In the spirit of Qatar’s National Day on December 18, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s Qatari Student Association (QSA) recently hosted Qatari Day. QSA is a student-led organization that highlights Qatar’s culture, heritage and tradition for the Carnegie Mellon community. During the event held on campus, students and faculty celebrated by dressing up in traditional Qatari attire for a fashion contest, sampling traditional food, applying henna, and participating in cultural sword dancing.

Carnegie Mellon hosts a variety of cultural offerings throughout the academic year, including International Day, the Tartan Carnival and yearly exchange programs between students in Qatar and the United States.