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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News & Reports
‘Between Women Filmmakers’: International Event Reaches Out to Arabs
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Arab researchers are among those monitoring the effectiveness and safety of a new oral Covid-19 drug that could reduce hospitalisations…
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Pandemic Has Huge Effect on Qatar’s Medical Research Institutions
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Gulf Higher Education Conference Examines Post-Covid Trends and Strategies
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Tough Issues Await Nathir Obeidat, New President of the University of Jordan
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Algeria Begins Producing a Coronavirus Vaccine
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Libya Lets Universities Reopen Based on Their Covid-19 Preparedness
Libya’s new assessment system gauges how well colleges can protect against Covid-19 before they are allowed to resume in-class teaching.
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Opinion
10 Tips for Teaching with Masks and Physical Distancing
Many professors are returning to face-to-face classes this fall, which means wearing masks and observing other safety precautions. Two educators…
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Lebanese University Campuses Gradually Return to Life
Lebanese campuses are reopening after the Covid-19 closures, but fuel, electricity and Internet problems are still an obstacle for some.
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Algeria Requires Covid-19 Vaccine as a Condition to Attend Universities
The infection rate has dropped sharply from a peak in late July, but authorities fear a new surge could force…
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