Opinion
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Tunisia’s Student Unions Should Stay Out of Politics
Tunisian student unions need to fight for on-campus freedoms of their members and avoid national politics, the author argues.
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What will 2015 Mean for Arab Universities?
Scholars and administrators interested in Arab higher education review the past year and look ahead in 2015.
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My Facebook Pages Got Caught in a Culture War
Facebook was the author’s platform to bring Iraqi art, culture, and history to the world. Now he has lost years…
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A Conversation with Jorge Sampaio, Head of the Global Platform for Syrian Students
The leader of an organization that seeks to help Syrian students is trying to get the numerous groups working on…
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A Conversation with Mahmoud Abo El-Nasr: Developing Egypt’s Schools
The man responsible for Egypt’s primary and secondary schools talks about the education ministry’s efforts to improve educational quality.
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A Reporter Reflects on the Peshawar School Massacre
A Qatar-based journalist discovers her family is part of a tragedy she must report on.
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Knowledge is Infinite—Oil is Not: Why PISA Matters for the Arab World
Only four out of 22 Arab countries use the Programme for International Assessment. The author believes more Arab countries should…
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A Disappointing Education Event
An educational researcher says she was promised solutions, but left without hearing any.
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A Conversation With an Advocate For Academic Freedom
The president of Koç University in Turkey believes in hiring the best faculty members and then getting out of their…
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A Conversation With Safwan M. Masri: Religion and Education Reform
An ambassador for an Ivy League institution in Jordan talks about how Western universities seek to engage with the Arab…
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