Report Details Attacks on Education Worldwide
Seven Arab countries show an increase in violence against schools, universities, students and staff in the past five years.
Patterns of Disease Are Changing in the Arab World
Non-communicable diseases associated with lifestyle and environment are on the rise, but disease patterns vary greatly by income levels and, in some cases, gender.
Syrian Higher Education Faces a Long Recovery
Professors have fled, students are dropping out or struggling to balance study and jobs, and businesses complain that graduates lack skills.
Help for Syrian Students in Countries Close to Home
A project of the Mediterranean Universities Union is setting up support units at institutions in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq.
Group Seeks ‘Quantum Leap’ in Aid for Refugee Students
An organization based in Portugal that has been helping Syrian students continue their university studies now wants to accelerate those efforts.
Impoverished Syrian Teachers in Turkey
Thousands of Syrian teachers have arrived in Turkey to escape the war. Still, many of them found it difficult to find a job due several obstacles.
Artist Collects Stories From the Hearts of Syrians
A project that publishes the true stories of ordinary Syrians in a time of displacement and civil war creates a people’s history.
A ‘Backpack’ Helps Refugee Students Store and Share Credentials
A new tool was developed to help ensure refugees’ academic and employment mobility.
Journalism Schools Need to Modernize; Sociologists Can Help
Arab governments may be more likely to tolerate reporters writing in foreign languages, but more journalists need to write in Arabic.
A New Film Focuses on 4 Arab Researchers’ Lives in Exile
A documentary highlights the difficulties that refugee scientists face in trying to continue their careers in exile.
