New Doctors in Egypt Aren’t Ready to Treat Emergencies, Experts Say
Outdated curricula and a lack of practical training in medical schools leave many graduates ill-equipped to deal with emergencies.
Social Sciences Researchers Enjoy New Freedoms in Saudi Arabia
Saudi researchers in the social sciences encounter fewer restrictions on the topics they can study, and can now use more qualitative research methods.
Ghassan Abu-Sittah: A War-Zone Surgeon Sets Up a Curriculum for Conflict Medicine
Two Arab universities make conflict medicine part of basic medical education, using a curriculum devised by the surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
Art Book Series Explores What It Is to Be an Arab Artist
Exhibitions at Saudi Arabia’s Misk Art Institute mark the launching of a bilingual book series that seeks to make contemporary Arab artists more widely known.
Morocco’s First Online University TV Channel Offers Training Opportunities
The online TV channel at Ibn Zohr University is an outlet for providing lessons, spreading university news, and training media students.
Are U.S. Branch Campuses Paying Off for Gulf States? Study Says No
A recent study concluded that American branch campuses cost Gulf countries more than they get in return. But some scholars dispute that finding.
Fear and Anger Follow a Deadly Fire at an Iraqi Teaching Hospital
The fire at a hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq, highlighted inadequate and unsafe conditions in Iraq’s medical training system.
Bila Hudood, an Online Arabic Literature Festival, Transcends Borders
The Bila Hudood festival invited people to join online discussions of contemporary Arabic literature in genres such as food writing, memoir and poetry.
Arab Narratives About Artificial Intelligence Are Explored in New Report
The authors examine ideas about artificial intelligence that are prevalent in the Arab world and seek to bring them into the wider debate.
Shared Pain Inspires Palestinian Team’s Proposal for Rebuilding Beirut Port
Four Palestinian architects won first place in an international competition for ideas on how to design and rebuild the destroyed port of Beirut.
