Opinion
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“The Greatest Adventure the Arab World Has Experienced”
At the American University of Beirut’s graduation, Rami Khouri, journalist and academic, spoke stirringly about what has happened in the…
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University Graduates With No Hope For Jobs
Yemeni university graduates stand helpless because of the inability of the state to hire them.
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Why I Left the “Dream Profession”
A story of how Arab universities steered a man away from his true passions, until he seized control.
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What Is Education For?
As countries seek to improve schools and universities, institutional goals need to come into focus.
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A Conversation with the Iraqi Minister of Higher Education
Iraq’s security problems are not preventing it from establishing new universities and ending “mandatory ignorance,” said the Iraqi higher-education minister.
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Is Education a Right?
While policymakers like to make grand statements about everyone having educational access, it rarely happens even in rich countries.
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The Power of Social Media for the Semi-Privileged
A Cairo academic reflects on how online tools keep her connected globally with her peers.
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A Conversation With the Head of the Higher Arab Institute of Translation
Arabic should be the main teaching language in the region but needs to be modernized, says Inam Bioud.
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A Conversation With Tunisia’s New Higher-Education Minister
In a frank, wide-ranging interview, Tawfik Jelassi talks about the country’s efforts to improve its universities.
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How Higher Education Can Help End Sexual Harassment
In the wake of a widely publicized sexual-harassment incident on an Egyptian campus, the author proposes a way to ease…
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