Doha: In keeping with its aim of preparing students as change makers through transformative education, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) honoured th.
Pakistan International School Qatar (PISQ) organised a career counselling workshop to enlighten students of engineering and computer science on choosing the
Sabika Shaban, founder of the Qatar Disability Resource (QADR), has been honored by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its Honours List 2021, which recognises overseas Pakistanis under the age of 40 for their leadership in multiple categories.
QCDC organises webinar series to raise awareness of ASD
18 Apr 2021 - 10:17
Samantha Campion Gibson (left) and Sabika Shaban
The Peninsula
The Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has organized a webinar series to raise awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), to coincide with April - Autism Awareness Month.
QCDC will hold the next live webinar via Zoom in English, titled ‘Autism Awareness Month: Ordinary Heroes – Nurturing People with Autism’. Taking place on Monday, April 19, at 8 30pm, it targets parents and young men and women with autism.
Special guests Sara Coleman, Special Education Teacher at Awsaj Academy; Samantha Campion-Gibson, Autism Specialist at the Learning Center; and Sabika Shaban, a parent of two neurodiverse children, will speak at the webinar. They will tackle the blessings and challenges of raising and educating children diagnosed with ASD, speaking about experiences and lessons learned. The webina
HBKU’s CIS launches new volume of student research journal Astrolabe
18 Jan 2021 - 10:22
The Peninsula
Doha: The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has launched a new volume of Astrolabe: A CIS Student Research Journal, featuring faculty-reviewed papers developed by graduate students through their transdisciplinary coursework.
In keeping with CIS’ aim to highlight the applied nature of Islamic Studies, the new edition of Astrolabe examines critical topics affecting Muslim communities in the contemporary global context.
The nine articles explore interfaith efforts and expression, contemporary understanding of Shari’a, and Qur’anic exploration. Other subject areas are Islamic art analysis, the quality of elementary education, financial development in nascent industries, reframing ideas within the developing Islamic finance field, and an exploration of veganism through the lens of Islam.