Coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus sweeps through the Arab region, Al-Fanar Media is monitoring how it is affecting those facets of the Arab world that we focus on: higher education, research, and arts and culture. The Covid-19 pandemic has blocked students’ education, shuttered the art world, and revealed how badly the Arab region needs its own public health and research infrastructure.
With the lockdowns being enforced around the region and many individuals in quarantine, the public face-to-face gatherings that once fueled education and the arts have gone dark.
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Opinion
The Acceleration of Online Education: What Can We Learn from the Crisis and Beyond?
The Covid-19 crisis forced a well-intended but rushed approach to online education. The emergency use of this modality exposes challenges…
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News & Reports
Next Steps for New Online Courses: Measure Learning, Prevent Cheating
Universities in the Arab region first looked to technology for ways of preventing cheating on exams. But in response to…
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Tips & Resources
A Quarantine Reading List: Escapist Nonfiction from the Arab World
Readers who need a break from news of Covid-19 and chronicles of disease may find welcome relief in these books…
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News & Reports
Arab Universities Struggle With Final Exams and Reopening Decisions
The Covid-19 pandemic forced Arab universities to hastily shift classes online–or in some cases shut down completely. Now they need…
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News & Reports
Arab Publishers Take a Hit From the Covid-19 Crisis
Publishing houses across the Arab region are looking for strategies to survive the effects of canceled book fairs and bookstore…
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Opinion
Where Does Higher Education Go from Here?
University leaders in the Middle East share their perspectives on how higher education will adapt in a post-Covid-19 world.
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News & Reports
Jordanian Researchers Create a Cheaper, Faster Coronavirus Test
Researchers in Jordan have developed a new way to extract genetic material from a virus to speed up coronavirus tests.
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News & Reports
Tunisia’s Covid-19 Research Effort Brings Together Many Sectors
Engineering and medical schools are collaborating to design ventilators, and government projects are attracting hundreds of researchers. Industry and investors…
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News & Reports
The Shift to Online Education in the Arab World Is Intensifying Inequality
The attempted shift to online learning during the novel coronavirus pandemic is increasing inequality in access to education. In some…
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Tips & Resources
Relief Organizations Help Artists Affected by Covid-19
Funding groups in the Arab world and elsewhere are offering assistance to artists and other creative workers who face difficulties…
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