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Job Creation Efforts in the Middle East Hit a New Snag: Covid-19
Organizations that assist entrepreneurs in the Arab region and seek to improve young people’s job prospects face new challenges from…
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Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Help Reform Arab Higher Education?
While not diminishing the many difficulties in the crash transition to distance learning, many Arab educators also see an upside.
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Next Steps for New Online Courses: Measure Learning, Prevent Cheating
Universities in the Arab region first looked to technology for ways of preventing cheating on exams. But in response to…
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Arab Universities Struggle With Final Exams and Reopening Decisions
The Covid-19 pandemic forced Arab universities to hastily shift classes online–or in some cases shut down completely. Now they need…
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Nonprofit Groups Shift Tactics to Help the Arts Survive the Coronavirus
With artistic productions shut down by the pandemic, cultural organizations are looking for ways to continue their missions and get…
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A Small Network of Arab and German Academics Aspires to Have a Large Impact
An “academy” of early-career researchers in Germany and Arab countries promotes international, interdisciplinary research projects "on the boundary between science…
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Volunteers Find Rewards in Helping Refugee Students in France
A group called Pangea, founded by a law student, sponsors weekly get-togethers for refugees and helps them adapt to their…
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Universities in France Help Refugees Succeed as Students
University leaders have embraced programs that provide language training and social support to migrants as they make the transition from…
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Devastated Middle Eastern Heritage Sites Are Recreated Digitally
At a virtual exhibition, museum-goers can experience four of the most famous historical sites in the Middle East.
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Freedom of Expression in Lebanon Faces New Threats
Authorities are stepping up their use of vague defamation laws to effectively silence critics of corruption in government, civil liberties…
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