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Aid Agencies Are Building Alumni Networks to Help Syrian Graduates Find Jobs
International agencies that provide scholarships hope alumni networks will help make Syrian graduates more employable.
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Palestinian Diaspora Literature Resurges from Obscurity
Publishers are showing new interest in creative poetry and fiction by young Palestinians whose works reflect the emotional and physical…
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Arab Girls Often Lack Access to a Key Educational Tool: Mobile Phones
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the gender gap that girls face in getting access to mobile phones, which are now…
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A Conversation About the Situation of Syrian Refugee Girls in Lebanon
Nawal Mdallaly, the founder of an organization that works with Syrian refugees in Lebanon, describes how Covid-19 has intensified the…
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Syrian Refugees in Germany Switch Academic Paths
Government support and the absence of pressures felt back home make it easier for many Syrian refugees in Germany to…
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In Iraq, War and Marriage Are Frequent Obstacles to Education
The pandemic is just one additional obstacle that is preventing girls from getting an education in a country with a…
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Pandemic Will Force Thousands of Refugee Girls to Become Brides Instead of Students
The number of refugee girls in the Middle East able to complete school and advance to higher education is certain…
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Where Syrian Girls Are Marrying Early
A country-by-country breakdown of child marriage among displaced and refugee Syrian girls.
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Why Families Choose Marriage Over School for Their Daughters
Increasing economic hardship, lingering cultural norms and other factors are driving many families to marry off their daughters.
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Missing Students: The Stories of 3 Child Brides
Millions of girls in the Arab world end up as child brides: Some are forced to marry by their parents,…
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