Helping Women Hurdle Employment Barriers
Across the Arab region, a few programs focus on helping women get the skills and attitudes they need to find and hold a job.
Damascus Campus Shelled: Syrian Students Struggle
A mortar attack on the architecture school at the University of Damascus last week was the latest wound to what is left of Syrian higher education. Syrian students, both in Syria and its neighbors, are finding it hard to get an education.
At British University in Egypt, Students End Protests
Student strikers at the British University of Egypt said it was trying to profit from them, while administrators said they were just trying to pass on real costs. The university president has resigned.
Syrian Students: Stranded Outside, Trapped Inside
Syrian students outside their country are cut off from financial support and pulled into political conflicts. Inside Syria, even students who win scholarships can’t get visas.
