Featured Todayقصص اليوم
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A Hard-Earned Victory: Graduate School in London
A Palestinian student and journalist describes the hard work, persistence and passion it took to reach an educational goal.
Featured Todayقصص اليوم
Previous Coverageتغطيات سابقة
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Of Scholars and Spies
Recent headlines involving researchers accused of spying in the Middle East highlight the risk of asking questions in a police state.
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Arab Women Are Left Out of University Leadership
When it comes to the top level of Arab higher education, women are largely missing.
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Project Seeks to Brighten Philosophy’s Image
In Egypt, a program known as “Philosophy in Plain Arabic seeks to dispel negative perceptions and explore the discipline’s connection to everyday realities.
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‘A Search for Band-Aids’: Economic Reform in Egypt
An author of a new book examines Egypt’s mounting challenges and the obstacles that hinder necessary reforms.
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An Online Arabic Dictionary Makes Its Debut
A tool created at Birzeit University will take machine translation of Arabic to a higher level.
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Spy Conviction May Chill U.A.E. Research
Matthew Hedges, a U.K. doctoral student convicted in the United Arab Emirates of spying for Britain, has been pardoned and released. But his experience has provoked anxiety about the safety …
Refugees
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A Hard-Earned Victory: Graduate School in London
A Palestinian student and journalist describes the hard work, persistence and passion it took to reach an educational goal.
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The Frustrating Lives of Syria’s Future Leaders
A survey of Syrian students seeking advanced degrees found that many have broad personal and civic ambitions. But they face many obstacles.
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Syrian Youth: Still Seeking Education
The “lost generation” may have become a cliché, but the reality is that when it comes to education many Syrian youth are still lost.
Academic Freedom
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Academic Freedom Project Highlights Arab, Turkish Cases
Situations in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and Israel are highlighted in a new global report that documents attacks on higher education, including violence and restrictions on sharing ideas.
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Book Banning in Kuwait: Whatever Next?
A committee of the country’s ministry of information has the power to ban books, in an affront to the country’s democratic principles.
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Report Details Attacks on Education Worldwide
Seven Arab countries show an increase in violence against schools, universities, students and staff in the past five years.
Research
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Iraqi City Displays Grassroots Urban Planning
New informal settlements built in Duhok are improving their designs, partly out of fear of government reprisals.
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Solar Industry Could Create Opportunities for Arab Women
As some Arab countries try to wean themselves from oil and expand alternative energy development, Arab women could benefit. But they need support from corporations and universities.
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Books in Bags Lead to Back Pain
New research measured the forces on students’ spines created by heavy backpacks, and how poor posture amplifies those forces.
Resources
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Behind the Numbers: Arab Women in Research
Arab participation in research is high compared to the rest of the world, but that rate masks difficulties women face in some countries and in male-dominated disciplines.
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What Science Says About Getting Good Sleep
Sleep scientists say research points to specific measures people can take to get a better night’s rest.
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Improving Educational Opportunities For Youth Inside Syria
Participants in a Beirut workshop developed recommendations to improve the access of youth inside Syria to quality higher education.
What Others are Reading
An Online Arabic Dictionary Makes Its Debut
A tool created at Birzeit University will take machine translation of Arabic to a higher level.
Notable Books of 2018 From and About the Arab World
A sampling of scholarly and literary works and translations that offer new perspectives on the region.
Arab Women Are Left Out of University Leadership
When it comes to the top level of Arab higher education, women are largely missing.
Of Scholars and Spies
Recent headlines involving researchers accused of spying in the Middle East highlight the risk of asking questions in a police state.
