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A Regional Survey: How Arab Countries Regulate Quality in Higher Education
An Al-Fanar Media survey of the quality assurance for higher education in 16 Arab countries found heavy regulation of the…
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In Malnutrition’s Aftermath, Researchers See a Hidden Crisis—Education
Millions of malnourished children are at risk of problems in their cognitive development, say experts.
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Insights From the World’s Largest Refugee Camp
“City of Thorns,” a book about the refugee camp Dadaab, in Kenya, portrays conditions that mirror those in Arab refugee…
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What International Higher Education is Missing: Refugees
To fully embrace a global approach, universities must include the education of refugees and displaced people, says the managing editor…
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Research—Latest Weapon Against Female Genital Mutilation
Academics in the region are taking on FGM and providing much needed data to help combat the practice.
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U.S. Travel Ban Temporarily Halted Amid Global Outcry
The president’s executive order has provoked criticism from U.S. academics, but little debate in the Arab world.
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U.S. Selective Ban on Visas Shuts Out Arab Students
President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily blocking the citizens of seven countries from entering the United States could ultimately affect…
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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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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…
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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.
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