Human Rights
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News & Reports
For Many Somali Girls, Education Ends With a Brutal Ritual
Female genital mutilation is widely practiced in the nation. The government and local and international organizations are working to stop…
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In a Refugee Camp, Classrooms Open Up to Somali Girls
Displaced from their homeland, the girls are taking advantage of an opportunity to break with tradition and go to school.
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A Team Effort to Combat Domestic Violence
In Lebanon, a university and a police force collaborate on a training program to improve the police response to domestic…
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Tips & Resources
Half of Refugee Children Are Not in School, Report Says
The crisis in education for refugee children is getting worse, not better, warns the U.N. refugee agency.
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Drought in Somalia Drives Children from School
Where food and water are scarce, children and families forego education to survive.
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Opinion
With Mass Arrests, Saudi Arabia Silences Independent Voices
The detainees include scholars, preachers and public intellectuals from across the ideological spectrum.
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Opinion
How Egypt Could Better Serve Students With Disabilities
A scholar calls for the adoption of fair admission policies at the nation’s public universities for people with disabilities.
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News & Reports
For Students from Darfur, a Bleak Present and Future
Darfur students at Sudanese universities face major economic challenges and continuous violence and discrimination.
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Refugee Scholarships Should ‘First, Do No Harm’
As scholarship programs for refugee youth expand, the UN refugee agency and others are trying to make sure the programs…
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