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The Daily Q •

After the storm: Qatar Foundation responds to massive rainstorm’s impact on Education City

The Qatar Foundation’s response to the havoc caused by the rainstorm that dumped on the Doha metro area on Thursday has been simple: getting back to normal as soon as possible. 
Doha was brought to a standstill due to the downpour that  flooded roads, uprooted trees and halted traffic and other activity in and around the city – a weather pattern uncharacteristic to the normal clear sky, scorching sun and intense heat. Impacts on Education City included fallen trees and pavement obstructions.
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NU-Q football team starts QUFL with a dramatic win against HBKU

Northwestern University in Qatar emerged victorious in its first Qatar Universities Football League fixture against Hamad Bin Khalifa University by a scoreline of four goals to three.
After NU-Q’s tournament opener against Qatar University on Oct. 18 was postponed due to pitch issues, the Wildcats finally took to the field on Monday. 
HBKU – seeking to redeem itself after facing a humiliating 13-0 loss against UDST in the opening fixture – started the match with all guns blazing. 
Quick to capit...
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Aggies emerge as new contenders after victory over Qatar University

Texas A&M University at Qatar solidified its position as a contender in the Qatar Universities Basketball League by defeating Qatar University 42-32 on Nov. 7. 
The game was a rematch of the semi-finals from last year’s tournament, which ended in QU shattering TAMU-Q’s expectations in a tightly contested match. 
This time around, Texas players had the last laugh as the Aggies walked away with a victory.
In a low-scoring thriller, both teams played to their full defensive abilities, with the matc...
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NU-Q football team to contest result as opening match with Qatar University is postponed

The Qatar Universities Football League tournament got off to a rocky start as the opening game between Qatar University and Northwestern University in Qatar on Wednesday was called off at the last minute due to unplayable field conditions. 
The organizing committee declared Education City’s Pitch 2 unsuitable after inspection and rescheduled the match to a later date. 
The players from both teams initially complained about the pitch’s size and condition, saying patches of the ground were covered...
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QU and HBKU start Qatar University Basketball League tournament with victories

Qatar University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University emerged victorious in the Qatar University Basketball League’s opening games on Sunday.
Two men’s games were played at the Multaqa basketball court, with Qatar University locking horns against Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar in the tournament opener, followed by a tussle between HBKU and Georgetown University in Qatar.

QU claimed a 64-45 victory over WCM-Q, which showed glimmers of redemption midway through the second quarter, tying the game at 1...
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Two More Steps to Glory - Transitions

Despite ranking 100th in the world, Kazakhstan’s national football team is currently going through a fairy tale run toward Euro 2024.


As Germany prepares to open the curtains on the European football championships on 14 June, an unfamiliar footballing face could appear on the grand stage. The Kazakhstan men’s national team will be hoping to participate in its first ever major international tournament by qualifying for Euro 2024.


The Hawks could have ensured direct qualification at the last...
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Rock Music in Qatar: The Struggle of a Migrant Music Industry

It takes 12 notes to complete a musical scale, but a larger number to create a musical scene. Rock music in Qatar, unfortunately, doesn’t enjoy the support of the masses. However, migrant workers, the building force behind Qatar’s futuristic vision, have also been struggling to bring life to the genre of rock in Qatar.Qatari music producer Mohammed Al-Khulaifi said, “Rock music, compared to other genres of music, is extremely small [in Qatar]. It’s a niche.” Among this small number of rock fans,...
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The Grounded Reality about the Ruthless Skies of Nepal

The skies of Nepal have become a deadly place.Most recently, 72 people lost their lives on the morning of Jan. 15, 2023, at Pokhara, Nepal, after a Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed near the newly built Pokhara International Airport, leaving no survivors.“Nishant was a gifted artist, a jolly person, and a great friend. I called him countless times after I heard of the crash,” said Pradeep Ghimire, a friend of Nishant Acharya, 28, who died in the crash. “But his phone was always off. My disbelief tu...
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Just a Tailor

Most tailors limit their art to clothes, but some dare to dream beyond. Sulthan Abdul Cader, a tailor from North Jaffna, Sri Lanka, has stuck to his passion of tailoring through poverty, family crisis, and civil war, and in the process weaved a better life for himself, stitch by stitch.Jaffna was a hotspot during the civil war led by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, against the Sri Lankan government from 1983 to 2009. Cader, 45, recalls that alongside learning ordinary school subjects and t...
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3 pointers: How it Changed Basketball Forever?

Three-pointers are now a staple of the basketball world. The NBA first introduced the 3-point line in the 1979–80 season, and Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics scored the first-ever three-pointer in the history of the NBA on Oct. 12. 1979.

The inclusion of the 3-point line has been debated since the 1976 season after the ABA (American Basketball Association) merged with the NBA. The ABA introduced the 3-point line in 1967. However, NBA coaches, managers, and even some players considered it a gim
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Education City University Tournament, Spring 2023

Qatar Foundation hosted a Education City wide mini-tournament, from 12. Feb to 14. Feb, with all the finals set to be played on the occasion of Qatar National sports day, Feb. 14, 2023.

Eight different sporting events were played across the tournament. Football, Volleyball, and basketball were played in two gender categories, men and women. The tournament also saw the addition of two new events, bowling and endurance challenge.

With the mini-tournament completed, we take a look into how differ
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Education City University Tournament, Fall 2022

Seven universities took part in the Fall edition of Education City University Tournament, which was played from Sep. 18, 2022, to 29 Oct. 2022.

The tournament consisted of five sporting events, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Cricket, Men’s Football, and Mixed Volleyball. The tournament started with a men’s basketball game between GU-Q and NU-Q, and the last match was the women’s basketball finals between NU-Q and VCUarts Qatar.

A total of 77 games were played throughout the tourna