Politics
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In Tunisia, Academic “Families” Protect University Campuses
As police mostly stay off campus, networks of students and staff members have rallied to act as informal university security.
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What Egypt Can Learn From Mandela
Nelson Mandela's capacity to empathize with those who imprisoned him should inspire educators in Egypt, the author says.
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Al-Azhar Students Test the Legal Limits of Protest In Egypt
In a difficult time for Al-Azhar University, 38 more students have been sentenced to prison and one student has died…
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Opinion
Reflections on Egypt Through an Education Lens
A visit to Egypt to meet with public-university presidents prompts some observations on education and democracy.
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Looking Behind the Egyptian Student Protests
Street protests against the military-backed government have subsided, leaving campus protests as a focal point of political friction.
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Canadian Academics’ Letter Smuggled Out of Egypt Prison
A letter written by the two Canadian academics imprisoned in Egypt details the conditions they and other prisoners live in.
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Canadian Academics Held in Egypt Declare Hunger Strike
Two Canadian professors arrested in Cairo have began a hunger strike to protest their detention without charges.
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Egypt Poised to Give Guards at Public Universities More Power
The military-backed interim government wants to give guards on campuses the power to investigate allegations and turn evidence over to…
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Opinion
Conversation With an Advocate of “Education for Citizenship”
Al Fanar interviewed Muhammad Faour, a scholar who has surveyed how 11 Arab countries teach citizenship. He found that what…
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Universities Caught in Tunisia’s Political Crisis
With the academic year soon to begin, university leaders are urging nonviolence as the country tries to find a way…
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