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Generation Amazing festival hears how harnessing the power of sport can help overcome global challenges
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QF members discuss why women are giving up their jobs in the pandemic
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Educating the next generation of changemakers on sustainability
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In her own words: Why I quit social media
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To what extent can mothers support children’s education on their own, QF professor asks
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Ideas for the future of schools explored at QF’s Teaching & Learning Forum
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QF webinar highlights work-family balance challenges through Qatar-Oman study
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Using fish to diagnose diseases in humans
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Op-ed: Can nonprofits be game-changers in responding to climate change?
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Op-ed: How QF is at the forefront of an Ability Friendly movement in Qatar
In-Depth Stories
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His sister’s mental health left him feeling helpless, until he made a film about it
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Keeping the Arabic language relevant in the digital era
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“Is extending the life of a young patient by using a ventilator a sin?”
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Real-world impact of global sustainability push not showing, UN chief tells QF audience
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From Cambodia to Qatar: A student’s journey to realizing her university dream
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Pop star Shakira visits Qatar
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Why creating child-friendly policies can combat socio-economic issues
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World Diabetes Day: Being diabetic isn’t the end of the world – and this 10-year-old boy proves why
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QF-funded tech uses human behavior to fight cyber-crime
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Fighting darkness with an inclusive vision: Stories of Education City’s blind students
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Generation Amazing festival hears how harnessing the power of sport can help overcome global challenges
Story | Education
QF members discuss why women are giving up their jobs in the pandemic
Story | Education
Educating the next generation of changemakers on sustainability
Story | Education
To what extent can mothers support children’s education on their own, QF professor asks
Story | Community
In her own words: Why I quit social media
Story | Education
Ideas for the future of schools explored at QF’s Teaching & Learning Forum
Story | Research
QF webinar highlights work-family balance challenges through Qatar-Oman study
Story | Research
Using fish to diagnose diseases in humans
Story | Community
Op-ed: Can nonprofits be game-changers in responding to climate change?
Story | Community
Op-ed: How QF is at the forefront of an Ability Friendly movement in Qatar
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Technology transfer is what Qatar needs to create a knowledge-based economy, says QF expert
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How COVID-19 has catalyzed a digital transformation worldwide
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A day in the life: “The library has helped me understand the true essence of providing a public service”
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COVID has caused a rise in mental health issues among children, experts say
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QF’s first employee recounts his 25-year (and counting) journey with the organization
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Education is an enabler for all kinds of human rights, UN chief tells QF
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In his own words: The beauty of a writer’s residency
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Now more than ever, young people should consider becoming journalists, says QF partner university’s new dean
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QF experts discuss whether AI can replace human translators
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Made in Prison: Inmates’ artwork finds a home at Qatar Foundation
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Where Are They Now: Qatar’s newly launched digital platform to help entrepreneurs bring ideas to life
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Dr. Anthony Fauci at WISH 2020: “Pandemic will end with a vaccine and public health measures”
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Op-ed: The rights and duties of sovereign wealth funds under international law
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Expect a new normal for the sporting world, experts tell WISH
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COVID-19 has deeply affected those with autism, scientists say at WISH
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Half the solution to mental health lies in asking the right questions, Her Excellency Sheikha Hind tells QF’s WISH
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QF schools educate students about how to combat bullying
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‘Document love, not disability’, humanitarian photographer tells QF’s Education City Speaker Series
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Fake news could threaten a COVID-19 vaccine, experts tell WISH
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QF scientists ask if immunity passports are the future
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Embassy of Sweden and QF RDI discuss AI and precision medicine
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Morgan Freeman tells WISH: ‘If we keep working together, we will heal’
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QF’s WISH explores why involving youth is vital for a healthier world
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Social media is a double-edged sword, say doctors at WISH
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‘Education City is a source of pride’, says President of Tunisia during QF visit
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Op-ed: Working together during COVID-19
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Road to a regenerative world explored at QF’s Education City Speaker Series
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The QF graduate who’s building hope through education in his Gambian homeland
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Using art outside the Education City Stadium to depict the vibrancy of Qatar Foundation
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Qatar Foundation launches precision medicine report at WISH
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Doha Healthcare Week highlights national efforts to support mental health
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Healthcare leaders address global response to pandemic at WISH
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Op-ed: Are female-headed households more affected by the pandemic?
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Qatar Foundation’s podcast supports mental wellbeing
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From Gaza to Doha – A Palestinian’s journey of crossing closed borders in pursuit of education
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How QF’s diabetes center helped one man gain “victory over this disease”
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In her own words: "Avoid passing judgments on diabetics and help them lead a better life"
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Conservationist says Arab history may be lost unless documentary heritage preserved
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Pushing past the boundaries of sustainability
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In her own words: “This is how the pandemic saved our planet – and our dreams”
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QF educators: Parents and teachers should face COVID-19’s education challenges together
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“Alzheimer's took my grandmother away, but never changed her beautiful image in our mind”
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QF professor underlines importance of the liberal arts
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QF’S Sidra Medicine uses precision medicine to treat children with rare diseases
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A glimpse into home-schooling your kids while recovering from COVID-19
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QF supports new mothers’ journey to better mental health
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QF professor redefines healthcare through AI-based app
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Future AI models should be based on human values, says QF professor
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Wadah Malaeb turns his dream into a reality by winning season 12 of QF’s Stars of Science
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First Qatari female inventor to reach QF’s Stars of Science finals
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Researchers at QF turn to biochemistry to crack the horse-racing code
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Op-ed: Has social media changed the world?
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Qatar Foundation experts discuss the affordability of precision medicine
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How QF’s financial support opened up new horizons and dreams for students
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Qatar Foundation takes action against e-waste
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Op-ed: How a customized toolbox can help the innovation ecosystem in Qatar
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Op-ed: State capitalism and sovereign investors - between global governance and national sovereignty
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Qatar scientists turn to cancer drugs in hope of finding treatment for COVID-19
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Stars of Science alumni is shaping the future of cooking
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QF launches 25th anniversary scholarships to open up new educational paths
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QF’s gift shop to sell the work of VCUarts Qatar students
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Op-ed: After the November 3 elections, what happens next?
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Top 10 actions you can take to help save the planet
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TV Review: Four finalists will go head-to-head in Stars of Science finale
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In his own words: “I do not think I would be where I am today if not for QF”
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In her own words: My book, our story – from miracles to motherhood
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In her own words: Breast cancer makes me wonder if I will bloom again like the flowers my sister and I loved
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Healthcare professionals need to learn more about precision medicine, QF scientists say
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Op-ed: Is precision medicine the path to address future global health crises?
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Community artists to showcase their creativity at the EC gift shop
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In the QF spotlight: Musician Hassan Moataz Al-Mulla – from a family piano to Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
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In their own words: Mythopoeia – why we need to extensively document the Syrian exodus
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In her own words: “Every hardship I experienced was rewarded with something greater in return”
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Op-ed: In times of crisis, data becomes crucial
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TV Review: Stakes are high in a shocking triple elimination
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Qatar’s COVID-19 response prevented a million extra cases, health chief tells QF webinar
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Op-ed: Efficient cancer care requires effective financial policies
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Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser presents QF’s Akhlaquna and Akhlaquna Junior Awards
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Precision medicine for breast cancer demands a multidisciplinary approach, says QF expert
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VCUarts Qatar’s new director comes full circle at QF
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Qatar Foundation ethicist sheds light on the Islamic perspective of genomics
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QF researcher underlines accuracy of AI in breast cancer detection through images
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Stars of Science: Where Are They Now? – Sadeq Qasem
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Time to start viewing the oil industry’s wastewater as a resource, says QF expert
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Innovation in education shouldn’t change what needs to remain, literacy advocate says as QF hosts global panel
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TV Review: COVID-19 separates the Stars of Science jury – but a surprise keeps the inventors together
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Op-ed: Every child matters, and matters equally
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In the QF spotlight: Musician MAias Alyamani - a journey between Damascus, Vienna and Doha
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Looking at wars and crises through an artistic lens
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US congressman makes the case for precision medicine during visit to QF
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