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Ambitious But Secretive Arab Education Provider: Iran
Iranian universities are reaching out to the Arab world but are silent about their motives, creating suspicion in many quarters.
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A Roadmap for Rebuilding Higher Education in Iraq
Universities have an important role to play in the healing and rebuilding of Iraq after Da’esh.
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Getting Books Into the Hands of Arab Readers
Grassroots and government initiatives hope to spread a culture of reading in the Arab region.
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U.S. Travel Ban Temporarily Halted Amid Global Outcry
The president’s executive order has provoked criticism from U.S. academics, but little debate in the Arab world.
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Academics Uneasy About Honorary Degrees for Rulers
Awarding symbolic doctorates to political rulers has a long and controversial history at Arab Universities.
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U.S. Selective Ban on Visas Shuts Out Arab Students
President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily blocking the citizens of seven countries from entering the United States could ultimately affect…
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Iraqi Universities Focus on Teaching English
Two new English-language teaching centers open in Iraq, to meet demand from Iraqi employers.
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Opinion
University of Mosul President Looks to a Post-Da’esh Future
Obay al-Dewachi has kept Mosul’s university running in exile and represents the resilience of the city’s people.
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New Insights On the Arab World: 2016 Books
Ursula Lindsey offers up a cornucopia of fiction and nonfiction in Arabic, English and French for an intellectual feast.
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Five Years After the Arab Spring, Report Warns of New Uprising
With two thirds of the Arab population under 30, a United Nations agency makes an urgent call for economic and…
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