Opinion
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UAE Jails Economist: The Silence is Deafening
A court has sentenced economist and human rights advocate, Nasser Bin Ghaith, to ten years in jail over his Tweets.…
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Academic Freedom in Egypt Needs More Vocal Support
A writer calls for a unified approach to support academic freedom in Egypt.
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University of Mosul President Looks to a Post-Da’esh Future
Obay al-Dewachi has kept Mosul’s university running in exile and represents the resilience of the city’s people.
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A Conversation With a Scholar Who Has Been Sentenced to Death
Emad Shahin, a political scientist in exile from the American University of Cairo, talks about the lack of academic freedom…
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Foreign Researchers in Egypt Are Being Harassed
An Egyptian independent organization says the banning of foreign researchers from entering the country is largely based on their anti-government…
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The Price of Egypt’s Anti-Cosmopolitanism
The death of an Italian graduate student also speaks to Egypt’s attitude toward research, knowledge, and the international connections of…
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The Murder of My Friend Giulio Regeni Was an Attack on Academic Freedom
The tragic disappearance and murder of Cambridge Ph.D. student in Cairo has come as a profound shock for the international…
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Arab Universities Often Silent in Debates on Public Space
Academic architecture departments are absent from important political discussions of the built environment in the Arab world, argues the author.
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Education: The Only Weapon Left
In her last year in university, Asma’ Jawabreh writes about the difficulties she faces as the Israel-Palestine conflict flares up…
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An Academic’s Hunger Strike for Freedom of Speech
A Moroccan intellectual has stopped eating, saying the government has blocked him from leaving the country.
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