Opinion
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How to Start World-Class Science in Your Home Country
Rana Dajani studied in the West now leads top-calibre research from her lab in Jordan. She shares from her own…
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Doing Better Science by Including Local Researchers and Communities
Rana Dajani offers insights and examples of how including local researchers helped scientists improve their studies, do better science, and…
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Gender-Specific Training Helps Women Entrepreneurs in Vulnerable Economies
SPARK, a development NGO, and UN Women are offering gender-specific training to help women entrepreneurs in countries set back by…
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Global Partnerships Are Needed to Strengthen Education for 80 Million Refugees
On World Refugee Day, the head of the Al Ghurair Foundation calls on organizations to find ways to forge new…
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Academic Self-Censorship Is a ‘Brain Drag’ on Arab Universities and Societies
Academic self-censorship not only hinders individuals’ intellectual output and creativity but comes at a cost to whole societies.
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For Scientists, Failure Is a Motivating Force
A panel of Arab scientists recently discussed why failure should be embraced, not feared, as a necessary step on the…
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Why the World Urgently Needs Interdisciplinary Research and Policy Making
Covid-19 is the perfect example of a complex, global problem that requires scientists and policy makers to build bridges through…
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Making Interdisciplinary Research Actually Happen
Scientists must work together across disciplinary silos to create a better future for the world, the authors say.
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How Policy Makers and Universities Can Help Arab Scientists
Advances by Arab scientists, such as a faster new coronavirus test developed in Jordan, could benefit their home countries and…
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‘Elmi’ vs. ‘Adabi’: The Power of Labels in Jordan’s Tawjihi System
Which curriculum to follow in their senior year is a big decision for high school students in Jordan. But how…
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