Survey Finds Modest Gains in Support for Arab Women’s Rights
In two new reports, the Arab Barometer finds gradually shifting attitudes on women’s place in society and broad disillusionment among young people.
Study of Arab Media Use: Facebook Down. Podcasts Up. But Don’t Criticize the Government.
The latest edition of an annual academic study shows an increase in the support for the freedom of expression online as long as people don’t criticize their governments.
Qatari Research Shows Environmental Cost of Bitcoin
New research shows that the digital currency has a large environmental impact, but not all experts agree that it is a cause for concern.
Portal Gives Researchers More Public Exposure
A new project is building an open archive of research projects in the Arab region, to make that knowledge more available to the public.
An Online Archive of the Egyptian Revolution
Activists have published nearly a thousand hours of unedited footage of the Egyptian uprising on a new website.
The Researcher Who Wants to Tidy the Web
This researcher believes the Internet has expanded without any oversight and wants to correct that.
Research Results Are Increasingly Available For Free
A movement to make the fruits of research available without charge has helped students and faculty members gain access to an increasing number of academic articles.
Academic Freedom Report Highlights Repression in Turkey
A report by Scholars at Risk details more than 250 attacks on academic freedom in 35 countries over the past year.
An Online Movement Translates Academic Articles Into Arabic
To meet a need for Arabic versions of publications in science and humanities, volunteers are publishing new translations online.
UAE Jails Economist: The Silence is Deafening
A court has sentenced economist and human rights advocate, Nasser Bin Ghaith, to ten years in jail over his Tweets. The “bubble universities” are quiet.
