MAKE ROOMNASER SAMI JARUN
FOOQ AL SADA / SCIENCE & CURIOSITYSUPPORTED BY SHOMAN

ثاني أكسيد العلوم

SCIENCE.
WITH A
HUMAN VOICE.

THANI OXIDE AL OLOOM

Researched and written by students.
Made to spark the next question.

Explore the project ↓
A presenter combines scientific history with illustrated storytelling
CURIOSITY BECOMES CONTENT

FROM STUDENT NOTES.
TO EVERYONE’S SCREEN.

Young people helped write the science they wanted to share.

Thani Oxide Al Oloom is a collection of Arabic science videos researched and written by male and female students, made with Fooq Al Sada and supported by the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation.

In August 2017, coverage of the partnership named students from Yarmouk University, Jordan University of Science and Technology, and King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence in Irbid as collaborators in developing the first season. [1]

SCIENCE. IN YOUNG VOICES.

Science videos researched and written by students, with support from the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation. A space where curiosity and research become stories that reach people.
THE PARTNERSHIP / 2017

ROOM TO ASK.
SUPPORT TO MAKE.

The agreement was signed by Shoman CEO Valentina Qussisiya and Fooq Al Sada CEO Naser Jarun. Its stated aims included free access to science content in Arabic and stronger student research skills. [1]

In an interview reported by Al Ghad and republished by Hashtag Arabi, Naser described a further ambition: paid opportunities for young people contributing to episode preparation, alongside accessible Arabic science storytelling. [2]

WITH SUPPORT FROM
PRODUCING & DIRECTINGNaser Jarun
FOUR WAYS INTO SCIENCE

A QUESTION CAN
TAKE YOU ANYWHERE.

The announced editorial plan connected four strands. [1]

01

What’s new?

Scientific news and discoveries.

02

Who found it?

Scientists’ lives and achievements.

03

How does it work?

Ideas and questions for a general audience.

04

What if we try?

Experiments using household materials.

INSIDE THE VIDEOS

LAB COATS.
OPEN MINDS.

Presenters, playful graphics and images from the history of science: a visual language that invites people into the subject.

Thani Oxide Al Oloom: From a research paper to an explanation on screen.
01From a research paper to an explanation on screen.
Thani Oxide Al Oloom: A direct conversation with the viewer.
02A direct conversation with the viewer.
Thani Oxide Al Oloom: Archival imagery makes the story visible.
03Archival imagery makes the story visible.
Thani Oxide Al Oloom: Graphics give abstract ideas a visual form.
04Graphics give abstract ideas a visual form.
Thani Oxide Al Oloom: A little humour keeps curiosity alive.
05A little humour keeps curiosity alive.
Research & credits

Project description and student writing credits supplied by Naser Jarun. Contemporary reporting provides the partnership and programme context.

  1. Petra report via Al Balad News — Shoman / Fooq Al Sada agreement, 5 August 2017
  2. Ibrahim Al Mubaideen / Al Ghad, republished by Hashtag Arabi — support for creativity, 20 August 2017