Opinion
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2017: The Arab World in Books
A sampling of literary and scholarly works from across the region that we have enjoyed over the past year.
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Celebrating Arab Artists as ‘Spiritual Historians’
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture marks a decade of supporting artistic projects with an exhibition in Beirut’s new…
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Comics Take a Candid Look at Refugee Lives
Solidarité International commissioned graphic artists to tell true stories of Syrians in Lebanon in a vivid and imaginative way.
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Making Sense of the Arab Uprisings’ Aftermath: Think Small
In drawing lessons from the 2011 Arab uprisings and their after-effects, scholars should zoom in on experiments in governance and…
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The Light Inside the Tunnel
A slight twist on an old saying can help those discouraged by the situation in the Arab world, says an…
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Host-Country Universities Must Evolve To Help Refugees
Change in curriculum and ways of delivering education are the key to helping Syrian students succeed and will ultimately help…
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In Rural Lebanon, Lessons for Children, and Humanity
Two educational programs in the countryside north of Beirut for Syrian children show how ingenuity can create educational access for…
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Rebuilding Health Care After Conflicts: Lebanon as a Case Study in Failure
Experts are beginning to mull how to rebuild health-care systems after conflicts ease in the Arab region. Lebanon provides a…
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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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Intense Traffic: U.S. Teacher Meets Syrian Students
A U.S.-based journalist spends three days running a multimedia workshop with students who have fled the Syrian conflict.
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