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Qatar Tribune
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Qatar Tribune
Former Qatar-resident Dr Muqeem Khan bridges design and healing
Former Qatar-resident Dr Muqeem Khan is an internationally acclaimed transdisciplinary designer, educator, and herbal medicine practitioner whose work bridges Hollywood's visual effects, academic innovation, and Unani healing traditions. Dr Khan brings over a decade of academic leadership to Qatar, shaping design education as Associate Professor at Northwestern University (2010–2014) and Assistant Professor at VCU (2005–2010). His global career bridges continents and disciplines—from VFX contributions to George of the Jungle, Flubber, Armageddon, and Final Fantasy at Walt Disney and Square USA, to founding Hakeem Mursaleen Pvt Ltd, which integrates Unani medicine with preventive care. A PhD graduate from Charles Sturt University and recipient of Qatar's $1 million NPRP grant as Lead Principal Investigator, Dr Khan continues to inspire through multimedia design, indigenous knowledge systems, and holistic healthcare. Unani (Greek) medicine is one of the few ancient healing systems still practiced today. Medicine runs in Dr Khan's blood; it's a family tradition passed down from his father. His father, Hakeem Mursaleen, was a respected figure in this field. After a transformative year as a professor at the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Dr Khan, a design visionary and Unani herbalist, returned to Karachi to uplift communities through his holistic health clinics and dynamic teaching at Aga Khan University. In a recent online interview with the Qatar Tribune, Khan shared insightful reflections on his dual journey as an academic and a practitioner of herbal medicine. Excerpts. You spent nearly a decade in Qatar, how did that experience shape you personally and professionally? My nine years in Qatar were transformative. I arrived with ink-stained fingers from the old fingerprinting process, and watched the country evolve into a tech-driven society. As an academic and designer at VCUarts and Northwestern University in Qatar, I contributed to shaping its creative and knowledge economy. Qatar didn't just offer me a career, it redefined me. As I often say: 'Qatar transformed me from a dreamer with ink-stained fingers to a designer of its knowledge economy.' How did your father's legacy and your early interests shape your path in both herbal medicine and design? My father's mastery of herbal medicine and calligraphy began in Delhi, rooted in a rich family tradition. After partition, he moved to Karachi with support from Hakeem Muhammad Saeed, evolving from pharmacist to practicing Hakeem. Named after the legendary Hakeem Muqeem of Delhi, I was expected to carry on that legacy—while cultivating my own passion for design. In 9th grade, my first computer sparked a love for digital creativity. I designed credits for a Gul Gee documentary, won art awards in Karachi and Geneva, and earned degrees in Interior and Industrial Design from The Ohio State University. Before finishing my master's, I joined Walt Disney as a Special Effects Artist, with my first major project being the digital elephant in George of the Jungle. Can you walk us through your journey from Hollywood to herbal medicine and academia? After years in Hollywood's VFX industry, I returned to family and taught design at the University of Sharjah for five years while studying Unani medicine under my father. I later served as Associate Professor at VCU and Northwestern University in Qatar. During a research residency in Australia, a call from my father reignited my commitment to Unani medicine. With formal education and a government license already secured, I pursued a PhD at Charles Sturt University to integrate traditional healing with design. This shift led to my clinical practice in Unani diagnosis and treatment. I now teach design thinking at Aga Khan University and work as a registered herbalist in FB Area and DHA, Karachi—merging Unani medicine, speculative design, and digital visual culture in a human-centered approach. What was your PhD about, and how does it involve multidisciplinary studies? My doctoral research explored Speculative Design as a tool to engage with intangible cultural heritage, oral traditions, rituals, and tacit knowledge like Unani pulse diagnosis. By bridging design with ancestral epistemologies, I aimed to reframe these practices within modern academic and digital contexts. This included examining how Artificial Intelligence (AI) transforms such knowledge into digital intangible heritage, a focus now recognised by UNESCO. How does pulse reading diagnose disease? The pulse reflects both body and emotion. Originating from Hippocrates' four humors and refined by Galen, ancient physicians read its patterns—frog-like, mouse-like—to diagnose. My father compared it to a sitar string: 'Learn to read it, and you'll understand a person completely.' What is the philosophy behind the Unani medicinal system? Unani medicine emphasises restoring the body's natural balance, considering individual temperament—hot, cold, moist, or dry—alongside lifestyle, digestion, and emotional well-being. Based on the four humors (Safra, Balgham, Soda, Khoon), it parallels systems like Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, relying on deep observation over lab tests. What's the core difference between Unani and other systems? Unani medicine treats root causes through a holistic mind-body-spirit approach. I think it should not compete with allopathy but complement it, especially where surgery or emergency care is needed. Together, both systems can offer more comprehensive healthcare. What else would you like to achieve in your life, and how does it relate to your work? I aspire to advance Unani medicine through the Hakeem Mursaleen Foundation ( inspired by my father's legacy and my journey in design and healing. The foundation seeks to preserve Unani's holistic principles, offering educational programs, awareness about health and lifestyle diseases, digital archives, and community help in Karachi and beyond. By blending traditional knowledge with design innovation, I aim to create culturally resonant, human-centered healthcare solutions that promote wellness globally.
Express Tribune
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
PTI's unending woes
Listen to article The PTI's woes seem to be unending, as well as the government's policy to push it to the wall. The swift manner in which the Election Commission disqualified three party legislators, on the premise of their convictions by the anti-terrorism courts over May 9 vandalism testifies the intolerance that institutions have bred towards the opposition. The cases are subject to appeal and the breakneck speed was unwarranted. It is a foregone conclusion that former PM Imran Khan and his stalwarts, who are standing with him, are subject to blatant victimisation and this does not bode well for political stability and social coherence of society. Lawful efforts on the part of the PTI to seek relief from the courts have often hit snags. It is also an undeniable fact that all public litigation cases of high profile interest, especially those pertaining to the 2024 general election and the 26th amendment, are lingering and yet to see the light of the day. The hurried adjournment of Imran Khan's bail pleas in eight May 9 cases until August 12, by a two-member bench of the apex court yesterday, has sent the wrong signals at a time when the party is gearing up for a nationwide protest movement. The continued denial of relief to PTI founder and other imprisoned workers, and the tendency of slapping more cases amid a witch-hunt of its supporters, is in need of being reviewed. This policy has led to nowhere and repeatedly failed the initiatives of brokering a dialogue between the PTI and the government, compelling the aggrieved party to raise the stakes by demanding talks only with the security establishment. With terrorism, economic downslide and a regional revulsion knocking on its doors, the country cannot afford to be groped down in chaos and instability. Lifting the lid of oppression from the PTI and releasing imprisoned workers, including Khan, will be in national interest, and this would pave the way for a constructive dialogue. The courts are poised with a responsibility to go by the book and let justice be seen to be done.
India Today
8 hours ago
- India Today
Security manager of Wankhede stadium arrested for `theft' of IPL jerseys
A 43-year-old security manager of the Wankhede stadium here has been arrested for allegedly stealing 261 Indian Premier League (IPL) jerseys worth Rs 6.52 lakh from the BCCI's store, police said on Farooque Aslam Khan, a resident of Mira Road, was arrested a few days ago and is now out on bail, an official Read: IPL 2025 jerseys worth 6.5 lakh rupees stolen from BCCI office: Reportadvertisement On June 13, Khan allegedly stole jerseys of IPL 2025 from the official merchandise store of the Board of Control for Cricket in India at the stadium in south Mumbai, and sold many of them theft came to light during an audit of the inventory. BCCI officials approached Marine Drive Police Station with a complaint about the theft on July of the jerseys were sold to a dealer in Haryana, the probe have recovered 50 jerseys from his possession during the investigation, the official said, adding that further probe was underway.- EndsMust Watch
Business Insider
8 hours ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Education becomes a new battlefield in the AI war between OpenAI and Google
OpenAI introduced a major update to ChatGPT on Tuesday with the launch of Study Mode, a new feature designed to help students learn, rather than just giving them answers. This is the latest sign that education is becoming a new battlefield in the AI war. ChatGPT has been seen as a cheating tool in the past because it helped students easily knock out essays and other homework without much work. Study Mode tackles this by purposely injecting friction into the process — friction that's needed for humans to actually learn. The move signals a strategic push by OpenAI to position its flagship AI product not just as a productivity tool, but as an educational companion that could help the company attract and retain more younger users. "When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance. But when it's just used as an answer machine, it can hinder learning," Leah Belsky, VP of education at OpenAI, said. Younger mindshare OpenAI sees Study Mode as part of a broader educational vision. "For educators, AI can free up time for the human work of teaching. For institutions, AI will become core infrastructure, like the internet, reshaping how we teach, research, and run operations," Belsky added. "For students, AI holds the most powerful potential of all, the ability to serve as a personal tutor that never gets tired of their questions." Winning the mindshare of a younger audience is key for Big Tech companies because, as these people grow up and enter the workforce, they often take the tools they learned to use in school and spread them across companies and the broader society. Google mastered this technique years ago when it got young students hooked on free workplace apps, including Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Now, these users are older and have brought this software into more official work situations, where companies often pay for access through Google's Workspace service. Google vs. OpenAI, with Khan in the mix A replay of this strategy is beginning to play out in the generative AI arena, where OpenAI, Google, and others are racing to redefine digital education through more personalized AI learning experiences. Last year, Khan Academy, a pioneering online education provider, launched Khanmingo, an AI-powered assistant for teachers and students that uses OpenAI technology. Earlier this year, Google announced Gemini for Education, which offers tools such as bespoke quizzes, AI-generated lesson plans and simulations, along with study video overviews. On Tuesday, the company unveiled new education features that are woven into its new AI Mode in Google Search. Last week, OpenAI unveiled a tighter integration with Canvas, the leading learning app used by thousands of schools and colleges in the US. This week, the startup launched Study Mode. It's available to all logged-in users of ChatGPT Free, Plus, Pro, and Team plans starting on Tuesday. It will roll out to ChatGPT Edu in coming weeks. From answers to learning Unlike traditional interactions with ChatGPT, which often deliver quick, complete answers, Study Mode actively avoids this, and instead guides students along a learning journey by asking them to clarify questions, while gauging their skill levels and tailoring explanations, quizzes and other responses accordingly. In Study Mode, if a student tells the chatbot to just give the answer, the technology will respond by reminding them they're here to learn, and then it will try to entice them back into the learning flow with another question or suggestion. The technology incorporates Socratic questioning techniques, personalized feedback, and a knowledge check, with a goal of encouraging learners to reflect, struggle, and engage deeply — trying to mimic the role of a patient human tutor. The feature was built with input from teachers, learning scientists, and pedagogy experts from about 40 institutions, according to OpenAI. The underlying system instructions were designed to foster curiosity and help students understand the material rather than memorize answers. Study Mode's current implementation uses custom system instructions rather than deep AI model training. This helped OpenAI release the first version of Study Mode quicker, and will let the company iterate on the product based on more student feedback. The startup said it plans to incorporate these behaviors into its core models over time, signaling an even deeper integration of pedagogy into AI design.
Time of India
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
IPL 2025 jerseys worth Rs 6.52 lakh stolen from Wankhede Stadium by security in-charge, sold online
Wankhede Stadium (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) A 43-year-old security manager at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium has been arrested for allegedly stealing 261 Indian Premier League (IPL) jerseys worth Rs 6.52 lakh from the BCCI 's official merchandise store, police said on Tuesday. The accused, Farooque Aslam Khan, a resident of Mira Road, was taken into custody a few days ago and has since been released on bail, a police official confirmed. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! According to police, the theft took place on June 13, when Khan allegedly stole IPL 2025 jerseys from the Board of Control for Cricket in India's store located within the stadium premises in south Mumbai. He is believed to have sold several of the stolen jerseys online. Old Trafford cricket ground: A stadium tour of the iconic venue in Manchester The incident came to light during an internal inventory audit. BCCI officials then filed a complaint at the Marine Drive Police Station on July 17. Investigations revealed that many of the stolen jerseys had been sold to a dealer based in Haryana. So far, police have recovered 50 jerseys from Khan's possession, and further investigation is underway. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
