Doha: Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) will host on September 18 a conference on the ongoing war in Sudan. The 'Seeing Sudan: Politics Through Art' runs over three days and promises to transform the way the world views Sudan.
According to Qatar News Agency, GU-Q Dean Safwan M. Masri commented on the event, saying, "At a time when Sudan's crisis risks invisibility, this conference amplifies Sudanese voices and highlights the transformative role of culture in sustaining resilience and hope." The conference will feature 50 leading scholars, artists, and activists who will demonstrate how art functions as politics by other means, focusing on memory, imagination, and survival.
Anchoring the program is the keynote panel "Eyes on Sudan," featuring Zeinab Badawi, President of SOAS University of London, and author of the bestselling book An African History of Africa (2024). She will be joined by Khalid Albaih, an internationally celebrated Sudanese political cartoonist and GU-Q's 2025 Artist-in-Residence; award-winning journalist and author Nesrine Malik; and Rashid Diab, one of Sudan's most influential contemporary artists.
Beyond the keynote, attendees will experience live music by Alsarah of Alsarah and The Nubatones, and musician and composer Huda Asfour. There will also be a special art exhibition, a book launch of "Sudan Retold," and immersive discussions on art, film, music, and life in Sudan and the Diaspora.