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The Qatar Foundation ( Arabic مؤسسة قطر, DMG Muʾassasat Qaṭar ) is a private foundation in the emirate of Qatar . It was founded in 1995 by Sheikh Hamad bin Chalifa Al Thani and his second wife Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned . Since then, Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned has chaired the foundation. The Qatar Foundation supports education and science projects, such as the Education City campus near Doha , where various universities - including six US universities have branch offices there - have gathered. The funded projects also include the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) technology center, where numerous international companies have settled for research and development purposes.
On December 10, 2010, FC Barcelona announced a five-year jersey advertising sponsorship deal with the Qatar Foundation worth 170 million euros (paid for by Qatar Sports Investment ). Since the Qatar Foundation is also considered a financier of Hamas and has ties to Yusuf al-Qaradawi , the contract met with criticism.
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- ↑ Qatar Foundation (English)
- ^ Frankfurter Rundschau : Oil Sheikh as a modern reformer August 13, 2009
- ^ Spiegel Online : Education boom in the Orient , March 23, 2010
- ^ Wiener Zeitung : Thirst for Knowledge in the Orient ( Memento from November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 318 kB) June 20, 2009 (accessed on November 8, 2013)
- ↑ Qatar Foundation | QF FCB. In: qf.org.qa. Retrieved May 5, 2013 .
- ↑ FC Barcelona : Record agreement with Qatar ( Memento from December 6, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) December 10, 2010
- ↑ Jim Edwards: Barcelona Sponsor Linked to Hamas: Has Qatar Bitten Off More Than It Can Chew? , CBS News, December 23, 2010