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Opinion
In Egypt, Harsh Measures Against Academic Freedom Persist
A prominent group of human rights lawyers reports on severe restrictions on academic freedom in the first quarter of 2017.
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Opinion
The Light Inside the Tunnel
A slight twist on an old saying can help those discouraged by the situation in the Arab world, says an…
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Scholarships Prepare New Leaders in Tunisia
Thomas Jefferson Scholarships to U.S. colleges increase the employment rate and volunteerism rate among participating Tunisian students.
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News & Reports
Egypt Debates Introducing Electronic Textbooks
The plan would cut government printing costs, but families would need expensive electronic reading devices and possibly Internet access.
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News & Reports
A Country Runs Out of Cash, and Students Suffer
As the power struggles in Libya intensify, Libyan banks are literally without enough paper money, and the challenges Libyan students…
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Opinion
You Can Combine Motherhood and Study
A Ph.D. candidate and mother of two young children says reaching her academic goal has been difficult but it can…
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News & Reports
Egyptian Universities Want More Foreign Students
Government plan will boost foreign currency revenues.
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Opinion
Egyptian Universities Abuse Disciplinary Codes to Squeeze Student Freedoms
Egyptian universities are meting out punishments that far outweigh student infractions in an apparent attempt to keep a tight lid…
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News & Reports
Yemen: Chaos, War and Higher Education
As the country’s conflict drags on, university buildings have been bombed, professors have lost their salaries and university students find…
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News & Reports
Yemeni Youth Speak: “We Are Stranded”
Young people from Yemen, even those studying overseas, are caught in the crossfire of the country’s civil war and are…
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