Last Words of a Leading Iraqi Scholar
In a prescient paper, published posthumously, the sociologist Faleh Abdul Jabar described the social forces at work in recent Iraqi politics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 reads the pulse of youth opinion in the region.
Report Details Attacks on Education Worldwide
Seven Arab countries show an increase in violence against schools, universities, students and staff in the past five years.
American Studies Gets an Arab Twist
Despite some skepticism about its purpose, the discipline is gaining presence at Arab universities.
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.
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.
