Pulitzer Prize winners, acclaimed filmmakers, leading scholars join Northwestern Qatar faculty

Doha, Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar has appointed Refqa Abu Remaileh, Sarah Kaskas, Lila Hassan, and Shakeeb Asrar to its expanding faculty,...

Doha, Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar has appointed Refqa Abu-Remaileh, Sarah Kaskas, Lila Hassan, and Shakeeb Asrar to its expanding faculty, further strengthening the university’s profile in journalism, film, literature, and investigative reporting.

With diverse experiences spanning academic research and professional practice, the new faculty bring fresh perspectives that will enrich teaching, research, creative scholarship, and student learning across programs.

“I am proud to welcome another stellar faculty cohort to Northwestern Qatar,” said Marwan M Kraidy, Dean and CEO of Northwestern Qatar. “Their appointments bolster our great faculty, strengthening our academic programs and enriching the intellectual life of our community, while also advancing knowledge production about the world in ways that reflect our core values of excellence, community, collaboration, and sustainability.”

Abu-Remaileh, who joins as associate professor in residence in the Liberal Arts Program, is a leading scholar of modern Arabic literature and Palestinian cultural production.

Author of the award-winning Country of Words: A Transnational Atlas for Palestinian Literature and former principal investigator of the European Research Council–funded PalREAD project, her courses and research will focus on Arab literature and culture in regional and transnational contexts, opening new entry points into the digital humanities and cross-cultural approaches to literature and film.