Opinion
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An Algerian Student’s Search for a Decent Home
A student seeking a master’s degree got an unpleasant surprise when she showed up at her dormitory.
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A Conversation With Effat University President Haifa Jamal Al-Lail
Haifa Jamal Al-Lail spoke with Al-Fanar Media about the challenges Saudi universities face and the obstacles and opportunities for women…
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Glass Doors: “Womenomics” in Jordan’s School Books
The writer researches the direct and hidden gender biases in school textbooks, and the negative messages they convey about women’s…
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Is Education a Right?
While policymakers like to make grand statements about everyone having educational access, it rarely happens even in rich countries.
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How Higher Education Can Help End Sexual Harassment
In the wake of a widely publicized sexual-harassment incident on an Egyptian campus, the author proposes a way to ease…
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Juggling a Toddler and a PH.D
Maha Bali shares the sweet and the sour of her journey as a mother and a candidate for a doctorate.
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An American Dean Develops an Emirati Cultural Lens
A veteran of student affairs moved to the United Arab Emirates and found that the profession was practiced entirely differently…
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