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Al-Fanar Media and Ford Foundation Collaborate in Media Literacy Initiative
With support from the Ford Foundation, Al-Fanar Media is launching a project aimed at promoting media literacy among university students…
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Arab Academics at American Universities Disagree about Freedom of Expression over Gaza
Arab professors at universities in the United States offer different views on whether academic freedom and freedom of expression are…
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‘Free to Think 2023’: A Year of Bombings and Other Attacks on Higher Education
A new report from Scholars at Risk’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project examines efforts to restrict free discourse in both authoritarian…
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With U.S. Support, Egypt Launches Centre to Assist Climate Adaptation in Africa
The Cairo Center for Learning and Excellence on Adaptation and Resilience is expected to play a prominent role in helping…
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Al-Fanar Media Re-Launches Its Website with a New Visual Identity
With a new visual identity, Al-Fanar Media re-launches its website to give readers a better, more-interactive way of experiencing news…
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Gender Gap Report Finds MENA Region Lags in Leadership Roles for Women
The World Economic Forum’s latest report notes some gains for women, but says progress toward gender parity was set back…
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It Is Time to Deal with Arabic’s Diglossia
Not treating Arabic's diglossia is causing an education crisis. Children speak one language at home and are expected to learn…
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AIEA Virtual Global Summit Focuses on Education Internationalisation
On the 40th anniversary of the U.S.-based Association of International Education Administrators, university leaders explore internationalisation and strategic partnership opportunities.
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A Syrian-Born Scholar Reflects on Arab Efforts to Preserve Islamic Architecture
Nasser Rabbat leads the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He applauds architectural preservation…
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Jobs and Education: A Nobel Laureate’s Views on a Tangled Connection
A conversation with Joshua Angrist, a co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics, about jobs, education, and other issues…
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