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For a Yemeni Researcher, Emigration Is the Only Opportunity
A Yemeni researcher wanted to return to her country to do plant research that could help human health. But the…
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A New Academic Freedom Report Describes Worldwide Attacks on Higher Education
The report highlights Sudan and says the space to think freely is shrinking in many countries.
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‘These Are Not Demands, These Are Rights’: Voices of Youthful Protesters in Iraq
Students and young professionals throng city streets and vow to continue their demonstrations until demands for change are met with…
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Professors Start a ‘School of the Rioters’
With universities closed in Lebanon, some professors are conducting “teach ins” and moderating discussions on the street. For one such…
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In Lebanon, Sect Vs. Sect Turns Into People Vs. Politicians
Lebanese protestors have united across sectarian divides and turned against what they view as the “ruling class.” Here are a…
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3 New Documentaries Turn Their Lenses on the Toll of War in the Middle East
Recently released films give hard-hitting, inside looks into conflicts’ effects on life in Iraq, Gaza, and Aleppo.
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Fewer Syrians in Lebanon Are Reaching Universities
Syrian refugee students face obstacles at every level of Lebanese education, and many are dropping out from education altogether.
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Sudan’s Academic Year Begins—But Only for a Few Universities
Public universities have permission to reopen, but security concerns and academic issues are causing delays. Some private universities are holding…
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Exhibition Combines Research and Painting to Portray Modern Slavery’s Survivors
Syrian artist Sara Shamma uses strong color and powerful brushstrokes to portray human traffickers, women who have survived being trafficked,…
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In Algeria, the Academic Year Gets Off to a Chaotic Start
Professors and administrators scramble to catch up on exams and student registrations that were forcibly postponed by a ministerial decree…
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