Opinion
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October 5, 20220 793
Social Sciences and Humanities: A Crisis from Within
Complaints that blame external factors for the disciplines’ decline ignore the responsibility of academics to keep their fields vital, two…
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July 16, 20220 142
Tackling Climate Change Through Teaching Environmental History
With global warming being felt everywhere, a historian in Qatar argues we should pass on lessons from the environmental past…
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June 21, 20220 100
A Feel for History: Let Students Experience It with All Their Senses
As the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, a historian in Qatar argues that teachers should make the most of the return to…
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June 30, 20210 99
How to Create Safe Spaces for Teaching Taboo Topics
A history professor in Qatar offers advice for instructors seeking to discuss sensitive social and political issues.
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May 12, 20210 84
One Scholar’s Struggle Between Freedom of Research and Self-Censorship
An Egyptian scholar who studied Jewish history in an Arab society found self-censorship a difficult trap to escape.
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April 21, 20210 71
In a Climate of Self-Censorship, Social Research Suffers
A new book argues that Arab social scientists limit their teaching and research through self-censorship, producing a “knowledge void.”
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January 13, 20210 60
Digital Mental Health Tools Increase Access but Need More Study
Digital technologies can help overcome stigmas about mental health issues and improve access to care, but challenges for researchers remain,…
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December 11, 20200 177
Recommended Reading, 2020: Books From and About the Arab World
A sampling of works published, translated or honored in the past year illustrates the diversity of scholarly and literary writing…
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October 20, 20200 271
Teaching Gender and Women’s Studies in the Middle East
Four scholars of gender and women’s studies reflect on the challenges of teaching gender politics in the Middle East and…
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July 17, 20200 1,224
Anthropologists Have Important Role to Play in Public Health Crises, Veteran Scholar Says
Epidemics are not as isolated as they may appear, says the anthropologist Charles L. Briggs. It’s important to understand the…
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