This book focuses on intercultural communication in Qatar, exploring local epistemologies and ethical practices that influence pedagogical methods for school and university curricula.

Wisam Kh. Abdul-Jabbar is currently a visiting professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. His research considers how intercultural communication resonates with educational practices and explores the convergences of seemingly differing cultures to infuse intercultural dialogue into educational discourse. He is the author of Medieval Muslim Philosophers and Intercultural Communication: Towards a Dialogical Paradigm in Education (Routledge, 2022).

Part One: Navigating Cultural and Educational Ethics in Qatar 1. Negotiating Intercultural Education in Qatar: Cultural Identity, Education City and the National Vision 2. Beyond Education City: Exploring the Impact of Branch Campuses on the Qatari Culture Part Two: Approaching Culture and Religion in Higher Education 3. Interreligious Teaching and "The Problem of God": Religious Implications of a Liberal Arts Education in Qatar 4. Honing Intercultural Competence at Lusail University: Teaching Culture in a Teacher Education Program in Qatar Part Three: Fostering Cultural Identity in Qatar's International Schools 5. Designing a Curriculum that Promotes National Identity and Cultural Heritage in Qatar's International Schools 6. International Schools in Qatar: Balancing Global Education and Preserving Cultural Identities Part Four: Engaging Intercultural Communication in Diverse Contexts 7. Translanguaging for High Stakes Intercultural Clinical Communication in Multilingual Qatar: Health Professions Education and Patient Safety Where English is a Medical Lingua Franca 8. Communicating Al-Andalus Discourse Interculturally in the Semiotic Landscape of Qatar Part Five: Promoting Intercultural Competencies in School Settings 9. An Intercultural Rihla in Canadian Education: Teaching English Literature in an International High School in Qatar 10. Integrating Intercultural Adaptability and Citizenship Education into the Qatari Primary School Curriculum: The Mondial as Extra-Curricular Activity Part Six: Exploring Media and Access Perspectives in Education 11. McArabism in Al Jazeera's 2022 World Cup Coverage: A Pedagogical Model for History Education in Qatar 12. Interculturality and Access: Reflections from a Community-Based Project in a Higher Education Course in Qatar Part Seven: Intercultural Perspectives in Translation and Language Teaching 13. Integrating Qatari Arabic Nonverbal Communication and Gestures into FL Curriculum 14. Exploring the Challenges of Teaching Translation in Qatar: An Intercultural and Linguistic Perspective