Politics
-
Tips & Resources
Improving Educational Opportunities For Youth Inside Syria
Participants in a Beirut workshop developed recommendations to improve the access of youth inside Syria to quality higher education.
Read More » -
Opinion
Newspaper Pledges to Return ISIS Documents to Iraq
Scholars compared the New York Times’s removal of documents to past thefts of artifacts by archaeologists and armies.
Read More » -
News & Reports
Yemen’s War Reaches Into Public-University Classrooms
In territory held by the Iranian-supported rebels, the conflict has resulted in professors and classes that reflect the Houthi views.
Read More » -
News & Reports
Cameroon’s Language Divide Disrupts Education
Clashes between Anglophone separatists and the Francophone government have shut down schools and forced many young people to flee.
Read More » -
News & Reports
Arab Youth See Region Adrift, Survey Finds
An annual poll of young Arab men and women provides private data for policy makers and a public report that…
Read More » -
News & Reports
American Studies Gets an Arab Twist
Despite some skepticism about its purpose, the discipline is gaining presence at Arab universities.
Read More » -
News & Reports
Returning Students Want to Help Rebuild Gambia
Many who fled under the country’s former president now are resuming studies or seeking jobs in their homeland.
Read More » -
News & Reports
Kenya’s Changes in Refugee Schools Lead to Boycotts
Parents resist a plan to replace refugee teachers with state-registered ones. They also worry they’ll be charged new fees.
Read More » -
News & Reports
Early Marriage Is Back in Spotlight in the Middle East
Some nations have made progress in limiting a practice that disrupts girls’ education. But traditionalists are pushing back.
Read More » -
News & Reports
The Story Behind the Planets Named After Qatar
A Qatari scientist leads a search for planets of other stars that is drawing international attention.
Read More »