Qatar University (QU) Press is participating in the 33rd edition of the Doha International Book Fair, being held until May 18 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, under the theme, 'Knowledge Builds Civilisations.'
QU Press has showcased its diverse publications spanning various academic, cultural, and scientific domains, arranged a series of seminars in collaboration with the Qatar Forum, and held a number of launch and signing sessions for its latest publications.
QU Press unveiled over 20 new titles, further enriching its extensive library that now boasts over 75 publications. Prof. Fatma Mohammad al-Sowaidi, director of QU Press, thanked the Ministry of Culture and the Qatar Publishers and Distributors Forum for the facilities provided to the participants.
Noteworthy among the QU Press publications at DIBF is 'Hydrogeological Atlas of Qatar: Geology, Water Resources, and Paleoclimate,' by Dr Husam Musa Baalousha. 'Museum Treasures for All: The Role of Museum Curators in Public Communication' by Ahmed Sheikh El-Arab, reviews the efforts of museum curators in developing different approaches to interpreting the cultural heritage,.
“Introduction to Law and the Social Sciences” by Moroccan academic Dr Hassane Hjij highlights the important approaches derived from social theory and their applications in the interpretation of law and the social sciences.
“Museums between Classification Criteria and Application Methodology” by Dr Mohammed Jamal Rashed, a professor of museology. The book provides a reading of the types of museums and the criteria for categorising them according to a standard methodology.
“History Taking in Medicine and Understanding Organs Talk,” by Dr Adel Ali Attia, is a guidebook that addresses one of the issues that medical professionals and students face when they begin their clinical training, focusing on the difficulty of talking to the patient to find out their medical history.
The QU Press will hold a number of book launches during the exhibition, whether by hosting the authors at its pavilion or through video conferencing, and also participate in a panel discussion on the books 'The Art of Cooperation: Lessons from Families of Children with Disabilities,' translated into Arabic by Dr Taha Adawi, and 'Human Duties or Human Rights? Which comes first?' by Dr Muslim al-Wahaibi.
