Human Rights
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Opinion
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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Prominent Egyptian Scholar Charged With Espionage
An American University in Cairo professor and renowned Egyptian scholar, Emad Shahin, is facing what he calls trumped-up criminal charges.
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New Home for Many Egyptian Academics: Jail
With more Egyptian professors and students behind bars, some of them have begun a hunger strike.
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In Egypt, 12 Al-Azhar Students Sentenced to 17 Years in Jail
Court sentences of 17 years in prison for Al-Azhar university student protestors are being viewed by many human-rights lawyers as…
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Egyptian Academics Arrested in the Crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood
At least 70 professors have been arrested in the Egyptian government's anti-Muslim Brotherhood crackdown. Opinions are mixed as to the…
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Yemen’s Largest University Is Shut Down
Sana’a University has been riddled by student protests, threats of violence, and students’ complaints that they can’t afford the university…
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Sub-Saharan Students in Morocco: Both Welcomed and Shunned
The Moroccan government has created scholarships for students from central Africa but when the students arrive they are often shocked…
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Arab Stereotypes: How One Academic Fights Them
Educators need to help students in the West to identify and break free of stereotypical images of Arabs, says an…
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The Fight Against Sexual Harassment on Arab Campuses
Women and sympathetic men are organizing against those who sexually harass others in the academic setting.
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‘The University Space Must Be Safe’
Higher-education leaders have rallied around the University of Manouba, which has been the subject of Salafist attacks.
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