Politics
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In the Arab World, an Academic Freedom Report Focuses on Egypt
The Academic Freedom Monitoring Report, a project of Scholars at Risk, has highlighted Egypt, especially the bans there that prevent…
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Circles of Trust: New Insights Into Arab Youth
A consortium of researchers who have studied young people in five Arab countries and Turkey find that young people place…
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Opinion
The Liberal Arts As Antidote to Political Extremism in Mideast
Empowering youth requires encouraging enrollment in academic programs that include courses in philosophy, poetry and art history, the writers believe.
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Opinion
Palestinian Universities on the Frontlines
In Palestine, institutions of higher education are vital to the future but have to fight on two fronts just to…
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Opinion
Professor-Politician Puts Education On the Agenda
The first female head of a political party in Morocco is a professor, and a defender of the country’s public…
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Two Gulf Countries Limit Students Sent to Egypt
Saudi Arabia and Qatar say forged degrees and poor academic standards are reasons. Qatar’s decision includes undergraduates.
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The End of Sanctions Opens Iran’s Academic Gates
Iran is expanding its higher-education connections internationally, although it faces reticence in the Arab world.
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Opinion
Higher Education Could Support Kurdistan’s Economic Recovery
A region once considered Iraq’s success story has fallen down into troubled times. Higher education could help it climb back…
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Opinion
Engineers and Jihadists: The Curious Connection
A new book tries to solve the puzzle of why engineering students are overrepresented among Islamist radicals.
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Imprisoned Students In Egypt Struggle To Complete Their Degrees
Pursuing university studies in jail is legally possible in Egypt. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy.
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