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ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
GU-Q faculty are actively involved in providing academic and community services locally and internationally, contributing to global research production. Faculty members hold editorial roles, are members of scholarly associations and scientific councils, and advise the programs of numerous universities.
BOARD, COUNCIL, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Akintunde Akinade, Member of the International Advisory Board, Trinity Journal of Church and Theology
Akintunde Akinade, Member of the Advisory Board, World Christianity Book Series, Penn State University
Akintunde Akinade, External Examiner, MA Thesis, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Islamic Studies. Student: Muhammad Waseem Ashraf. March 24, 2020
Akintunde Akinade, Dissertation Committee, Fuller Theological Seminary, “Staurocentric Pathways to Peacebuilding: PeacebuildingContextual Theology in Nigeria’s Context of Acute Violence,” Candidate: Uchenna Anyanwu. April 13, 2020 Max Oidtmann, President, Manchu Studies Group
M. Reza Pirbhai, Member, Board of Governors, Pakistan International School, Doha, Qatar.
Karine Walther, Chair, Michael Hogan Fellowship Committee for the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Karine Walther, Member, Council of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
EDITORS AND EDITORIAL BOARDS
Akintunde Akinade, Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
Abdullah Al-Arian, Editor, Critical Currents in Islam page, Jadaliyya e-zine
M. Reza Pirbhai, Member, Editorial Board, Hawwa: Journal of Women of the Middle East and the Islamic World Sohaira Siddiqui, Member, Editorial Board, American Journal of Islam and Society
Sohaira Siddiqui, Contributing Editor, Harvard Islamic Law Blog
Sohaira Siddiqui, General Editor, Sapientia Islamica
IN THE MEDIA
Faculty members are often called on to serve as experts for television, newspapers, magazines, podcasts, radio, and online media, with national, regional and global reach. They also publish their own analysis and opinion pieces in major publications worldwide.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Maurice Jackson
“A Just Response to the DC Protests,” Washington Post
“How Divisive is Politics in the United States?” Al Jazeera
CORONAVIRUS
Mehran Kamrava
“Coronavirus Outbreak Casts Doubt on Trump’s Victory,” Mehr News Agency
Anatol Lieven
“The Pandemic and International Competition: How the U.S. Can Save Itself with a ‘Green New Deal’,” Responsible Statecraft
Karl Widerquist
“America is in Crisis. We Need Universal Basic Income Now,” The Guardian
EDUCATION Ian Almond
“On the Quiet Capture of the History of the West–by the Islamophobic Right,” Islamic Human Rights Commission
ENVIRONMENT Anatol Lieven
“Nature’s Fury,” The National Interest
“Patriotism Could Be the Unlikely Answer to Solving the Climate Crisis,” The Guardian
“How to Heal the Planet,” Financial Times
“How Climate Change Will Transform the Global Balance of Power,” Financial Times
IRAN Mehran Kamrava
“No U.N. Breakthrough as Iran Snubs Talks until U.S. Lifts Sanctions,” Al Jazeera
“Do Sanctions against Iran Work?” Al Jazeera
REGIONAL GOVERNANCE Mehran Kamrava
“Oman’s Sultan Haitham and the Strategic Musandam Peninsula,” Al Jazeera
“The Gulf after Oil,” Monocle
“The Ongoing GCC Crisis,” ARD German Public Radio
Abdullah Al-Arian
“Mohamed Morsi: An Egyptian Tragedy,” Al Jazeera English
“Hosni Mubarak’s Legacy is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi,” Al Jazeera English
“Political Islam and the Endurance of American Empire,” Jadaliyya
REGIONAL SECURITY Rory Miller
“Negotiating Insecurity—Small States and Multinational Security Coalitions in the Middle East,” Middle East Insights
SPORTS AND CULTURE M. Reza Pirbhai
“Why Art Is Indispensable to Progress,” Qatar Foundation Stories
Danyel Reiche
ﺎﻣﻟﻷا يرودﻟا دﺎﻋ اذﺎﻣﻟ؟هاوﺳ نود ﻲﻧ “Why did the German Soccer League Return Alone?” Al Mayadeen News
U.S. GOVERNMENT Joshua Mitchell
“Citizens Adrift: Globalization Dissolves Local Cultures, Even as Technology Turns Us Inward,” City Journal
“Why Conservatives Struggle with Identity Politics,” National Affairs
“Embarrassed by Our Nations,” First Things
“Is Christian Realism Enough?” Providence Magazine
GU-Q INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
Human subject research at the university is governed by the GU-Q Institutional Review Board (IRB). This review body has been established in accordance with the requirements of the Qatar Ministry of Public Health policy and governs research conducted or supported by GU-Q.
The IRB is responsible for the review and approval of investigator protocols as well as development and implementation of university policy and procedures governing human subject research.
Members of the IRB generally serve twoyear terms on a rolling basis. This practice allows the board to benefit from the fresh perspectives of new members, widely disseminate knowledge of committee policies and procedures among the faculty, and distribute the workload of regulatory compliance while still maintaining the continuity and institutional memory of the committees. In 2019-2020, the IRB included the following GU-Q faculty members:
• Jeremy Koons - Chair • Ayman Shabana - Vice Chair • Zahra Babar - Member • Rory Miller - Member • Anne Nebel - Member • M. Reza Pirbhai - Alternate Member • Jose Asturias - Alternate Member • Hana Zabanah - Alternate Member • Kristen Katapol - Alternate Member • Hasan Mahmud - Alternate Member
HELP PROGRAM
GU-Q faculty members volunteer their time to teach members of the community who would otherwise not have access to quality instruction through the Hoya Empowerment and Learning Program (HELP). HELP is a student-led initiative that delivers English and Arabic language, as well as financial and computer literacy classes for members of the GU-Q service provider community. Participating instructors spend four hours a week teaching classes. Uday Chandra is due recognition for dedicating his time and effort to the HELP program in 2019-2020.
GU-Q COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVES
The Impact of Movement and Displacement on Education
A partnership with Education Above All resulted in a joint event on “The Impact of Movement and Displacement on Education,” in the lead up to the official launch of UNESCO’s regional report on education.
Panelists included: • Ahmad Dallal, Dean, GU-Q • Susan L. Karamanian, Dean, Hamad Bin
Khalifa University College of Law • Noha Aboueldahab, Foreign Policy
Fellow, Brookings Doha Center • Mustafe Axmed (SFS’21)
Qatar and the Lessons From a 1,000 Day Blockade
H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, marked the 1,000th day of the blockade by speaking at GU-Q to a packed audience of students, faculty, staff, QF colleagues and special guests from the government and diplomatic sectors about “Qatar and the Lessons from a 1,000 Day Blockade.” The event was built on the Small State security course taught by Rory Miller and Fahad Al-Marri.
Arabic Book Club
The Arabic Book Club (ABC) at GU-Q continued its regular meetings during the academic year in 2019-2020 in collaboration with the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.
In January 2020, ABC started a new collaboration with the Qatar National Library, but club activities were unfortunately suspended due to the pandemic. The club meetings during this academic year discussed a variety of titles: • Knowledge Production in the Arab
World: The Impossible Promise by Sari
Hanfi and Rigas Arvanitis • My Intellectual Journey by Abdelwahab
El-Messiri • Al Mihna: Research into the Political-
Religious Dialectic by Fahmi Jadaan • Contemporary Arab Society by Halim
Barkat
In addition to the news story produced by the GU-Q Office of Communications, which is covered in Doha newspapers, the Arabic Book Club also has a Facebook page, Soundcloud channel, and iTunes podcast. Hundreds of people around the world are already accessing the content and following the meetings.
Beyond the Headlines Series
Designed to elicit student and faculty engagement in researching and thinking critically about the historical and political precedents of the news, Beyond the Headlines panel discussions feature experts from GU-Q and elsewhere giving insight on a current event, thereby modeling critical thinking and engagement to students.
Due to the pandemic “Beyond the Headlines” was put on hold during the 2020 spring semester. This year the following faculty were involved as moderators and panelists:
• “Kashmir: What is going on?” Panelists:
M. Reza Pirbhai, Uday Chandra,
Sadam Hussain (Ashoka University),
Taha Kaleem (SFS’22). • “Does Internationalism have a future?”
Panelists: Amanda Garrett, Joshua
Mitchell, Edward Kolla. • “Is this Africa’s democratic moment?”
Panelists: Rogaia Abusharaf, Phoebe
Musandu, Zachary Wright (NU-Q). • “The Arab Spring 2.0.” Moderator: Max
Oidtmann.
QATAR FOUNDATION FACULTY FORUM PARTICIPATION
Offered several times each semester, the Qatar Foundation Faculty Forum invites faculty from across Qatar Foundation to present their research on shared areas of interest. In the academic year 2019-2020 the events took place at GU-Q, organized by Sonia Alonso and James ReardonAnderson. However, due to the pandemic, two sessions were cancelled.
BRIEFINGS AND CONSULTANCY
Abdullah Al-Arian
• “The Foreign Relations of Islamist Movements,” CCAS Newsletter, Georgetown University, May 2019 • “Teaching the Middle East in the Middle East,” Middle East Studies Pedagogy Initiative, MESPI Newsletter 1.2, April 2020
Alexis Antoniades
• Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Economic Model Briefing, Ministry of Commerce and Industry • Board Member Briefing, Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority (postponed due to COVID19) • Member Briefing, American Chamber of Commerce (postponed due to COVID-19)
EXECUTIVE AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Institute
Executive & Professional Education (EPE) at GU-Q developed a customized training program for the Diplomatic Institute of the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed at Qatari diplomats and government leaders.
The program includes four short intensive courses, which included the following faculty-taught courses:
• Advanced Skills and Rules of Political
Analysis taught by Sonia Alonso • Strategic Thinking, Planning, and
Management taught by Anatol Lieven
Modern Protocol and Business Etiquette
This open enrollment community course on protocol management taught participants how to optimize relationships by maximizing personal attention and systemizing logistics through lectures, case studies, group discussions, role play exercises, and an etiquette dinner exercise. Course instructors included:
• Christine Schiwietz, Assistant Dean for
Curricular and Academic Advising • Jean Paul Wijers, Director and Founder of the Protocol Bureau • William Hanson, British Etiquette
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VIRTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING
Faculty members, with the support of academic and technical units across GU-Q, adapted to the virtual environment and identified best practices in the Spring 2020 semester.
In the transition to a virtual teaching and learning environment, digital tools, such as e-books and Zoom, were integrated and implemented and the use of Canvas was extended. Faculty increased one-on-one interactions and individualized learning through extended office hours and tutoring.
Students were offered both synchronous and asynchronous interactions and small group work. Furthermore, assignments were modified to include alternative ways of presenting. Faculty and students were supported by the expertise of librarians to curate content, connect students with resources, and provide relevant tutorials.
Thanks to the diligence and flexibility of the faculty, combined with the hard work and perseverance of the students, the global pandemic did not inhibit research, teaching, and learning at GU-Q, resulting in the successful completion of the academic year 2019-2020.
