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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…
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Opinion
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.
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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.
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Opinion
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.
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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…
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Magazine in Greece Rejects Labels about Refugees
Solomon, a nonprofit online publication, sees strength, not cause for fear, in diverse populations.
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Opinion
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…
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Opinion
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.
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Opinion
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…
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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…
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