A Journey into the World of Writing

Writing Journey

Dr. Hamad left a distinctive mark in the field of writing, as each book expresses a stage in his life during his work as an ambassador in important capitals or as a minister for years, which made his books testimonies to history.

The controversy of battles

His first book: (The controversy of battles and settlements behind the scenes of the Security Council, the Iran-Iraq war), dealt with the subject of his doctoral studies at the State University of New York.

Incomplete knowledge.

The second book, he chose the title (Incomplete knowledge... Arabs and the West in a changing world) in which he recorded all of his articles and lectures since the year 1996 until 2008

On the Destiny of the People of Determination

The third book (On the Destiny of the People of Determination: An Intellectual Biography) is his most famous and most widespread book, as it has been translated so far into 10 languages, and its second Arabic edition has been published The first edition of the book was published immediately before the election campaign, to be the book that he presents to the world. During the campaign, he accompanied his friend wherever he went to introduce his thoughts and cultural biography.

Approximately 30,000 copies were distributed in the three main languages, and presented to heads of state, heads of government, ministers and ambassadors

And the Injustice of Relatives

Another of his most important books is (And the Injustice of Relatives: The Path to UNESCO), which is an honest and detailed record of his nomination process for UNESCO that began on September 18, 2019. It is also a biography and a recording of a stage of his personal life that he lived with all his emotions.

He did not limit himself to this book with narration, anecdotes, and analysis, it even touched on intellectual topics that enrich the reader’s thought, such as the chapter on universities, the contributions of Arab-Islamic civilization, and the role of cultural diplomacy.

Musafir Zadahu al-Jamal, Part One

The fifth book (Musafir Zadahu al-Jamal, Part One) is short blog posts linked to pictures that he had posted on his Instagram account, in which he talked about great personalities whom he lived closely with and learned from. It was entitled (Men of the Time). The series was satisfied with the followers and had a good response. After a while, followers began urging him to write a book about his memories and tell such stories in more detail.

The name of the book was inspired by the title of a post on Instagram that he wrote when he visited the sources of the Nile in Uganda, and mentioned his period of residence in Cairo during his university days and his walks on the banks of the Nile River with his friends and loved ones.

Bridges, Not Walls

As for the sixth book (Bridges, Not Walls: A New Approach to the North’s Relationship with the South), issued by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press, which is divided into four chapters, it reveals the behind-the-scenes of his experience at UNESCO and the secrets of civilizational relations between the countries of the North and the countries of the South, and the transcendent and central outlook that that relationship produced by the northern countries, it harmed stability and peace in the world.

The message of this book is to send a call to the world, especially the countries of the West, to build bridges, not build walls, in light of a new approach to relations between the North and the South. The book provides a testimony to history, documenting with evidence and testimonies what he encountered from a biased and systematic campaign that does not bear gratitude to the countries of the South.

The book has been translated – until now - into Spanish, French, English, Persian and German.

Some of Me

In 2023, His Excellency issued a book entitled (Some of Me: Cultural Diplomacy after the Qatar World Cup), in which he documents the dimensions of the cultural impact of the State of Qatar hosting the first FIFA World Cup in an Arab Muslim country.

The book recorded the outcome of many years of experience and thinking, explained the reality of international relations with the presence and absence of culture in them, and presented the issue of cultural diplomacy from an objective and neutral angle that would lift the grievances over the long history of non-Western human societies in working towards rapprochement through the cultural components and symbolic goods of their peoples. His Excellency Dr. Hamad Al-Kawari explained in this book that the birth of cultural diplomacy is not modern, but rather an ancient concept deeply rooted in the soil of ancient civilizations, stressing the inevitability of relying on culture as a driving force for any relations between countries in our current era.