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Qatar Foundation’s Wish Opens Applications For Nurse-led Research Projects With Grant Of $15,000

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By PR Newswire DOHA, Qatar, Jan. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a Qatar Foundation initiative, has today opened applications for its new grant for nurse-led research projects. Two selected projects – one of which must be conducted in Arabic – will be awarded with US $7500 each. The grants have been made possible with the support of the University of Calgary in Qatar. Applications are open from December 15, 2021 to February 1, 2022. Registered nurses worldwide, who are at any stage of their career, are encouraged to apply via www.wish.org.qa/nursingaward….

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‫منظمة ويش القطرية تعلن عن فتح باب قبول المقترحات البحثية في مجال التمريض بمنحة قدرها 15,000 دولار

الدوحة، قطر، 3 يناير 2022 /PRNewswire/ — أعلن اليوم مؤتمر القمة العالمي للابتكار في الرعاية الصحية “ويش” (World Innovation Summit for Health – WISH)، وهي مبادرة من مؤسسة قطر، عن فتح باب قبول المقترحات لمنحته الجديدة الخاصة بالمشاريع البحثية في مجال التمريض. وسيتم اختيار مشروعين، يجب أن يكون أحدهما باللغة العربية، وذلك لمنحهما تمويلًا بقيمة 7500 دولار أمريكي لكل منهما. يتم تقديم هذه المنحة بدعم من جامعة كالجاري في قطر.

Ms. Sultana Afdhal, CEO, World Innovation Summit for Health

 يُفتح باب قبول المقترحات البحثية بدءًا من 15 ديسمبر 2021 وحتى 1 فبراير 2022. تشجع المؤسسة جميع الممرضين والممرضات المعتمدين في جميع أنحاء العالم، مهما كان مستوى مسيرتهم المهنية، على التقديم عبر www.wish.org.qa/nursingaward. وسيتم الإعلان عن الفائزين في 1 مارس 2022.

من الممكن أن تتضمن مجالات المقترحات البحثية للمنحة الرعاية الطبية أو الرعاية الاجتماعية أو التعليم. ورغم أن الخبرة البحثية السابقة ليست ضرورية، إلا أنه يجب على المتقدمين تقديم مقترح بحثي واضح يتوافق مع أحد المواضيع الأساسية لمؤتمر ويش العالمي المقبل في عام 2022: تتمثل المواضيع الأساسية للمؤتمر في: آثار جائحة كورونا، والصحة والرياضة، والرفاهية، والاستدامة، والإعاقة.

تُعطى الأولوية للمقترحات التي:

  • تتضمن وصفًا واضحًا للمشروع
  • تهدف إلى التأثير على سياسة أو ممارسة معينة
  • تحدد النتائج المستهدفة والمتوقعة للمشروع البحثي على المرضى الموظفين
    Nurses

ومن الجدير بالذكر أن ويش تقوم بدور محوري في تعزيز تمكين أطقم التمريض عن طريق المشاركة في تأسيس حملة التمريض الآن (Nursing Now) العالمية في عام 2018. منذ ذلك الحين، وبالتعاون مع شركاء محليين وعالميين، استضافت ويش العديد من الدورات التدريبية والندوات وورش العمل القيادية والتي تهدف إلى تلقي آراء كوادر التمريض إذا تعلق الأمر بصنع سياسات الرعاية الصحية.

وفي عام 2018، نشرت تقريرها بعنوان Nursing and Universal Health Coverage (UHC – التمريض والرعاية الصحية الشاملة)”، والذي يصف كيف أن تعزيز أطقم التمريض والقبالة باعتبارها جزءًا من القوى العاملة في مجال الرعاية الصحية سيؤدي إلى رفع مستوى التغطية الصحية الشاملة بشكل سريع وعالي الجودة وفعال من حيث التكلفة.وفي الشهر الماضي، نشرت ويش تقريرها بعنوان Nurses for Health Equity (كوادر التمريض من أجل العدالة الصحية الاجتماعية)، و الذي حثّ على التعجيل بالاستثمار في كوادر التمريض، كما قام بتسليط الضوء على الدور المهم الذي تسهم به كوادر التمريض في التعامل مع المحددات للصحة بشكل استراتيجي والتحرك نحو العدالة الصحية في أنظمة الرعاية الصحية ومجتمعاتها.

لمعرفة المزيد حول معايير منحة “ويش” الجديدة، تفضل بزيارة موقعنا من خلال الضغط على الرابط التالي www.wish.org.qa/nursingaward .

لمزيد من المعلومات عن مبادرات منظمة ويش، تفضل بزيارة wish.org.qa  أو تابعنا على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي @ WISHQatar .

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‫في دعوة إلى التأمّل والتفكّر، انطلاقتك: شعار “موضة الألوان 2022” من “دهانات الجزيرة”

الرياض، المملكة العربية السعودية, 3 يناير / كانون الثاني 2022 /PRNewswire/ —

أعلنت “دهانات الجزيرة“، الشركة السعودية الرائدة في صناعة الدهان والألوان والحلول الإنشائية، عن إطلاق “موضة الألوان 2022“. ففي هذا العام، سيتم دمج أربع مجموعات من الألوان الراقية، والجميلة والحيوية، لتعكس روح الحياة العصرية بطابع ثقافي مميز. تدعوا هذه المجموعات إلى التفكر الذاتي، والصفاء الذهني، والتأمل العاطفي لتبدأ مرحلة جديدة من تحقيق الذات.

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يقول يحيى صيام، مدير التسويق في “دهانات الجزيرة”: “إن التأمل ممارسة تتجاوز الأشخاص، فلطالما تأثّر التصميم الداخلي بالممارسات الروحية المختلفة، مما أدى إلى ظهور مفهوم “المنزل اليقظ”، والذي يعني أن وجودنا في منازلنا هو تعبير مجازي للبحث عن جوهر ذواتنا، وهذا ما نسعى إليه هنا مع صخب الحياة اليومية التي أصبحت مرهقة للغاية. نحن بحاجة ماسّة إلى التوقف للحظات، للراحة، ولالتقاط أنفسانا، والتأمل في حياتنا وذواتنا. لذا، نسعى من خلال “موضة الألوان” أن تصبح منازلنا انعكاسًا حقيقيًا لذواتنا اليوم وفي المستقبل أيضاً، ولهذا حرصنا في “موضة الألوان 2022″ أن نقدم ألواناً حديثة تدعونا إلى التدّبر، والتفكّر، وتجديد الحياة لمستقبل أكثر إشراقاً.”

قام خبراء الألوان في “دهانات الجزيرة” بالعديد من الأبحاث، آخذين بعين الاعتبار مدى تأثرنا وتفاعلنا مع الألوان. لذلك كشفوا عن اختياراتهم لأفضل الألوان العصرية التي تتماشى مع رؤيتهم لعام 2022، فانتقوا ألواناً عصرية، هادئة، دافئة، ترابية ومستمدّة من الطبيعة، فتحتوي لوحة ألوان “دهانات الجزيرة” 2022 على 32 درجة لونية.

تم تصميم لوحات الألوان 2022 بطريقة تتيح لمجموعات الألوان الترابية المتناغمة أن تكون أنيقة وعصرية ودافئة، داعية إلى إقامة مريحة، ومليئة بصفاء الذهن.

تأمّل

تقدم هذه المجموعة عدة ألوان هادئة ومريحة ذات حضور ناعم، ولكنه قوي، إذ يخلق جوّاً أنيقاً ومريحاً للنفس في المنزل، كما تدعوا هذه الألوان المحايدة اللطيفة الهادئة إلى الدخول في حالة عقلية تأملية قويمة، فقد صٌمِّمَت الظلال لتضفي مسحة جمالية تدعو إلى التفكر، وأجواء مريحة للعقل، وبالتالي يصبح المنزل ملاذاً للسلام الداخلي والفكر الصافي العميق والجمال الساحر.

وعي

إن أسلوب التدرّج في الألوان يضيف قيمة فاخرة وأنيقة، فهو يعزّز الشعور بالثقة والتفاؤل، ويدعو إلى الاحتفال بالنفس الجديدة والمرتفعة إلى حدّ يقرب إلى الكمال، ويكون ذلك بوعي الفرد بإمكاناته الكاملة، وشعوره بالامتنان للحياة الواقعية كما هي. يساهم الطلاء هنا في بناء حوار بين الألوان والأشياء الملموسة الأخرى في منزلك، وكسر كل الحدود التي تحدّ باستمرار من إحساسك بالنمو وتطوير الذات.

بهجة

البهجة” ليست شعوراً عاطفياً فحسب، بل قد تأتيك على شكل عدّة ألوان محفّزة وحيوية ومجدّدة لمنزلك، فهي تعكس الفرح على الديكورات الداخلية باعتبارها المكافأة النهائية لتحقيق الذات التي كنت تصبو إليها. فضلاً عن أنها تضفي مظهراً ساحراً ومتفائلًا لأي مساحة في المنزل.

رضى

وفي آخر مجموعة لونية، ستشعر بالسلام مع نفسك في منزلك حين تصل إلى أعلى مراحل التصالح مع الذات، فتسود مشاعر غامرة بالرضى في نفسك، مما يمنحك شعوراً بأسمى مراحل بالراحة. في هذه المجموعة، تتألق الألوان الهادئة والمركبة كخلفية مطمئنة، مجددة لأي مساحة في منزلك؛ صورت ظلال السعادة والرضى والدفء. أصبح الصفاء والانسجام، مع القليل من اللمعان، موضوعات سائدة في القصة التي تحكيها ألوان منزلك.

تدعوك “دهانات الجزيرة” إلى التأمل من خلال الألوان، فإن عام 2022 يلهم ببداية جديدة للمساحات التي تنبعث منها مشاعر الإيجابية والقبول.

وأخيراً، وباختصار، يقول يحيى صيام: “أظن أن الوقت قد حان للتصالح مع ذواتنا والبيئة المحيطة من حولنا.”

تأخذ “موضة الألوان 2022” مظهراً متطوراً وعصرياً للغاية، يمكن أن تزين جدران منزلكم بها. لا تقف فلسفة “دهانات الجزيرة” عند ضمان الطلاء عالي الجودة فحسب، بل تعطي اهتماماً خاصاً للجوانب النفسية، والعقلية، والشخصية التي تريد لألوان منزلك أن تحتوي عليه.

تجدر الإشارة إلى أن جميع الألوان وتأثيرات الملمس المدرجة في “موضة ألوان 2022” متوفرة الآن في كل متاجر “دهانات الجزيرة” في منطقة الشرق الأوسط.

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‫ شركة سيجين ترسل شحنة جوية مُحمَّلة بـ1.7 مليون اختبارات كوفيد-19 إلى إسرائيل لمكافحة متحور أوميكرون بواسطة طائرة مستأجرة

  • من المقرر أن ترسل شركة سيجين (Seegene) في 29 ديسمبر اختبار SARS-CoV-2 Master Assay ™Allplex القادر على كشف متحور أوميكرون بشكل استباقي في مرحلة الفحص الأولية.
  • وفي مطلع هذا الشهر، استأجرت الشركة طائرة خاصة لإرسال 2.8 مليون اختبارات تشخيصية لكوفيد-19 إلى الدول الأوروبية بما في ذلك إيطاليا وإسبانيا وبلجيكا والتشيك وليتوانيا.

سيول، كوريا الجنوبية، 3 يناير / كانون الثاني 2022 /PRNewswire/ — أعلنت شركة سيجين (KQ 096530) – الشركة الرائدة في مجال التشخيص الجزيئي في كوريا الجنوبية – اليوم أنها ستسلم اختبارات كوفيد-19 على متن طائرة خاصة إلى إسرائيل التي تواجه نقصًا حادًا فيها، وجاء ذلك على إثر عودة ظهور حالات إصابة جديدة بسبب متحور أوميكرون. وستُرسَل 1.7 مليون اختبارات SARS-CoV-2 Master Assay ™Allplex والمواد الاستهلاكية ذات الصلة في 29 ديسمبر.

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يمكن لاختبار SARS-CoV-2 Master Assay ™Allplex  تحديد ما إذا كان الشخص مصابًا بفيروس كوفيد-19 وما إذا كان قد أُصيب بمتحور أوميكرون، كما أنه يستهدف أربعة جينات (E وRdRP وN وS)، وخمس طفرات طفرة الحذف HV69/70، وطفرة الحذف Y144، وE484K، وN501Y، وP681H. ومن ضمن ذلك، فإن الطفرات HV69/70 وN501Y وP681H تشير إلى وجود متحور أوميكرون بناءً على المتحورات المتداولة في الوقت الحالي. ووفقًا لبحث سريري أُجرى في أحد مختبرات جنوب إفريقيا، فإن نتائج الاختبارات التي أجريت باستخدام  SARS-CoV-2 Master Assay ™Allplex تطابقت تطابقًا تامًا مع النتائج المستمدة من التسلسل الإضافي مما يؤكد أن الاختبار قادر على اكتشاف متحور أوميكرون بدقة.

وتعتبر هذه ثاني شحنة طوارئ مُرسلة إلى إسرائيل حيث أُرسِلت أول شحنة في أبريل 2020. وهذه المرة، استأجرت الطائرة شركة HY Laboratories – وهي الشريك الإسرائيلي لشركة سيجين – حيث تتطلع إلى دعم الطلبات الراهنة في إسرائيل.

وفي يوم 19 ديسمبر، استأجرت الشركة أيضًا طائرة خاصة لإرسال اختبارات كوفيد-19 تبلغ قيمتها 2.8 مليون إلى دول أوروبية بما في ذلك إيطاليا وإسبانيا وبلجيكا وتشيكيا وليتوانيا حيث ارتفع عدد الإصابات الجديدة بسبب ظهور متحور أوميكرون.

وقد ذكر الدكتور جونغ يون تشون، مؤسس شركة سيجين ومديرها التنفيذي: “أن الطلب على الاختبارات ارتفع ارتفاعًا كبيرًا بعد ظهور متحور أوميكرون وانتشاره السريع”. “وعلى الرغم من أن تكلفة الطائرات المستأجرة والجهود المبذولة لإتمام هذا الأمر قد تبدو مبالغ فيها، إلا أننا نعتقد أنه من أولوياتنا ومسؤوليتنا دعم الحرب العالمية ضد هذا الوباء. ونأمل أن نتمكن من مساعدة جميع هذه البلاد”.

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Ascletis Expands Ritonavir Oral Tablet Production and Announces Oral Direct-Acting Antiviral Pipeline Against SARS-CoV-2 Virus

– Ritonavir oral tablet annual production capacity has been expanded to 100 million tablets and can be further rapidly expanded based on market demand

– ASC10 is an oral direct-acting antiviral drug candidate targeting RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection

– ASC11 is an oral direct-acting antiviral drug candidate targeting 3-chymotrypsin like protease (3CLpro), combined with ritonavir oral tablets, to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection

HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Jan. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672) today announces the expansion of the production of ritonavir oral tablets and oral direct-acting antiviral R&D pipeline for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The Company’s COVID-19 pipeline currently includes (i) ritonavir oral tablet (100mg), an authorized product, (ii) ASC10, an oral RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitor and (iii) ASC11, an oral 3-chymotrypsin like protease (3CLpro) inhibitor.

The Company owns the only authorized ritonavir oral tablet in China, which passed bioequivalence study. The Company’s ritonavir oral tablet was approved in September, 2021 by China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). As a pharmacokinetic booster of multiple antiviral protease inhibitors, a low dose ritonavir oral tablet (100mg) is a component of oral direct-acting antiviral drug Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir+ritonavir). The Company applied the sophisticated formulation technology to significantly increase the human bioavailability of ritonavir which has a very poor solubility and successfully achieved human bioequivalence with the ritonavir oral tablets produced by the Originator, AbbVie. The Company is planning to file generic drug applications for registrations in multiple countries in the world. Ritonavir oral tablet annual production capacity has been expanded to 100 million tablets and can be further rapidly expanded based on market demand.

ASC10 is an oral direct-acting antiviral drug candidate targeting RdRp. In vitro data showed significant activity against SARS-CoV-2. ASC10 is an in-house discovered drug candidate with the global intellectual property and commercial rights. Compared to RdRp-targeted Molnupiravir which was approved by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ASC10 has a new and differentiated chemical structure. The Company has filed multiple compound and use patent applications. The data from animal studies demonstrated that ASC10 has higher bioavailability when compared to Molnupiravir. The Company plans to submit investigational drug applications (INDs) for clinical trials in China, USA etc. in the first half of 2022.

ASC11 is an oral direct-acting antiviral drug candidate targeting 3CLpro, in combination with the authorized ritonavir oral tablets produced by the Company, to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection. ASC11 is an in-house discovered drug candidate with the global intellectual property and commercial rights. Compared to 3CLpro-targeted Nirmatrelvir which was approved by US FDA, ASC11 has a new and differentiated chemical structure. The Company has filed the compound and use patent applications. The Company plans to submit INDs for clinical trials in China, USA etc. in the second half of 2022. The Company has extensive R&D experience in viral protease inhibitors and successfully developed and commercialized oral HCV protease inhibitor GANOVO® in combination with ritonavir oral tablets for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.

“At the beginning of COVID-19 in 2020, based on its antiviral platform and R&D experience, the Company made the firm and rapid decision to invest in oral direct-acting antivirals R&D against RdRp and 3CLpro of SARS-CoV-2. Meanwhile, the Company accelerated the development effort to obtain the approval of ritonavir oral tablets in China and successfully achieved the authorization by China NMPA for ritonavir oral tablets,” said Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis, “The Company has tremendous experience in antiviral oral protease inhibitors and successfully developed the fixed-dose combination ASC09F (ASC09+ritonavir) to treat HIV infection, in addition to launching GANOVO®/Ritonavir combination for chronic hepatits C.”

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CGTN: Exceptionally significant 2021: How the Party’s history mobilized the nation

BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — How will the world describe 2021 for China and its ruling party, the Communist Party of China (CPC)? In Chinese President Xi Jinping’s words, 2021 was “a year of exceptional significance.”

Celebrating the CPC’s centenary is not the only highlight. The campaign on studying the Party’s history, the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, the resolution on the major achievements and the historical experience of the CPC over the past century also exemplify how the CPC has carried out “bold self-revolution to gain the historical initiative.”

Gaining strength from history

History emerged as something of a buzzword for all CPC members in 2021.

At the beginning of the year, the CPC launched a campaign on studying the Party’s history to mobilize the entire Party and the nation to be fully devoted to developing a modern socialist China with full confidence.

Founded in July 1921 with just over 50 members, the CPC has grown into the world’s largest political party, with more than 95 million members.

The campaign is of great and far-reaching significance for building a stronger Marxist ruling party and striving for the great success of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era at a new historical starting point, according to a circular issued by the CPC Central Committee.

While visiting an exhibition on the CPC history in June, Xi stressed that “the Party’s history is the most vivid and convincing textbook.”

He said it is necessary to study and review the Party’s history, carry forward its valuable experience, bear in mind the course of its struggles, shoulder the historic mission and draw strength from its history to forge ahead.

As the Party celebrated its centenary, China announced a landmark victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, also known as a “Xiaokang” society in Chinese, which was also the Party’s first centenary goal.

Delivering his 2022 New Year address on the last day of 2021, Xi called on the Chinese people to “never rest on what we have achieved” and stressed that “there is still a long way to go.”

Marching toward the future

“Carrying out bold self-revolution to gain the historical initiative,” as stressed by the president in his address, was another theme during 2021.

In November, a landmark resolution was adopted at the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. The resolution reviewed the Party’s endeavors over the past century, setting a guideline for the Party to achieve national rejuvenation by learning from history.

The plenum also decided to convene the 20th CPC National Congress in the second half of 2022, a highly important event of great political significance for both the Party and the country.

The review will help lead the Chinese people of all ethnic groups to achieve new and great success in building socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, Xi said in his explanatory address on the resolution.

The resolution highlights the important experiences in 10 aspects accumulated over the past 100 years, including upholding the Party’s leadership, putting the people first, advancing theoretical innovation, staying independent, following the Chinese path, maintaining a global vision, breaking new ground, standing up for ourselves, promoting a united front and remaining committed to self-reform.

The resolution also stresses the decisive significance of Xi’s core position and “Xi Thought.”

In 2022, the Party will continue to lead the Chinese people toward its second centenary goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects by the middle of the century to celebrate the centenary of the People’s Republic of China.

“We must always keep a long-term perspective, remain mindful of potential risks, maintain strategic focus and determination, and ‘attain to the broad and great while addressing the delicate and minute,’” Xi said on Friday.

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CGTN: ‘Poetry Sans Frontiers’ series embraces common humanity through poems

BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The five-episode feature series “Poetry Sans Frontiers” was broadcast on CGTN’s multi-language channels and various new media platforms, embracing diversity and common humanity through poetry.

“Bosom friends make distance disappear,” wrote Chinese poet Zhang Jiuling in Tang Dynasty (618-907). The series, launched in the six official languages of the United Nations namely Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian, aims to deliver the soothing power of poetry, promote the mutual learning of both Chinese and foreign cultures, create emotional resonance and bring together people from different countries, ethnic groups and cultures.

'Poetry Sans Frontiers' series embraces common humanity through poems

Each episode revolves around a thought-provoking theme: the pursuit of dreams, people’s yearnings for peace, the value of life, the relationship between man and nature, and what home means to people.

Some 16 guests from different walks of life, including diplomatic envoys in China, hosts of CGTN’s multi-language channels, influencers and musicians, were invited to share their life stories and some of the beautiful poems from around the world.

By acknowledging the diversity of human civilizations, the feature series also highlights the profound meaning of what the ancient Chinese historian Chen Shou wrote in the third century, “Delicious soup is made by combining different ingredients.”

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Governor of Istanbul Meets Consul General of Qatar

HE Governor of Istanbul in the Republic of Turkey Ali Yerlikaya met with HE the Consul General of the State of Qatar in Istanbul Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Sada.

During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Holds Phone Call with Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held Monday a phone call with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Ramtane Lamamra.

The phone call reviewed the fraternal bilateral relations between the two countries, in addition to issues of mutual concern.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Winners of Third Qatar Global Award for Dialogue Among Civilizations Announced

Winners of the third edition of Qatar Global Award for Dialogue Among Civilizations were announced in Doha on Monday.

Qatar Global Award For Dialogue Among Civilizations is organized by Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Qatar University represented by the ISESCO at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies.

A research on the role of the media in preventing and reducing hatred and building civilizational cooperation in the horizon of founding cooperative civilizations for Dr. Abdelkarim El Qalali from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fes, the Kingdom of Morocco, won the second place of the prize in its third edition. It was unanimously agreed by the members of the Scientific Committee and the members of the external jury to withhold the first prize given the lack of research that achieved the standards of excellence worthy of the value and prestige of the prize, symbolically and materially.

A research on hate speech and the problem of civilized communication by Dr. Ali bin Mubarak from the Community College of Qatar won the third place; while a research on the role of civilized communication in promoting coexistence by Prof. Dr. Khalif Mustafa Hassan Gharaibeh from Al-Balqa Applied University in the Kingdom of Jordan, and a research on social networks and its effects on activating discourse to reducing hate speech and enhancing coexistence by Dr. Abdul Salam Riyah won two incentive prizes.

The scientific committee of the award announced that the theme of the fourth edition of Qatar Global Award for Dialogue Among Civilizations 2022-2023 will be “Science Dialogue: Towards a Civilized Framework for Knowledge Integration” within one of the four areas around which the States plan revolves in the field of dialogue and alliance of civilizations – the field of education.

Commenting on the occasion, HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Chairman of Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi underlined that the third edition of Qatar Global Award for Dialogue Among Civilizations 2020-2021 came within the framework of implementing the stated goals of the State of Qatar’s plan for the Alliance of Civilizations (2018-2022), which emphasized the provision of awards for outstanding research work and funding of distinguished research in dialogue among civilizations.

HE said that the Qatar Global Award for Dialogue Among Civilizations was launched in 2018 as the fruit of cooperation between Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Qatar University represented by the ISESCO at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, noting that allocating the award in its third session to the best research on the “role of Dawah and the media in consolidating the values of coexistence and preventing hate speech” comes within the framework of the efforts of the State of Qatar in issues of civilized dialogue, cultural communication and addressing extremist thought at the local and international levels; and embodying the goals and objectives of Qatar National Vision 2030 which calls for “care and support for the dialogue of civilizations and coexistence between different religions and cultures.”

HE the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that Qatar Global Award for Dialogue Among Civilizations aims to create highly qualified elites to enhance the values of dialogue and coexistence through coherent scientific research, and to spread and consolidate the culture of tolerance and peaceful coexistence and the ability to formulate awareness and culture of dialogue in accordance with the renewed reality and within the framework of authenticity and constants.

HE Dr. Al Hammadi said that the award has made great strides during the past four years, and has become the focus of attention of academic and research departments, institutions and intellectual elites from different cultures. The Award is attracting researchers from different countries around the world, which is reflected in the increase in the number of applicants, and this certainly adds to the State of Qatar which was at the forefront of the world countries in supporting the United Nations initiative for the Alliance of Civilizations, and hosted many important events, most importantly is the Fourth Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in 2011, and the UN Alliance of Civilizations’ (UNAOC) Fellowship Program (2011-2019).

HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi expressed his aspiration for more cooperation and partnership with Qatar University in various aspects and fields of the Alliance of Civilizations through the implementation of many initiatives and projects included in the State of Qatar’s plan for the Alliance of Civilizations, foremost of which is Qatar Global Award for Dialogue Among Civilizations.

He congratulated the winners and extended sincere thanks and gratitude to the members of the jury for their sincere efforts, perseverance and dedication to work for the success of this event which promotes the State of Qatar as a sponsor of dialogue among civilizations and cultures at the regional and international levels.

For his part, HE President of Qatar University Dr. Hassan bin Rashid Al Derham praised the cooperation between Qatar University, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ISESCO which resulted in this distinguished event, and commended the appreciated efforts of the winners and participating research.

HE QU President noted that the Award, which was launched four years ago, aimed at achieving various educational, research and development goals and outcomes, serving as the driving force for peoples energies towards progress, prosperity, openness to human horizons, and spreading a culture of harmony, tolerance, coexistence, understanding and mutual respect among nations and peoples.

He added that this new achievement comes in the context of the great academic, scientific and research movement that Qatar University has been witnessing, and as a culmination of that strategic path that it had started years ago, during which it achieved qualitative achievements and distinguished gains in the fields of education, research, community service and the priorities of the State and the nation. The most prominent of these achievements in the field of research and community development are the initiatives achieved by the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies through the ISESCO Chair for the Alliance of Civilizations, most importantly Qatar Global Award for Dialogue Among Civilizations which has spread and expanded to include the five continents in terms of participation; and the international strategic research project “The Encyclopedia of Occidentalism” to be released soon.

The President of Qatar University expressed his sincere thanks to the collaborating parties in the implementation of these two scientific projects and other pioneering projects locally, regionally and internationally, praising the efforts of Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) in supporting the various initiatives of Qatar University in the field of civilizational dialogue.

Dr. Ibrahim Al Ansari, Dean of the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Qatar University, spoke about the Colleges efforts during the past period in preparing this edition of the Award, noting its role in the file of the Alliance of Civilizations, and its contributions to implementing the provisions of Qatar National Vision 2030 and the States plan in this file. Among these contributions are the adoption of the Masters Program in Religions and Dialogue of Civilizations at the College, the adoption of an annual international award for the dialogue of civilizations “Qatar Global Award for Dialogue Among Civilizations”, the adoption of the Encyclopedia of Occidentalism as a global encyclopedia and the completion of the first four volumes that will be published at Doha International Book Fair, as well as the holding of conferences, seminars and periodic workshops at the College and abroad on topics of the alliance of civilizations dialogue.

Al Ansari noted a new cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Diplomatic Institute, noting that it was initially agreed to offer a four-month international training diploma in “Dialogue and Civilized Communication” for graduate students (Masters and PhD) and for various related legal, humanitarian and social disciplines related to the topic of dialogue and the alliance of civilizations.

Dr. Ezzedine Mamiche, Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Award, presented the most important stages in the process of sorting the international participations in the Award, noting that the committee received 238 abstracts in the three languages (Arabic, English and French) from 40 countries. A total of 58 abstracts were accepted for the final stage. The researchers were given a full-time year to complete the research, stipulating precise scientific, methodological and technical standards.

He added that after a full year, the committee received 26 papers in the final stage, six of which were excluded because they did not meet the basic criteria stipulated in the Awards preamble, and 20 papers were presented for preliminary arbitration. Then, the scientific committee shortlisted 5 papers and sent them to an international committee outside the State of Qatar. After careful and extensive reports from this committee, and final deliberations by the members of the scientific committee supervising the award, the final results were reached.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs