Iraq
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A Liberals Arts Approach to the Refugee Education Challenge
A Jesuit charity and university team up to offer a diploma that can be a steppingstone to a bachelor’s degree,…
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An Encounter with a Mosul Photographer
Ali al-Baroodi’s photographs document an important period of time in the history of his city during the period of occupation…
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Iraqi Researchers Use Art to Help Sexual-Violence Survivors
In a region with a psychiatrist shortage, nonexperts are called on to help refugees cope with psychological trauma. Art therapy…
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Report Examines Progress in Recognizing Refugees’ Credentials
Countries could do more to ease barriers that keep new arrivals from advancing in their education or employment, says a…
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Iraqi Laboratory Engineers Better Crops for Farmers
A researcher at the University of Duhok is experimenting with growing plants in controlled conditions to provide plants to farmers…
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Geologists Search for Clues to Dinosaurs’ Extinction
In Iraq, researchers hope to find rock layers that yield an understanding of how and why life came back after…
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Mosul’s Students Return to a Battered Campus
The University of Mosul’s professors and students have come back to the campus, but have to cope with demolished and…
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Iraqi City Displays Grassroots Urban Planning
New informal settlements built in Duhok are improving their designs, partly out of fear of government reprisals.
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Hopeful Vision Rises from An Ancient Iraqi Site
A professor’s visit to a historic church makes him think about using Iraq’s rich history and religious diversity to create…
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Refugee Scientists: The Unknown Number
As crises escalate, so does the number of displaced scientists. But a precise overall count is elusive.
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