Northern Forts Trip
By Deborah McKee
An unusually chilly wind whipped around the LAS car park as some thirty-five hardy explorers prepared to brave the road works of the Great North Road to Al Ruwais to explore the forts in the northern part of Qatar. Listening attentively as Fran Gillespie gave us a short...
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GU-Q Holiday Party Videos
By Ben Shaw & Patrick O'Neill videographers
Santa came to town, serenaded by dancing singing Desert Angels, and escorted by reindeer in true Doha fashion - in a Hummer.
Shelley and Marlene dance to...
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Thai Cooking event
By Rehenuma Asmi
On a Sunday afternoon, an eager group of Georgetown affiliates gathered in the community room of Barzan 2 to learn what makes one of their favorite cuisines taste so delicious. Gill of Cooking with Gill was on hand to show us just how complex, yet simple the elements of...
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Olympics Kick-off
By Jill McSorley
The GU-Q Olympics will begin
on Sunday, November 1st!
This year-long program will split the community into two teams: Blue and
Grey. Throughout the academic year, the teams will enjoy friendly athletic...
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Community Fair 2009
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Doha, Qatar — On August 13, 2009, Georgetown staff and Education City community members were able to meet a wide variety of vendors and community groups based in Doha at Georgetown’s second annual Community Fair. They managed to raise 10,000 Qatari Riyals for the...
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Sneak Peek at W Hotel
By Jill McSorley
In the beginning of March, David Beckham and the AC Milan football team stayed in the W Hotel Doha—but only after CRG saw the hotel first! On Monday, February 16th, 22 members of the Georgetown community were treated to a “Sneak Peek” at the W Hotel, two weeks before its...
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Field Trip to Paper Recycling Factory
By Jill McSorley
On Thursday, November 20th, five members of the greater SFS-Qatar community and two CMU-Qatar folk traveled to the Industrial Area for a tour of the Al-Suwaidi paper recycling factory. At the plant, the group witnessed the recycling process first hand. Inputs of paper,...
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