An Educator and Translator Confronts a Decline in Teaching Arabic
Maha Saleh believes that the fragmented nature of Arabic teaching curricula has negatively affected the language.
A Promoter of Peaceful Co-Existence Seeks a New Model for Arab Education
Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi sees education as the best hope for countering extremism and building a better future.
Sudanese Writer in Exile Knows Life’s ‘Violent Reality,’ and Its Flashes of Joy
Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin fled Sudan to escape persecution. His 2009 novel The Jungo, once banned, has won praise and prizes—in Arabic and in French translation.
Blind Tunisian Professor Sets a Standard for Others to Follow
In spite of losing his sight, Walid Al-Zaidi completed his education, obtained a Ph.D. and became a professor. For a month, he was Tunisia’s minister of culture.
A Stateless Poet Finds Her Home and Identity in Literature
Mona Kareem, who will teach at Princeton University this fall, employs her poetic talent to highlight the issues of Kuwait’s Bedoon population.
Anthropologists Have Important Role to Play in Public Health Crises, Veteran Scholar Says
Epidemics are not as isolated as they may appear, says the anthropologist Charles L. Briggs. It’s important to understand the underlying factors that helped shape the situation.
Commuting From a Refugee Camp to University, A Student Stays Hopeful
A Syrian student who lives in the largest refugee camp in Iraq attends the nearby University of Duhok, hoping someday to serve her community.
For a Yemeni Researcher, Emigration Is the Only Opportunity
A Yemeni researcher wanted to return to her country to do plant research that could help human health. But the war there made research impossible.
Palestinian Pianist Faraj Suleiman Finds His Voice
The busy artist, now based in Paris, is achieving international notice as he hones his craft. His latest album adds something new: Singing his own songs, in his native dialect.
Professors Start a ‘School of the Rioters’
With universities closed in Lebanon, some professors are conducting “teach ins” and moderating discussions on the street. For one such effort, a professor of economics discusses his goals.
