Tips for Students: How to Cope with Exam Stress
Students may not realize the toll that anxiety over studying is taking on their bodies. Fortunately, that pressure can be managed and mitigated.
U.A.E. Researcher Develops New Way of Measuring Stroke Damage
Strokes are an increasingly common health problem in Arab countries. A scientist in Abu Dhabi uses technology and careful observation to better evaluate stroke severity and improve rehabilitation.
False Research Results—A Global Problem That Includes the Arab World
Data analysis by Al-Fanar Media has found that two of the highest research producers in the Arab world—Egypt and Saudi Arabia—also have some of the highest rates of retracted articles, which are often related to scientific misconduct.
Bureaucracy Unnecessarily Slows Down Human-Tissue Research, Arab Scientists Say
Some researchers say winning government permission for work with humans or human tissue is unnecessarily difficult in some Arab countries, slowing them down.
Researchers Confront Puzzles About Risk and Disease in the Arab World
With non-infectious diseases on the rise, scientists and policy makers look for ways of obtaining more reliable data about who’s most at risk.
An Arab Student’s Guide to Higher-Education Accreditation
This article is an updated companion to our searchable database of internationally accredited higher-education institutions and programs in the Arab world and Turkey. The database has also been refreshed after in-depth research and accredited programs that train teachers and those that teach English have been added.
Study of Arab Media Use: Facebook Down. Podcasts Up. But Don’t Criticize the Government.
The latest edition of an annual academic study shows an increase in the support for the freedom of expression online as long as people don’t criticize their governments.
For Emirati Artist Farah Al Qasimi, Her Photographs ‘Filter’ Her World
Teaching and working in New York, the artist opens viewers to new possibilities of seeing the mundane with curiosity and wonder.
Anorexia in the Middle East Is an Overlooked Problem, Say Researchers
Anorexia and other eating disorders in the Middle East need more academic study, medical and media attention, experts say.
Advanced Interdisciplinary Programs Place New Demands on Professors
Professors need to adjust course designs and teaching styles to adapt to the increasingly popular interdisciplinary degree programs at the master’s degree and doctoral levels.
