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Gaza’s University Students Drop Out at an Accelerating Rate Due to the Pandemic
The intensifying Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and the lockdowns due to Covid-19 are driving impoverished, discouraged students to…
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‘Home’: Nine Arab Poets Explore Interior Spaces in a New Bilingual Anthology
The dual-language volume does not aim to be completist or canonical, but it may help amend the dearth of contemporary…
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Thrills and Fantasies: Lighter Reading for a Summer of Disruption
Here’s a recommended reading list of lighter works to take your mind off Covid-19. Many are inspired by the broad…
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An Online Conference Focuses on Overcoming a Difficult Time for Education and Jobs
The conference brought together educators, students, entrepreneurs and advocacy groups to discuss how to support young people in the Middle…
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The Middle East’s Only High-Energy Physics Lab Faces a New Test: Surviving Covid-19
Sesame, the region’s only synchrotron, is well versed in upheaval. But the pandemic promises more pressure on the project’s shoestring…
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Job Creation Efforts in the Middle East Hit a New Snag: Covid-19
Organizations that assist entrepreneurs in the Arab region and seek to improve young people’s job prospects face new challenges from…
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Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Help Reform Arab Higher Education?
While not diminishing the many difficulties in the crash transition to distance learning, many Arab educators also see an upside.
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Where to Find Advice for Building Better Courses Online
The emergency adaptation of online learning during the coronavirus crisis left little time for reflection on best practices. Here is…
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Next Steps for New Online Courses: Measure Learning, Prevent Cheating
Universities in the Arab region first looked to technology for ways of preventing cheating on exams. But in response to…
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A Quarantine Reading List: Escapist Nonfiction from the Arab World
Readers who need a break from news of Covid-19 and chronicles of disease may find welcome relief in these books…
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