Valerie Plesch

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Pakistan-Educated Afghans: Refugees in Their Own Home

Valerie Plesch | 04 Dec 2017

Raised by exile families in Pakistan, many young Afghans face hardships as they try to build lives in Afghanistan.

Accreditation, Arabic, Students, Technology & Online Learning
A Guide to Top Platforms for Online Courses
Al-Fanar Media explores some of the major Arabic and non-Arabic online learning platforms that offer university-level courses at low cost or free.
Gender, Human Rights, Refugees
Missing Students: The Stories of 3 Child Brides
Millions of girls in the Arab world end up as child brides: Some are forced to marry by their parents, for money or protection or due to cultural expectations;...
Arts & Culture, Faculty, Liberal Arts, Teaching
A New Textbook on Arab Graphic Design Provides a Rare Overview
Two artist-academics have written a textbook on Arab graphic design that is a landmark in capturing the regional history of the discipline.
Coronavirus, Gender, Human Rights, Inequality
Pandemic May Reverse a Quarter Century of Arab-World Progress on Child Marriage
Child marriage rates improved in the Middle East and North Africa over a 25-year period, but those gains could now be undermined.