The Qatar National Library (QNL), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), launched a public lecture series, exploring the Golden Age of Islamic Sciences, the narratives of decline and science and technology in the modern Middle East and Islamic World.
Hosted at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) and titled ‘The History of Science and Technology in the Middle East and the Islamic World’, the lecture was delivered by Ahmed Ragab, professor of History of Science from Harvard University in the US.
Aimed at creating a bridge between scholars, researchers and people across the Middle East and Muslim world, QNL’s public lecture series is fully in line with its vision of bridging with knowledge Qatar’s and the Arab and Islamic world’s heritage and future.
Saadi al-Said, director, Administration and Planning, QNL said: “The recently launched lecture series is an exciting addition to our monthly events calendar that is aimed at exploring various themes within the science and Islamic fields while facilitating informative and valuable conversations.”
He said “the first lecture in the ongoing series was very well received by the community. We look forward to featuring more high-profile speakers to highlight the golden history of Islamic sciences, central to QNL’s vision.”
QNL will host a range of engaging events in February starting with a book discussion on February 10 at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University Student Centre.
A collection of economic articles, the book explores the hidden side of everything and how economics is the study of incentives while demonstrating how the world functions through economics.
A social sciences training session, planned on February 16 will offer hands-on training sessions to academics and the wider community while a research training workshop will be held on February 24 for helping undergraduate students to hone their research skills.
In addition, the ‘Art Makerspaces’ children event will take place on February 25 at Education City’s Recreation Centre, giving children aged between 4-11 the chance to unlock their creativity and imaginations by taking part in a range of interactive art and craft-making activities.