First Refugee Scholarship Program Experiences Rapid Growth
The DAFI scholarship program administered by the UN Refugee Agency, which provides social and psychological support alongside academic awards, has grown 89 percent since 2015.
For Students from Darfur, a Bleak Present and Future
Darfur students at Sudanese universities face major economic challenges and continuous violence and discrimination.
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 Al-Fanar Media editor.
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 of Al-Fanar Media.
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.
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.
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 up 17,000 Arab and Iranian students.
Collaboration is the Future for Arab University Libraries
Academic libraries in the Arab world are discovering the benefits of working together in consortia.
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.
