{"id":6821,"date":"2024-04-05T12:04:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T08:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/?page_id=6821"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:20:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T05:20:35","slug":"wael-kaddoura-a-transformation-from-civil-engineering-to-top-software-engineer-alfanar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/en\/wael-kaddoura-a-transformation-from-civil-engineering-to-top-software-engineer-alfanar\/","title":{"rendered":"Wael Kaddoura: A Transformation from Civil Engineering to Top Software Engineer &#8211; Alfanar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;tabRowHulf&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1712276267614{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #001a70; font-size: 18pt;\">Wael Kaddoura <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #001a70;\"><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXP156511874\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@FFFFFF,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXP156511874\">Wael Kaddoura&#8217;s remarkable journey unfolds as a testament to determination and continuous self-development. 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