Graduating Senior Profile: Sharifa Ahen
By J. Zach Hollo For Sharifa Abdulhameed Ahen, Northwestern University in Qatar is, quite literally, home. During Qatar Foundation’s inception, her family’s house happened to be on the plot of land scheduled for construction. “Qatar Foundation bought my house, and then they built universities [on the same land], so technically I’m already at home,” Ahen [...]…
Graduating Senior Profile: Meriem Mesraoua
By Razane Cherk Her long dark hair framed her round, but grown-up 21-year-old face, as she sat on a chair with her eyes lost in contemplation – a true artist. “I’m terrible at public-speaking,” said Meriem Mesraoua, a communication senior at Northwestern University in Qatar, who graduated on May 5th. “It’s ironic because I decided [...]…
Graduating Senior Profile: Ismaeel Naar
By Paulo Fugen Ismaeel Naar, a 21-year-old Bahraini journalism graduate—and the senior speaker at this year’s NU-Q commencement—loves storytelling. When he was a kid, he says he could not stop telling stories to his family and friends, to the point where his mother would often have to intervene to make…
Graduating Senior Profile: Motasem Kalaji
By Malak Monir Holding a water bottle in one hand and a thermos in the other, he darts from place to place, never spending an idle moment. It promises to be a busy day. Motasem Kalaji, 22, is a communication alumnus from Northwestern University in Qatar’s Class of 2013, who…
