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Economic Hardship Drives Child Marriage
In Egypt, child brides and grooms explain why they married before the legal age.
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Child Brides in Egypt Are Blocked from Education
Researchers are delving into the causes of child marriage and trying to learn how to prevent it.
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21 Million Arab Children Not in School or At Risk
A new report finds a high proportion of Arab children and adolescents are either not in school or at risk…
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Report Finds Mistreatment of Workers Building NYU Abu Dhabi Campus
An investigation found abuses of some workers employed by subcontractors at New York University’s campus in Abu Dhabi.
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A Classroom on a Mini-Bus in Yemen Helps Child Laborers
A roaming bus with volunteer teachers teaches children who have been forced to work by their families.
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The Islamic State’s Plan for Universities
Students and professors at the University of Mosul, in Iraq, are discovering the Islamic State’s higher-education philosophy.
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Kuwait’s Stateless Residents Struggle for Education
A government decision has barred many “Bedoon” children from the Gulf country’s classrooms.
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What Education Is Like Under the Islamic State
As the Islamic State tightens its grip on Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, it is revealing its approach to teaching…
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More Syrians in Lebanon: Fewer in Universities
Lebanon has many university-age Syrian refugees, but few of them are actually in the country’s universities.
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‘Education for All’: Not Happening Yet
Almost 15 years ago educators set six goals for universal education. Progress has been slow.
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