States.
Conference: Global Media Between Dialogue and War: When Enemies Boost the Ratings
Date: 26 February 2008 Time: 09:00am-5:00pm
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar
CIRS and Reset joined forces for a conference on the use, abuse and global influence of media.
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.
Monthly Dialogue Series: Gary Wasserman
Date: 11 February 2008 Time: 06:00pm
Location: SFS-Qatar Library
Prof. Gary Wasserman spoke on the role of lobbying groups in American foreign policy-making.
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.
MUN: Model United Nations Conference 2008
Date: 24-27 January 2003 Time: All day
Location: Marriott Hotel, Doha, Qatar
The third annual MUN-conference took place from January 23rd through 27th 2008 at the Doha Marriott Hotel.
Working Groups: Global Development, Organizations, and Faith in the Muslim World
Date: 17 December 2007 Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Location: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
This meeting was co-sponsored by CIRS, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and the Henry R. Luce Foundation.
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.
Monthly Dialogue Series: Sherene Seikaly
Date: 10 December 2007 Time: 6:00pm-08:00pm
Location: SFS-Qatar Library
Dr. Seikaly spoke on the vibrant Palestinian business scene in the decades running up to 1948.
Monthly Dialogue Series: Patrick Laude
Date: 28 November 2007 Time: 6:00pm-08:00pm
Location: SFS-Qatar Library
Prof. Laude spoke on three great Western Orientalists who successfully blended faith with scholarship.
Panel: Environmental Degradation and Conservation: Challenges and Prospects
Date: 12 November 2007 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: VCUQ-Atrium, Education City, Doha, Qatar
Experts from all five Education City Universities exchanged views on the prospects and challenges of environmental degradation and conservation.
MUN: Special Session of Model United Nations
Date: 10 November 2007 Time: All day
Location: LAS Building, SFS-Qatar
Education City hosted three UN Security Council simulation sessions on Darfur.
Lecture: Ambassador Stephen Day
Date: 8 November 2007 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: LAS Building, SFS-Qatar
Former UK Ambassador Stephen Day lectured students on the evolution of British diplomacy since the end of the First World War.
Monthly Dialogue Series: Amira Sonbol
Date: 30 October 2007 Time: 06:00pm-08:00pm
Location: SFS-Qatar Library
Professor Sonbol discussed her research on Cairo women’s lives with an audience of over fifty guests.
Conference: America and the Middle East after the Bush Presidency: the View from the Outside
Date: 24 October 2007 Time: 4:00pm
Location: Al Sharq Village Hotel, Doha, Qatar
During a public conference, the "America's Role in the World" Working Group presented its views on the influence of the Bush, Jr. presidency on the Middle East.
Working Groups: America's Role in the World
Date: 23 October 2007 Time: 9:00am-5pm
Location: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
In conjunction with ISD, CIRS hosted prominent scholars and observers of US foreign policy from across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and East Asia.
Date: 5 October 2007 Time: 2:00pm
Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Doha, Qatar
Prof. Gary Wasserman addressed a group of diplomats in Doha on the upcoming US elections.
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.
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Events
- Dec 6, 6pm-8pm: Monthly Dialogue: Kai-Henrik Barth
- Jan 11, 6pm-7:30pm: Monthly Dialogue: Robert Lieber
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