Educational fund FSTC is going to distribute in the US and UK 3000 free copies of a new Arab textbook on the scientific and cultural legacy of Muslim civilization. The textbook, called “1001 Inventions”, aims to shatter the myth about the so-called “Dark Ages” and instigate debates about interconnection among faith, science and culture. The textbook spans 1000 years of scientific, technical and social dev... Read more »

Qatar is working on establishing a modern genetics centre, which will be the first in the GCC. It is to be accredited in October. Such centres are extremely hard to set up and are very expensive to run. This centre is being set up in the framework of the Newborn Screening Programme. To date, over 70 thousand newborn babies have been screened by the laboratory, ... Read more »