Abbas Al-Tonsi
Title: Senior Lecturer
Expertise: Arabic
Room Number: A108 Office Phone: +974-457-8252
Abbas Al-Tonsi is Senior Lecturer at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar and a faculty member at the Arabic Language Institute (ALI) at the American University in Cairo (AUC). He has authored or co-authored a number of Arabic textbooks including Al-Kitaab with Kristen Brustad and Mahmoud Al-Batal, Arabiyyat Wasaa’il al-iclaam (Media Arabic) with Nariman Warraki, An Intensive Course in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic with Layla Al-Sawi, Egyptian Colloquial: A Structure Review, and An Advanced Reader in Egyptian Colloquial with Kristen Brustad. He has written many articles in literary criticism, Arabic media, and politics. He is now working on three new Arabic textbooks.
Quick Links
Events Calendar
Upcoming SFS-Qatar Events
- Dec 1, 5:30pm: Faculty Film Series - Daughter of Keltoum
- Dec 6, 6pm-8pm: Monthly Dialogue: Kai-Henrik Barth
- Jan 11, 6pm-7:30pm: Monthly Dialogue: Robert Lieber
SFS-Qatar News
- Georgetown University in Qatar Offers Pre-College Series to Hoya Hopefuls
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar just concluded the Georgetown Pre-College Series (GPS) which gave prospective undergraduates a taste of college life and a unique opportunity to gain valuable information on the admissions process. (November 22, 2009) - Students Get Hands-On Lesson in Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
On November 13 and 14, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Qatar) and Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD) hosted a crisis simulation exercise for students at Education City. (November 22, 2009) - Student Gets Education at International Finance Conference
This October, Georgetown student Miodrag Stamboldziev (SFS ’11) was able to put his international relations education to use while attending the Annual Meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Istanbul, Turkey. (November 08, 2009)
