Opinion
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Self-Censorship in the University: A Breach of Academic Freedom
In a collective act of self-censorship, many academics today willingly cede the university’s unconditional freedom to investigate all ideas.
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Why Professors in Algeria Have Given Up on Free Academic Inquiry
Professors in Algeria have learned that it's best to endorse the conventional wisdom and not ask new questions, a scholar…
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When Self-Censorship Means Self-Protection
An Egyptian professor explains the complex motives behind her decision to limit her own freedom of expression.
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How Much Academic Freedom Should Students Have?
A history professor at an American university in Qatar explains how his students have free choice of media for their…
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Making Prisons Visible: The Work of the MENA Prison Forum
The MENA Prison Forum, launched in 2018, researches and documents prisons and prisoners’ experiences across the region. Its resources include…
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Palestine Festival for Literature Shifts Its Perspective
The literary festival links Palestine to global struggles for self-determination and control of resources.
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Exhibition Revisits a Revolution Whose Legacy Is Still Uncertain
An archival show at Tunisia’s Bardo National Museum chronicles the uprising that sparked the Arab Spring but failed to deliver…
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A Rare Look Inside Iraq’s Education Ministry
A young teacher from Mosul asked for, and received, unusual access to observe the agency’s operations and share concerns with…
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