Artificial Intelligence Helps Computers Leap Forward in Reading Arabic
New projects use artificial intelligence to read Arabic publications of all kinds, opening up the possibility that local, print-only archives could be transformed into widely-available, searchable online resources.
2 Books Explore the Tricky Issue of Reform in Arab Higher Education
In a pair of recently edited volumes, experts gauge the current status of higher education and call for improvements.
Freedom of Creativity Is Under Siege in Egypt
Publishers, authors and bookstore owners feel pressure as the government clamps down on books with political content.
A Moroccan Publisher Reflects on the Struggles Independent Presses Face
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, Kenza Sefrioui gained insights on the problems faced worldwide by small publishing houses like hers.
Arabic Podcasts Find a Growing Audience
Networks in Jordan and Saudi Arabia offer listeners programs that give voice to diverse views, discuss sensitive topics, or just go where the conversation flows.
Magazine in Greece Rejects Labels about Refugees
Solomon, a nonprofit online publication, sees strength, not cause for fear, in diverse populations.
Book Banning in Kuwait: Whatever Next?
A committee of the country’s ministry of information has the power to ban books, in an affront to the country’s democratic principles.
Hard Lessons: North African Writers on Education
Books by authors from the Maghreb show a generational shift in views on the school systems they experienced.
Arab Magazines: A Neglected History Resurfaces
An exhibition in Rabat showcases publications whose mission was to gather and share the best thinking of its time, despite enormous challenges
Canadian Teachers Offer a Refugee-Education Handbook
The book suggests practical ways for teachers and school counselors to support and educate children who have experienced war, displacement and trauma.
