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Narrowing Education Equity Gaps: Experts Cite Examples That Show It’s Possible
The success of some countries’ policies to improve school access and performance shows that education equity can be achieved, a…
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Hamas-Affiliated Bloc Wins Birzeit University Student Elections
Student elections are watched with wide interest in Palestine, where the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority has not allowed any parliamentary elections…
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Lebanese Students Campaigned for Change in Parliamentary Vote
Lebanon’s recent parliamentary elections gave young people a chance to show their fervor for ousting a political class they see…
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Israeli Restrictions That Hurt Palestinian Universities Draw International Rebukes
International academic groups call on Israel to drop restrictions that would limit foreign scholars’ ability to study and work at…
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Researchers Confront Violence Against Women in Egypt and Morocco
A study of gender-based violence in Egypt and Morocco looks at how each country has tackled the problem and tries…
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Green Initiatives Thrive at Lebanon’s Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik takes environmental awareness seriously. It has been ranked as the most sustainable and green university…
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Photo Exhibition Backs Palestinian Refugee Camp’s Quest for Unesco Status
The photos support a group’s nomination of Dheisheh, a Palestinian refugee camp, as a World Heritage site. They also challenge…
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‘Free to Think 2021’ Documents a Year of Attacks on Education
The latest “Free to Think” report from Scholars at Risk documents 332 attacks on scholars, students, and academic institutions around…
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Health Care in Gaza Suffers as Aid Cuts and Politics Take Toll
Mona Jebril, a Cambridge scholar who lived in Gaza for 22 years, says aid cuts exacerbate political and economic threats…
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