ideas, over coffee
professors, giving talks, in the cafés you already sit in.
no lecture hall. no slides. just a 45 minute talk, an open conversation, and the coffee that comes with your seat.
no lecture hall. no slides. just a 45 minute talk, an open conversation, and the coffee that comes with your seat.
Qahwa Talks is a recurring series where professors and researchers give short, unfiltered talks in local cafés instead of lecture halls. No paper required, no formal dress code — just an idea worth sitting with, and a small room of people willing to sit with it.
Show your ticket, grab the coffee that's already included, and take a seat — it starts the way any good café evening starts.
A 45 minute talk from a professor on something they're genuinely excited to think out loud about.
Open conversation after — questions, pushback, tangents welcome. The talk ends; the thinking doesn't.
Doha's café culture is already one of the most active informal gathering infrastructures in the city — people don't need a reason to spend two hours in a café. What's missing isn't the space or the appetite for conversation, it's a bridge between what's being thought about on university campuses and the public sitting fifteen minutes away. Let's blend our favorite pastime with the joy of learning.
You left the classroom but never left the habit of wanting to think. Come sit in on the next session — no background required, just curiosity.
Join the list →Want an audience beyond your own students, without the overhead of a formal public lecture? First sessions are low-commitment, pilot-style invitations.
Give a talk →Give a reason for people to linger on a weekday evening. We bring the crowd, the content, and the documentation — you host the room.
Host a session →QAR 150 per ticket · coffee included
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