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Will COVID-19 mRNA vaccines open doors for cancer vaccines?

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Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci, who co-founded BioNTech, the German firm that partnered with Pfizer to manufacture a revolutionary mRNA Covid vaccine, predicted cancer vaccines based on mRNA might be ready to use in patients “before 2030”. BioNTech was actually working on mRNA cancer vaccines before the pandemic struck but the firm pivoted to produce

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Sadio Mane wins the first ever Socrates Award for humanitarian work

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Sadio Mane received the first ever Socrates Award at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony last week for his humanitarian work off the pitch. The award is the first of its kind presented by the French magazine to players who have contributed significantly to charitable work and community service. It is named after the Brazilian footballer

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Qatar University launches free online Arabic course for Non-Arabic speakers

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Qatar University has launched three massive open online courses (MOOCs) on the ‘edX’ worldwide e-learning platform, contributing to the university’s commitment to providing reliable Arabic content online. The move towards online courses is part of QU’s efforts to expand the channels of education, particularly following the pandemic, where several educational challenges have been identified and

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8 Tips To Increase Khushoo’ In Salaah

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What is Khushoo’? Khushoo’ refers to the concept of servitude, submissiveness, and serenity that is based upon a sincere admiration, love, and exultation of Allah. It is also the awareness of one’s own weaknesses, absence of haughtiness, arrogance, and superiority from the heart.  Allah ﷻ has said concerning the prayer:  وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ

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