Opinion
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How to Ask for a Recommendation
Getting a recommendation letter would be difficult if students do not guide their professors, the writer says.
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A ‘Backpack’ Helps Refugee Students Store and Share Credentials
A new tool was developed to help ensure refugees' academic and employment mobility.
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A Mother Calls for Equal Opportunities in Education
An Egyptian writer and researcher tells of her experience, as a mother, in teaching her deaf son.
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New Law in Egypt Supports Disabled Students
Updated legislation raises hopes of improving higher education opportunities for students with disabilities in Egypt.
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Want to Improve Teaching? Listen to Teachers
Isolated workshops led by outside experts fail to tap teachers’ own expertise, says a researcher working on models for Lebanon.
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Two Caliphates Fall: Mosul Survives
The Iraqi historian who reported from Mosul on the ISIS occupation tells the story of how his home city outlived…
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In Hiring, University of Jordan Turns Away Its Own Graduates
Why does a public university prefer to hire teaching staff from western universities?
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Scholar Makes a Religious Case for Women’s Rights
Asma Lamrabet wants to reclaim a more egalitarian Islam from centuries of patriarchal interpretation.
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A Palestinian Reflects on a New Generation of Refugees
At a workshop in Amman, a Palestinian teaching assistant meets young refugees of war in Syria, Iraq and Sudan.
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