How to Create Safe Spaces for Teaching Taboo Topics
A history professor in Qatar offers advice for instructors seeking to discuss sensitive social and political issues.
Egypt’s Universities Adopt Academic Credit-Hour System
Moving to the credit-hour system should help cut the state’s higher-education costs, officials say, but some academics fear a lowering of standards.
For Many Universities in Lebanon, Survival May Be at Stake
Many universities may not survive the country’s economic turmoil, economists warn. For those that do, maintaining educational quality could be a challenge.
Shafeeq Ghabra: A Scholar of the Palestinian Cause Confronts Illness With Research and Hope
Shafeeq Ghabra chose research and teaching over military, diplomatic and administrative work. His writing sustains him now.
Foreign Support Helps Lebanese Students Complete Degrees Amid Crises
With Lebanon facing multiple crises, many students struggle with education costs. French and U.S. government programs are helping some continue their studies.
Teaching Middle Eastern History Through Games
Games are well established as teaching tools, says a history professor in Qatar. Instead of resisting them, educators should be trying to develop better ones.
A Scholar Rebuilds the Archives of Lebanon’s Left Before the Civil War
Fadi Bardawil believes the history of how leftist thought evolved in the 1960s holds lessons for groups seeking change today.
Palestinian Education Is Impeded Under Protracted Conflict With Israel
Decades of Israeli attacks on facilities and control over curricula have undermined access to education for all Palestinians, speakers at a recent webinar said.
Hassan Abbas: Syrian Intellectual and Champion of Citizens’ Rights
With his death in March, the Arab region lost a leading advocate for citizenship, political rights, gender equality and justice.
Universities That Teach in English Should Aim for Linguistic Diversity Too
A history professor at an American university in Qatar argues that Anglophone institutions should avoid a linguistic monoculture.
