As the School Year Starts, Many Refugees are Shut Out
As conflict arcs through a cluster of Arab countries, a whole generation may be sidelined from education.
Arab Students Grow Community Roots with “Service Learning”
Some educators argue students can systematically blend community work with classroom experience to broaden the knowledge they get.
A Syrian Student’s Fragile Hope for Higher Education
Exams in exile help further young Syrians’ education, but still the challenges do not end.
More Syrians in Lebanon: Fewer in Universities
Lebanon has many university-age Syrian refugees, but few of them are actually in the country’s universities.
For Many Palestinian Refugees, Higher Education Is Not an Option
Palestinian refugees face harsh barriers when trying to reach the advanced levels of education and getting into many professions.
Medical Students Get an Education Treating Syrian Refugees
A mobile clinic in Lebanon provides frontline healthcare to those who have fled the conflict.
In Morocco, Immigrants’ Children Face Educational Barriers
The sons and daughters of sub-Saharan Africans who see Morocco as a gateway to Europe have great difficulty getting an education.
The Syrian Opposition Opens Up a New Path for Students
For the first time this year, Syrian students in opposition-held areas and refugee camps were able to take an exam essential to entering universities.
Some Academics Want to ‘Get Off the Sidelines’ to Help Syrians
In a panel discussion at the New School, academics discussed the international community’s efforts to protect the world’s latest “war orphans,” Syrian students and professors.
Syria’s Lost Generation
University students interviewed in the largest Syrian refugee camp in Jordan reveal the nonviolent roots of the uprising.
