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Opinion
With the Pope in Egypt, Debate on Al-Azhar’s Role
In the wake of Coptic church bombings, educators are reflecting on what role universities, including Al-Azhar, the beacon of Sunni…
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News & Reports
Yemen: Chaos, War and Higher Education
As the country’s conflict drags on, university buildings have been bombed, professors have lost their salaries and university students find…
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Opinion
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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Opinion
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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Opinion
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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News & Reports
Displaced Syrian Private Universities Struggle to Educate Their Students
The challenges faced by Syrian private universities encapsulate the difficult conditions under which educators and students are operating as war…
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Opinion
Save Jordan from a Curriculum That Promotes Division and Ignorance
In an open appeal to the Jordanian King, the writer explains the importance of reviewing the curriculum in the Kingdom,…
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Tips & Resources
Report Says 2015 Was a Bad Year for Egyptian Students’ Freedom
A new infographic details what one organization says were numerous instances in which Egyptian students were expelled, imprisoned and killed…
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News & Reports
Forgotten War, Forgotten Country, Forgotten Universities
Libya’s civil war has slipped from the international limelight. Many of its universities are closed: Others are struggling to start…
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News & Reports
Braving Barrel Bombs to Create Schools
In one of the most war-ravaged cities of the world, a Syrian-supported effort tries to establish safe havens where children…
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