Learning to Earning: Forum Focuses on a Critical Transition for Youth
Four United Nations agencies recently convened a meeting in Jordan to discuss the skills young people need to transition from school to jobs.
Yemeni Scholar in Exile Studies Policies to Empower Women
Nadia Al-Sakkaf, a former Yemeni minister forced to flee her homeland, talks about her struggle to seek asylum and continue her research. Pull-Out Quotes:
Banned Syrian Refugee Communicates With Her Country Through Her Research
Rahaf Aldoughli came to the U.K. as a doctoral student on a government scholarship. Her status changed to refugee after she criticised the policies of the Syrian regime.
Libyan Academic in Britain Perseveres to a Ph.D. Despite Hardships and Disease
Jehan Alswaihli talks about the difficulties she faced after fleeing the conflict in Libya and the need for more support for scholars like her in rebuilding their lives abroad.
Academics in Exile: Hadeel Abdelhameed’s Journey from Iraq to Australia
As the world observes World Refugee Day, Hadeel Abdelhameed relates how she fled a conflict zone and rebuilt her academic career in Australia.
U.N. Outlines 15 Steps for Helping Refugees Access Higher Education
A recent policy paper from two U.N. agencies has 15 recommendations for host countries on how to help refugees surmount barriers to higher education.
Academic Groups Urge Global Support for Ukraine’s Displaced Scientists
International academic groups are urging the global science community to advocate for helping Ukraine’s displaced scientists and scholars.
‘The Last Resort’: Documentary Tells the Story of European Refugees in Egypt
A documentary film recounts the little-known story of El Shatt, a refugee camp near Suez that sheltered thousands of Europeans during World War II.
France Makes Yemeni Writer Ali Al-Muqri a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters
Now living in Paris, the novelist and poet says he hopes the cultural honour will focus more attention on the neglected realm of Arabic literature in translation.
Israeli Restrictions That Hurt Palestinian Universities Draw International Rebukes
International academic groups call on Israel to drop restrictions that would limit foreign scholars’ ability to study and work at universities in the West Bank.
