Aisha Elgayar
Aisha is an Egyptian journalist, based in Kuwait. She writes about women, children and education at Al-Qabas, an Arabic daily Kuwaiti electronic newspaper.
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A Stateless Poet Finds Her Home and Identity in Literature
Mona Kareem, who will teach at Princeton University this fall, employs her poetic talent to highlight the issues of Kuwait's…
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Kuwait Shuts Down an Art Exhibit. Is the ‘Most Open’ Gulf Society Closing?
Artists believe the shuttering of Shurooq Amin’s show by Kuwaiti authorities is the latest indicator of the country’s decline in…
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Kuwaiti Group Seeks to Nurture Creativity by Changing Mind-Sets
Nuqat, an independent foundation, encourages creative thinking to solve problems in the Arab world through education and youth skills development.
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Crown Prince Pushes Change in Saudi Higher Education
Mohammad bin Salman wants universities in the Kingdom to focus on the needs of the private sector, in a break…
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Saudi Cuts in Student Aid Leave Some Struggling
The government has not said when or how it will resume an internal scholarship program it suspended two years ago.
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A Kuwaiti Academic Fights for Embracing Diversity
Ibtihal Al-Khatib adopts critical thinking as a lifestyle and a teaching method to her students at Kuwait University.
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In Kuwait, Students Can Buy Ready-Made Research
Some Kuwaiti universities are now using software to detect work that is not the student’s own.
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Arab Students Caught in Regional Conflict With Qatar
After many Arab countries broke relations with Qatar, Qataris abroad are facing the consequences and Arab students and professors in…
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Kuwait Worries Expat Workforce Is Taking Jobs from College Graduates
Graduate unemployment rates are rising, but some say the problem isn’t foreign labor.
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Cooperation is Key to Strengthening Research, Scholars Say
Scientific research in the Arab region faces a lack of funding, but better exchange of information could help.
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