Travel Enriches Poems of Basim Furat, Winner of the Helmy Salem Prize for Poetry
The Iraqi poet Basim Furat, winner of the 2022 Helmy Salem Prize for Poetry, talks about his experiences in poetry and travel literature.
Aminetou Mint El-Moctar Fights Barriers to Women’s Education in Mauritania
Forced into early marriage and deprived of a university education herself, Aminetou Mint El-Moctar embarked on a lifelong struggle to improve women’s lives in her country.
Safa Nassereldin, of Al-Quds University, Says Lack of Funding Threatens Education Continuity
The Palestinian academic Safa Nassereldin, a top administrator at Al-Quds University, describes how the university tries to cope with Israeli restrictions and a financial crisis.
Career Development Centres at Egyptian Universities Focus on Skills the Market Needs
Maha Fakhry, head of the University Centres for Career Development project, discusses how the project tries to ensure that students leave university with the skills employers want.
Jordanian Pharmacologist Nancy Hakooz Receives International Honour
Hakooz studies the effect of genes on drug response. She is being honoured by the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics.
Saad Salloum Calls on Arab Academics to Value Diversity as the Basis of Unity
The Iraqi scholar, recently honoured for his longtime advocacy of freedom of religion and minorities’ rights, urges academics, politicians and youth to rethink views that see diversity as a threat.
Brain Tissue on a Microchip Aids Iraqi Scientist’s Search for Better Stroke Treatments
Mootaz Salman, an Iraqi scientist at the University of Oxford, has won the “Young Scientist Lectureship Award” for his use of innovative technology to treat neurological diseases.
Children’s Literature Deserves Serious Study, Says Scholar Yasmine Motawy
Yasmine Motawy was recently honoured by the American University in Cairo for her studies of children’s literature and its impact on society.
Legal Scholar Zeina Jallad Says More Women Lawyers Would Help Palestinian Society
The human-rights scholar Zeina Jallad calls for improvements in Palestinian legal education and more support for women in a male-dominated field.
Syrian Archaeologist Seeks International Help to Document Damaged Sites
Amal Al Kassem is developing a plan that involves fieldwork in Syria and remote analysis of damaged and looted sites in preparation for reconstructing them.
