Opinion
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The Liberal Arts As Antidote to Political Extremism in Mideast
Empowering youth requires encouraging enrollment in academic programs that include courses in philosophy, poetry and art history, the writers believe.
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Increasing The Competitiveness of Arabic Language: Some Unusual Alternatives
The challenge of Arabic script is one of the reasons behind Arab students' disappointing performance results, the author explains.
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Palestinian Universities on the Frontlines
In Palestine, institutions of higher education are vital to the future but have to fight on two fronts just to…
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Professor-Politician Puts Education On the Agenda
The first female head of a political party in Morocco is a professor, and a defender of the country’s public…
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Amplifying the Voices of Global-South Scholars
The writer discusses what are the possible ways to strengthen the voices of scholars from the Global South.
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Meeting Syrian Students: A Mixture of Pride and Sadness
Syrian students face unique challenges. Still, many have been able to overcome many of them.
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Intense Traffic: U.S. Teacher Meets Syrian Students
A U.S.-based journalist spends three days running a multimedia workshop with students who have fled the Syrian conflict.
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Writing Academic Books When You’re Not an Academic
Academic publishing is more open to nonacademics than ever … but economics forces work against those who don't have a…
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Deep Generation Gap: Arab Professors Vs. Students
Professors have long grumbled about the quality of students, and students about rigid professors, but the tension between them is…
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Palestinian Roots, Syrian Home, U.S. Destination
A young writer makes a leap of faith turning down British and European scholarships, and heads for New York City.
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