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Eqbal Dauqan
Eqbal Mohammed Abdu Dauqan (born 1980) is a Yemeni biochemist known for her studies of Biochemistry, nutrition, advocacy for refugees, and support of women scientists in her home country of Yemen and adopted country of Malaysia. She earned her bachelor's degree in biological chemistry in 2002 and a master's degree in organic chemistry in 2008, both from Taiz University in Yemen. She earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry in 2012 at the National University of Malaysia under a scholarship from the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World, and remained there as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2014, Dauqan received the Elsevier Foundation Award for Early Career Scientists in the Developing World for her work on antioxidants in vegetable oils. She became a professor and Head of the Department of Medical Laboratories Sciences at Al Saeed University in Taiz, Yemen. She earned acclaim for her popular writing. In 2015, after her university was bombed and members of her family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiz University
Taiz University was founded in Yemen, Taiz Taiz ( ar, تَعِزّ, Taʿizz) is a city in southwestern Yemen. It is located in the Yemeni Highlands, near the port city of Mocha, Yemen, Mocha on the Red Sea, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is the capital of Taiz Governorate. W ..., on 19 April 1993, and opened on 11 October 1995. It consists of eight colleges and five science centres. Colleges * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Science * Faculty of Medicine * Faculty of Arts * Faculty of Administrative Sciences * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology * Faculty of Education, Arts and Sciences (in Al-Turba) * Faculty of Computers & information technology (in Al-Turba) Centres * Languages Centre * Training and Consultancy Centre * Centre of Training and Educational Development * Centre of Environmental Studies and Community Service * Centre of Cultural activities and Media References External links Official website Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scholar Rescue Fund
The Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) provides fellowships for established scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. These fellowships permit professors, researchers and other senior academics to find temporary refuge at host universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue their academic work. In some cases, conditions may improve, but if the scholar is unable to return home, the scholar may use the fellowship period to identify a longer-term opportunity. History The Institute of International Education has helped rescue threatened scholars since its inception in 1919, demonstrating a commitment to protecting academic freedom. In the 1930s, IIE was instrumental in founding the Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars, led by Edward R. Murrow. The program assisted scholars who were barred from teaching, persecuted and threatened with imprisonment by the Nazis. Over 300 scholars were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Biochemists
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemeni Emigrants To Malaysia
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. Yemen is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying , with a coastline stretching about . Its constitutionally stated capital, and largest city, is Sanaa. As of 2021, Yemen has an estimated population of some 30.4 million. In ancient times, Yemen was the home of the Sabaeans, a trading state that included parts of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. Later in 275 AD, the Himyarite Kingdom was influenced by Judaism. Christianity arrived in the fourth century. Islam spread quickly in the seventh century and Yemenite troops were crucial in the early Islamic conquests. Several dynasties emerged in the 9th to 16th centuries, such as the Rasulid dynasty. The country w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
