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The Value of Creativity in the Mediterranean Cauldron
An Italian professor suggests that those living in the Mediterranean region take their natural tendency toward creativity as a philosophy and way of life and invest in it even more.
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Land Art in the Desert: A Dramatic Exhibition Challenges Artistic Ideas
An exhibition at Al Ula, in Saudi Arabia, put Arab and international artists in dialogue with one another, the local community and the land. It didn’t happen without controversy, however.
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Egyptian Human Rights Scholar Detained, Fanning Broader Fears
The recent imprisonment of Patrick George Zaki, a human-rights scholar and activist, renews fears about freedom of expression and freedom for researchers in Egypt.
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New Cairo Museum Honors Naguib Mahfouz but Doesn’t Inspire
Egypt celebrates its most famous modern writer in the long-delayed museum, which finally opened last year. Visitors may wish, though, that it had taken a more engaging approach.
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Emirates’ Strong Research Growth Is Charted by New Study
The United Arab Emirates has seen an average growth in research produced of 15 percent annually over almost two decades. Its strategy offers lessons for other Arab countries.
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Devastated Middle Eastern Heritage Sites Are Recreated Digitally
At a virtual exhibition, museum-goers can experience four of the most famous historical sites in the Middle East.
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Peace Studies Program Attracts Young Iraqis Eager for Social Change
Students in the new program at the University of Duhok, the first of its kind in a region fraught with conflicts, hope to help build a more inclusive society.
Research
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Shifting Desert Winds Could Turn Arabian Fisheries Barren
Large populations around the Arabian Sea, from India to Yemen, depend on its fish stocks, which are sustained in part by nutrients in wind-borne dust.
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Arab Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence in Bid to Thwart Fake News
Computer engineers in the U.A.E. and Jordan are working together on technology to help Internet users better identify fake news.
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Most Arab-World Researchers Want to Leave, a New Survey Finds
A survey by Al-Fanar Media found that many researchers in Arab countries are unhappy with their working conditions and would rather be employed outside of the region.
Social Sciences
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Iraqi Scholars Learn to Find Their Voice in Academic Publishing
Workshops in Iraq help scholars in the social sciences and humanities learn how to write for international, English-language academic journals.
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An Algerian Sociologist Reflects on His Country’s Revolution
Five months of massive, peaceful pressure for political change have taken even seasoned observers by surprise.
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To Teach Students to Learn, Teach Philosophy
Jordanian academics want to reintroduce the teaching of philosophy in schools and universities. They have good reason.
Opinion
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Despite a Blue Chip Education, Unemployed and Desperate in Palestine
After earning a bachelor’s degree at an American college campus in Jerusalem and then a master’s degree in London, a young Palestinian returns home to discover her degrees aren’t valued.
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Artists Respond to War as They Experienced It, at Home or on TV
A landmark exhibition in New York offers multiple perspectives on how the televised invasions of Kuwait and Iraq affected contemporary art and image culture.
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Human Rights Film Festival Showcases Yemeni Stories
The Karama Festival, based in Jordan, uses cinema as a force for social change. This year it highlighted films from Yemen.
Resources
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Brain Drain Can Be Reversed, One Lebanese Physician Says
Most researchers in Arab countries say they want to leave, but one academic administrator has developed a strategy for bringing those who have left back.
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An Arab Student’s Guide to Higher-Education Accreditation
This article is an updated companion to our searchable database of internationally accredited higher-education institutions and programs in the Arab world and Turkey. The database has also been refreshed after …
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Major Scholarship Programs for Refugees
Although some scholarship programs for Syrians have ended, some are still expanding.
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Arab Students Trapped in China by Coronavirus Outbreak
Some Arab countries have begun evacuating students from the area under quarantine, but many students feel abandoned and want more help.
Algerian Scientist Sees Healing Potential in Olives and Dates
Halima Benbouza, who has won acclaim as a researcher and served as a role model for women in science, is studying the genetics of local crops.
Freedom of Expression in Lebanon Faces New Threats
Authorities are stepping up their use of vague defamation laws to effectively silence critics of corruption in government, civil liberties advocates say.
Peace Studies Program Attracts Young Iraqis Eager for Social Change
Students in the new program at the University of Duhok, the first of its kind in a region fraught with conflicts, hope to help build a more inclusive society.
