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My Facebook Pages Got Caught in a Culture War
Facebook was the author’s platform to bring Iraqi art, culture, and history to the world. Now he has lost years…
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In Brussels, an Emergency Call for Higher Education
A Brussels conference became a brainstorming session for those trying to make sure refugee youth get the higher education that…
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The Teaching of Fine Art in Iraq Is Deteriorating
The quality of instruction in the fine arts is sliding downwards in Iraq, with many artists, art professors, and art…
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The Islamic State’s Plan for Universities
Students and professors at the University of Mosul, in Iraq, are discovering the Islamic State’s higher-education philosophy.
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Franz Kafka: Meet the Islamic State
University students living under Islamic State rule have to get through bureaucratic minefields and military scrutiny to get their degrees.
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Health Warning: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Breeding Here
A few researchers are tracing the growing spread of bacteria in Arab countries that could result in untreatable infections.
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Plan To Move Women Out of Baghdad University is Halted
The Iraqi education ministry has backed away from a plan to move some female-only departments at Baghdad University into a…
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In Kurdistan, New Refugees Wonder About Education
Many of the 1.8 million Iraqi refugees who have fled their homes in 2014 are living in Kurdish schools but…
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Researchers Try to Save Some Middle-Eastern Languages From Extinction
Linguistics experts say about 3,500 of the world’s languages are endangered: Some of them are spoken in Iraq and Syria.
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As the School Year Starts, Many Refugees are Shut Out
As conflict arcs through a cluster of Arab countries, a whole generation may be sidelined from education.
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