Georgetown Qatar to Host Event With Speaker Who Supported Oct. 7th and Alleged Israelis Harvest Organs
The March 26th "Writing in Palestine" event will feature Ahmed Alnaouq from the Hamas-tied EuroMed, and Mohammed el-Kurd, who has faced criticism for promoting antisemitism and support for violence
On March 26, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) will host a “Writing in Palestine” event in Doha, in partnership with the Palestine Literature Festival. Among the featured speakers are Ahmed Alnaouq, a media activist with familial and professional ties to Hamas-linked organizations, and Mohammed El-Kurd, a poet and political commentator known for antisemitic statements and support for Hamas’ October 7th massacre.
Ahmed Alnaouq, an Official of a Hamas Front Organization
Ahmed Alnaouq is currently the Outreach and Advocacy Officer for Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor (EuroMed) and co-founder of We Are Not Numbers. Previously, he served as a media officer at the Palestinian Mission in the UK.
The board chairs of EuroMed have appeared on a 2013 Israeli government list of Hamas operatives and affiliated institutions operating in Europe, according to the watchdog group NGO Monitor.
Alnaouq’s personal history includes inflammatory social media content flagged by the investigative outfit Gnasher Jew. His posts have included comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany, and explicit calls for the dismantlement of Zionism.
Furthermore, Alnaouq’s family appears to have ties to Hamas. His brother Ayman Alnaouq joined Hamas in 2006, later becoming a member of the Al-Qassam Brigades before being killed by the IDF in 2014.
Mohammed El-Kurd’s Track Record of Antisemitism & Terror Support
On March 10, 2025, El-Kurd appeared at a Philadelphia event with American academic and TV personality Marc Lamont Hill. There, El-Kurd remarked that the October 7 Hamas-led massacre of civilians, including children, was a lesson in how violence draws global attention—comparing it to plane hijackings and suicide bombings. “I think Palestinian resistance factions are acting accordingly,” he stated.
El-Kurd also tweeted about his frustration with being unable to “throw molotovs” or “hijack planes.” In his poem Rifqa, El-Kurd wrote that Israelis “harvest organs of the martyred”—a trope often associated with antisemitic blood libels.
Following the October 7 attack, which included the deliberate targeting of Israeli elementary schools, El-Kurd sarcastically mocked the reports, writing: “Ahhh yes they targeted schools at dawn on a Saturday because that’s when Jewish kids famously go to school.”
This speaking event featuring Alnaouq and Al-Kurd marks another instance of Georgetown University’s branch in Qatar hosting individuals who have ties to terrorism and are supporters of October 7th.