DOHA: The Qatar National Library (QNL), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), will host a book discussion in English on Wednesday at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Student Centre.
It will feature the book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner. 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.
QNL recently 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 the Science, Religion and Culture programme at Harvard University, the US.
Engineer Saadi Al Said, QNL’s Director of Administration and Planning, 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.”
“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,” he added.
A Social Sciences Training session, planned on February 16 at the HBKU Student Centre, will offer hands-on training sessions to academics and the wider community while a Research Training Workshop will be held on February 24 aimed at helping undergraduate students hone their research skills.
The ‘Art Makerspaces’ children event, will take place on February 25 at Education City’s Recreation Centre, giving children between the ages of 4 – 11 the chance to unlock their creativity and imaginations by taking part in a range of interactive arts and craft-making activities. Children and families will have the opportunity to make use of simple materials to make interesting crafts of their own.
More information on the library’s upcoming events can be had by visiting http://qnl.qa/news-events/all-news
The Peninsula
