Opinion
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Measuring Quality in Higher Education Is a Tricky Proposition
Students need to understand what lies behind accreditation before they rely on it to make decisions, a consultant says.
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Fathers May Be Key to Improving Education in the Middle East
A scholar who studies the links between paternal involvement and children’s performance in school calls on policy makers to give…
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A Geographer’s Bold Proposal: Borders Are a Mistake
Hard borders between countries, an author argues, are not the norm in history, and create more problems than they solve.
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How to Write a Dissertation in Your Second Language
A writing instructor offers tips on writing a Ph.D. dissertation in English for academics who use it as a second…
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A Rare Look Inside Iraq’s Education Ministry
A young teacher from Mosul asked for, and received, unusual access to observe the agency’s operations and share concerns with…
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‘Bad’ Arab Women: The Power of a Label
A new anthology looks at the stigma that attaches to women who challenge the status quo.
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2017: The Arab World in Books
A sampling of literary and scholarly works from across the region that we have enjoyed over the past year.
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Tariq Ramadan and the ‘Muslim Exception’
The political frenzy over accusations of rape against a prominent Islamic scholar obscures the need for more women to feel…
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Celebrating Arab Artists as ‘Spiritual Historians’
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture marks a decade of supporting artistic projects with an exhibition in Beirut’s new…
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Rebuilding a Space for Thought in Cairo
The Townhouse art gallery, a cultural landmark, has survived a raid by state authorities and a building collapse.
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