Critical Thinking
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News & Reports
A Kuwaiti Academic Fights for Embracing Diversity
Ibtihal Al-Khatib adopts critical thinking as a lifestyle and a teaching method to her students at Kuwait University.
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Opinion
A New Perspective on the Last Days of the Prophet
A Tunisian literature scholar looks at how the circumstances surrounding the death of the Prophet Mohamed have affected Islam.
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Opinion
An Urban Designer Takes Leave of Campus
At commencement time, Petra Samha, who received a master’s degree in urban design from the American University of Beirut, comments…
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Opinion
A Conversation with Hanan Badr: Journalism’s Future in Egypt
A journalism professor at Cairo University discusses the profession’s outlook in the North African nation.
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Opinion
A Palestinian Student: Transformed by a Liberal Education
A Palestinian student talks about her experience with liberal education.
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Opinion
A Conversation With Zahra Babar: Social Science Research in Qatar
A researcher interested in citizenship and families talks about taking on sensitive topics in Qatar.
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Opinion
Educators as Citizens and Citizenship Teachers
How do professors working in failed or failing states teach and learn about “critical citizenship?” One group of faculty members…
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Opinion
A Conversation With the New AUC Provost: Rebuilding the Basics
Mahmoud El-Gamal talks about how he hopes to strengthen the core of liberal arts education at the American University in…
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Opinion
“The Greatest Adventure the Arab World Has Experienced”
At the American University of Beirut’s graduation, Rami Khouri, journalist and academic, spoke stirringly about what has happened in the…
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Opinion
What Is Education For?
As countries seek to improve schools and universities, institutional goals need to come into focus.
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