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Iraqi Scientist Looks to Planets to Help Predict Quakes, Envisions a Warning System
With the death toll still rising from massive tremors in Turkey and Syria this month, the debate over earthquake forecasting…
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Options for Studying Cinema and Theatrical Arts in Egypt and Iraq
Egypt and Iraq are two prominent educational destinations for studying cinema and theatrical arts in the Arab world.
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Tips & Resources
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…
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Planning to Study Art? A Guide to Art Majors and Job Opportunities
A guide to studying art at universities in Egypt and some other Arab countries, from choosing among the different faculties…
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Iraq’s New Local Ranking of Universities Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Educators Say
Iraq’s new system for evaluating universities is a step in the right direction, academics say, but the country must do…
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Al-Fanar Media Re-Launches Its Website with a New Visual Identity
With a new visual identity, Al-Fanar Media re-launches its website to give readers a better, more-interactive way of experiencing news…
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Travel Enriches Poems of Basim Furat, Winner of the Helmy Salem Prize for Poetry
The Iraqi poet Basim Furat, winner of the 2022 Helmy Salem Prize for Poetry, talks about his experiences in poetry…
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Opinion
Book Explores What Iraq Must Do to Improve Its Education System
The Iraqi academic Mohamed Al-Rubeai discusses the problems of his country’s education system and how to improve it.
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The Fulbright Scholarship: A Chance to Earn a Master’s Degree in the U.S.
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program offers fully paid two-year scholarships for graduate study in the United States. Here is a…
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Saad Salloum Calls on Arab Academics to Value Diversity as the Basis of Unity
The Iraqi scholar, recently honoured for his longtime advocacy of freedom of religion and minorities’ rights, urges academics, politicians and…
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