In Kuwait, Students Can Buy Ready-Made Research
Some Kuwaiti universities are now using software to detect work that is not the student’s own.
Kuwait Worries Expat Workforce Is Taking Jobs from College Graduates
Graduate unemployment rates are rising, but some say the problem isn’t foreign labor.
Cooperation is Key to Strengthening Research, Scholars Say
Scientific research in the Arab region faces a lack of funding, but better exchange of information could help.
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.
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 political reform.
New Report Strikes an Optimistic Note on Arab Education
The U.K.-based Commonwealth Secretariat ranks Arab countries as doing fairly well on Arab educational development, compared to their international peers.
Young Researchers’ Funding Struggles Magnified in the Arab World
A recent study of the difficulties young U.S. researchers face echoes in the Middle East—but the story is slightly different.
Who Defines “Excellence” in Education? And How?
A more inclusive approach to improving educational quality in the Arab region could be the best solution.
Learning Arabic: Back to Basics May be the Best Innovation
A back-to-basics approach to learning could be the most innovative way to improve Arab education.
Arab Youth Survey Suggests Unemployment Drives Terrorism
A survey found Arab young people believe religion plays too much of a role in society. But survey respondents said unemployment is driving some youth into the arms of the Islamic State.
