Mahnaz Maktabi

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Finances Health & Medicine Mental Health Students

Mental-Health Care on Arab Campuses is Increasing—Slowly

Some universities in the Middle East have added services based on Western models. Others offer no services at all.

Arabic, Language, Literature & Translation, Teaching
Why the Split Between Classical and Everyday Arabic Endures
If Arabs want a true lingua franca, they must ease the rigid boundaries they’ve set up between the local dialects and the formal language.
Data & Surveys, Gender, Internet
Arab Women Fight Back Against Online Sexual Harassment
Cyberspace has become a place where some men stalk, attack, and seek to humiliate women. Now women, universities, and private organizations are mounting digital...
Data & Surveys, Gender, Health & Medicine, Research
Female Genital Mutilation Is a Stubborn Problem, but Education Helps
New research shows that educating teenage girls about the risks of female genital mutilation changes their opinions to view it less favorably, but experts say t...
Arts & Culture, Conflict, Gender, Terrorism
Exhibition Combines Research and Painting to Portray Modern Slavery’s Survivors
Syrian artist Sara Shamma uses strong color and powerful brushstrokes to portray human traffickers, women who have survived being trafficked, and the emotions s...