Opinion
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A Summer Course That Shaped My Way of Thinking
An Egyptian journalist recalls a program that helped her think in new ways and reflects on the connection between education…
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What Education Should Look Like After Da’esh
A commentator describes what education should be like after coalition forces have expelled Islamic State forces from Mosul.
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The University of Mosul Could Show the Way in Post-War Reconstruction
Many of those displaced from Mosul are deeply committed to their home. Harnessing their ideas and energy will be key…
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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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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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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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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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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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A Long-Shuttered Moroccan Magazine Still Wields Powerful Influence
Souffles, a firebrand Moroccan cultural magazine, still influences intellectuals and attracts scholars fifty years after its was forced to close.
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The Price of Egypt’s Anti-Cosmopolitanism
The death of an Italian graduate student also speaks to Egypt’s attitude toward research, knowledge, and the international connections of…
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