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Arab Science Needs More Respect
Arab countries are exporting their best researchers instead of building up the scientific enterprise locally, say the authors of chapter…
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Opinion
In Homs, a “Battle for Home”
A young Syrian architect uses her hometown as a basis for reflecting on the larger social and political role of…
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Opinion
A Conversation With Seteney Shami
The social sciences are essential to understanding social change in the Arab region, says the director general of the Arab…
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News & Reports
Exiled Syrian Engineer Designs Wheelchair Upgrade
After escaping war in Syria, Tarek Kasmieh used his research grant to design a kit for motorizing wheelchairs.
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Researcher Suggests a Way to Protect Refugees’ Babies From Stress
A Syrian scientist in California is working to improve mental-health outcomes for babies born during wartime.
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News & Reports
Young Researchers’ Funding Struggles Magnified in the Arab World
A recent study of the difficulties young U.S. researchers face echoes in the Middle East—but the story is slightly different.
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Opinion
Why Social Science Risks Irrelevance
The privilege to pursue knowledge carries a responsibility to share it with the world.
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Opinion
Inspiring Youth: A Personal Tribute to Ahmed Zewail
A professor recalls how her personal encounters with Ahmed Zewail, the Nobel-Prize winning Egyptian scientist who died yesterday, have changed…
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News & Reports
An Egyptian’s Quest to Customize Cancer Research
Few treatments are developed specifically with the Arab world’s genetics in mind. But Lobna Mourad wants to change that.
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News & Reports
A Research Victory in Bahrain, But With Limits
A research team managed to produce Bahrain’s first genetically modified animal, but a lack of funding threatens the research’s future.
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