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QFIS University 35,000 meter square2. 2008-2015

The Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies [QFIS], at Qatar - Doha, undertakes pioneering work in the field of Islamic studies, the Arts, rchitecture and Contemporary Islamic Society.

The progressive agenda for QFIS led us to explore innovative building proposals based on historical Islamic precedents.

The building will provide a new home for QFIS and will also accommodate the Education City mosque. In a programmatic sense, The QFIS scheme explores the relationship of ‘Knowledge and Light’ where the Qur’an places an emphasis on the importance of knowledge in order to reach enlightenment.

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