Opinion
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How to Excel in Your Doctoral Journey: Advice for Arab Graduate Students
The Iraqi academic Mohamed al-Rubeai shares insights gained from years of supervising doctoral candidates in Western universities, tailoring his advice…
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Audiobooks in Arabic: YouTube Channels that Unlock Worlds for Readers and Learners
Al-Fanar Media explores a trove of YouTube channels that offer audiobooks in Arabic to enhance journeys in reading and learning.
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Inclusive Education Is Key to Promoting Peace and Confronting Hate Speech
An Algerian scholar believes that fostering an inclusive educational environment is imperative for surmounting the Arab world’s educational challenges.
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Western Universities’ Double Standards on Liberal Values, Academic Freedom
Two academics in Qatar make the case that freedom of speech in Western universities has deteriorated in line with global…
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How to Start World-Class Science in Your Home Country
Rana Dajani studied in the West now leads top-calibre research from her lab in Jordan. She shares from her own…
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Navigating the Impact of Social Media and Strategies for Healthy Digital Habits
A professor in Dubai offers tips on how to engage with social media in a healthy way and how to…
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Using Outer Space as a Safe Space in Your Courses
From the evolution of life to settler colonialism, controversial topics are often most freely discussed if imagined off the Earth,…
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10 Essential Questions to Reimagine Higher Education in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
AI offers a horizon of infinite possibilities for higher education, but also poses dilemmas that educators must address. A scholar…
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Doing Better Science by Including Local Researchers and Communities
Rana Dajani offers insights and examples of how including local researchers helped scientists improve their studies, do better science, and…
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Focus on Critical Thinking Skills to Help Meet AI’s Challenge to Future Jobs
Developing critical thinking skills, which are difficult to be replaced by artificial intelligence, offers a path for universities to help…
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