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He came to Northwestern University in Qatar planning to transfer after one semester. But that plan didn’t last long. The intellectual diversity of classmates who had lived the stories being discussed convinced him to stay. Now he’s back as a professor, teaching students to question Western narratives and tell stories that matter.
When Shakeeb Asrar applied to Qatar Foundation partner university Northwestern University in Qatar in 2012, he had one goal: to use it as a stepping stone to the "real" campus in Illinois, as he had limited knowledge about the Qatar campus.
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