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Online Event About Evolution for Arabic Readers is Shut Down
Fourteen Arab groups organized an online event to help explain evolution, but the event appears to have been a cyber-attack…
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Universities Are Places Where Everybody Has the Right to be Wrong
The president of the American University in Cairo has led a leading institution in the Arab region through one of…
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A Jordanian Researcher Advocates For Natural Pest Control
A scientist fights for her field of research—the biological control of crop pests—to be taken seriously in the Arab region.
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Science in the Muslim World: Weak Research, Strong Female Participation
A new report goes beyond “gloom and doom” about science in predominantly Muslim countries and examines possible routes to improvement.
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Opinion
A New Way to Measure the Importance of Arabic Research
The author argues that creating an objective way to measure the importance of research papers in Arabic could improve science…
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The Door for Many Middle East Scholars is Slamming Shut
Scholars in the Arab region have always had to tiptoe around regime “red lines.” Now they say the situation is…
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Kuwait Takes a Practical Step Forward in Solar Energy
A new project will save the equivalent of 12 million barrels of oil a year, revealing the potential of applied…
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Thirsty Work: The Hunt For Another Water Supply
Egyptian research seeks to develop improved membranes for filtering salt out of water to create a more reliable regional water…
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Opinion
A Conversation with the LAU President: Education and Lebanon’s Future
Joseph Jabbra, the president of Lebanese American University, talks about steering his institution through difficult political and economic times.
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In a Dry Country, Gardening Becomes Education
Small gardens can become powerful teaching tools that help children understand the basics of sustainability.
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