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Opinion
2017: The Arab World in Books
A sampling of literary and scholarly works from across the region that we have enjoyed over the past year.
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Opinion
Moroccan Academic Plays Matchmaker Between Books and Readers
A retired professor hunts down books published in Morocco and makes them available to a wider audience. His challenges reflect…
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News & Reports
Academic Books Flourish at Tunisia’s Book Fair
The Tunis International Book Fair welcomed a large crowd—and academic books were among the key attractions.
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Opinion
Learning Arabic: Back to Basics May be the Best Innovation
A back-to-basics approach to learning could be the most innovative way to improve Arab education.
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Opinion
Does Cognitive Science Hold the Solution for the Arab Education Lag?
Research suggests new ways of learning Arabic script and language could help Arab students gain educational ground.
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Opinion
A Dispatch From the Cairo International Book Fair
Ursula Lindsey wanders through this famous cultural event and finds a stark reflection of Egyptian contemporary life.
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Tips & Resources
Recommended 2015 Books From and About the Arab World
Ursula Lindsey consulted scholars, critics and publishers to come up with a list of notable books by Arab authors or…
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News & Reports
An Arabic-Language Bookstore Devoted to Changing Stereotypes
Two Syrians are trying to use a bookstore to present a different image of their countrymen and spread Arab culture.
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Opinion
Ways to Strengthen the Teaching of Arabic
Arabic instruction is filled with unnecessary remnants of past theories and needs a fresher and more practical approach, the author…
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News & Reports
Algerian Students Are Victims of the Country’s Language Confusion
Algeria has made Arabic the teaching language in its primary and secondary schools, but universities usually teach in French. Students…
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