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Marwan M. Kraidy
@mkraidy.bsky.social
Author, Teacher, Partner, Leader, Dean & CEO
@nuqatar.bsky.social, Founder @iasnuq.bsky.social, Professor
@northwesternu, Board Chair @ACLS1919 Board Member
& @AnnenbergCARGC & @Casar_Aub
Today’s #qahwapause is flat, white, and hearty
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The 2-day @iasnuq.bsky.social workshop “Everyday Technologies: Media in Middle East History,” convened by Will Youmans and Andrew Simon, is now concluding with a public panel in the @nuqatar.bsky.social Projection Theater
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Today @nuqatar.bsky.social we had an excellent workshop & faculty development seminar on “Theorizing from the Global South” led by colleagues Dahlia Al-Zein and Zachary Right with scholars from around the world discussing knowledge production from the South.

#NUQProud
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Herzlichen Glückwunsch #Österreich for 50 years of diplomatic relations with #Qatar. Tonight is a memorable evening where Mozart & Fairuz, violin & oud resounded. Congratulations to HE Ambassador Erika Bernard for a fabulous celebration. Proud to represent @nuqatar.bsky.social here tonight!
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I was thrilled to welcome @cnn.com leaders Walid Chamak Yousef Alotaibi and Andrew Potter at @nuqatar.bsky.social today to discuss collaboration and partnerships between our institutions. Happy that CNN is expanding its presence in Doha through our partner Media City Qatar
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Goo morning, #Doha
November 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Proud to represent @nuqatar.bsky.social at VCUQ’s Hamad Bin Khalifa Symposium on “Islam & Visual Culture in Contemp Asia” & keynoted by Malaysian artist Yee I-Lann, “The Surface Remembers: Decolonial Groundwork from the Archipelago.” Kudos to my colleague Dean Amir Berbic!
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today’s #qahwapause is awhirl
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Stay tuned for a special @iasnuq.bsky.social edition of the @nuqatar.bsky.social podcast (and vodcast) with @andreamedrado.bsky.social on #AI , favelas, empathy, Participatory Action Research, and the Global South, following her thought-provoking NUQ Lecture on the Global South yesterday

#NUQProud
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
@andreamedrado.bsky.social delivering a thought-provoking and empirically rich @nuqatar.bsky.social Lecture on the Global South on #FavelIA @iasnuq.bsky.social a rich analysis of #AI, human agency, and social solidarity among some of the most marginal communities on earth!
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As @andreamedrado.bsky.social offers the @iasnuq.bsky.social postdocs and @nuqatar.bsky.social faculty a workshop on critical AI research informed by Latin American theories and experiences, we are getting ready for her lecture this evening on #FavelIA
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Honored to welcome Myria Georgiou to @nuqatar.bsky.social for an insightful #HiwarScholarsSeminar on humanism in digital times. She sparked rich conversations about identity, empathy & connection, reminding us how deeply the digital shapes what it means to be human today.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today’s #qahwapause is reflective
October 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today’s #qahwapause is a doubling down
October 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Today’s #QahwaPause is Magickal
October 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Today @nuqatar.bsky.social we attended an original and heartfelt exploration of the meanings and tribulations of home and family by @iasnuq.bsky.social Global Fellow Sara Mourad
October 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Today I had the pleasure to welcome H.E. Dr. Álvaro Renedo Zalba, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Qatar,
a distinguished diplomat and a fellow scholar and leader, at @nuqatar.bsky.social We had a great conversation about higher education, global politics, and comics!
September 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My favorite moment today @nuqatar.bsky.social was a preview of our soon to be unveiled #Wellness room, a haven to catch your breath and recharge. Thank you to our HR team for helping us make sure that excellence and wellness go hand in glove!

#NUQProud
September 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It was such a pleasure to represent @nuqatar.bsky.social last night at the Bicentennial Concert: Celebrating Uruguay, with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra and Soprano Sofia Mara. Congratulations!
September 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Yesterday’s #Qahwapause was recondite; today’s is erudite
September 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The first two weeks of the fall 2025 semester @nuqatar.bsky.social have been quite the whirlwind.
September 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Today’s Doha #qahwapause is a whirling pair courtesy of @bilgeyesil.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Today’s #qahwapause comes with a great pairing and an even better view
July 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Today’s #qahwapause was earthy and way too brief.
July 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Today’s #qahwapause contains a mutlitide
July 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM