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Indian schools teachers demand better salary
MANAGEMENTS of Indian schools in Qatar do not do enough for the well-being of the teaching staff. They are an under-paid and over-worked group of professionals, feel teachers and community members. Most teachers in Indian schools are paid QR2,000-QR2,500 or even less salary. Many of them told Qatar Tribune that it is far too low and affects their selfesteem and professional dignity...
Putin´s Grip on Russia
FORTY years ago The Who recorded "Won´t Get Fooled Again,´´ with the memorable lines "Meet the new boss / Same as the old boss.´´ The song came to mind with the events in Russia last weekend. Despite years of indications that Vladimir Putin would return as Russia´s president in 2012 after a four-year interregnum as prime minister, many commentators and public officials in Russia...
EMPATHY AND MORAL ACTION
WE are surrounded by people trying to make the world a better place. Peace activists bring enemies together so they can get to know one another and feel each other´s pain. School leaders try to attract a diverse set of students so each can understand what it´s like to walk in the others´ shoes. Religious and community groups try to cultivate empathy. As Steven Pinker...
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QF achieves global health and safety standards

QATAR Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) has achieved two international accreditations for meeting the highest international standards set by Bureau Veritas Certification in occupational health...

Cartoon illustrator gives tips to Qatar Academy students
RENOWNED cartoon illustrator Chris White from England visited Qatar Academy on Sunday to share his work and talent with the students. He held workshops for grade 4 and 5 students and signed copies of his books for them. He will continue the workshops for the students who could not hide their excitement as White read some of his poems to them. During the workshop for Grade 5, he showed the students how to draw a picture composed of different parts of different animals. The drawing consisted of ears of a rabbit, elephant´s trunk, tail of a gorilla, body of a turtle, among other animal parts. He also helped the students to compose a poem about this weird...
NUQ hosts top team from US
A HIGH level delegation from Northwestern University home campus concluded a visit to Doha and held a series of meetings with the management of the local campus that marked the appointment of a new dean and the next phase of the university´s operations. Dr Daniel Linzer, Northwestern´s provost and chief academic officer, led the delegation that included Chief Financial Officer Eugene Sunshine, two new vice-presidents and other senior officials. "We arranged this visit to celebrate new leadership in Doha and to acquaint NUQ with new and continuing leadership on our campus in the United States," Linzer said. The most prominent ...
PAKISTAN GOVT CAUGHTNAPPING WHILE FLOODS DEVASTATE THE NATION AGAIN: EXPATS
PAKISTAN has been struck by devastating floods for a second year in a row, and the government was caught napping, again. The floods have displaced millions of people, destroyed thousands of homes and hundreds of acres of agricultural lands. Even the already displaced victims of last year´s floods were not spared. Qatar Tribune´s reporter LN Mallick spoke to some Pakistani expatriates to ascertain their views on the natural calamity and steps the government must take to avoid such a disaster in the future. Excerpts: MOST VICTIMS WERE STILL RECOVERING FROM LAST YEAR´S FLOODS Rahat Mansoor, President of Pakistan Women Association The Pakistani...

PAKISTAN GOVT CAUGHTNAPPING WHILE FLOODS DEVASTATE THE NATION AGAIN: EXPATS
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