Data & Surveys
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News
Arab and International Leaders Call for Greater Investment in Education
On the U.N.’s International Day of Education, leaders called for more public spending to meet the educational challenges of a…
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New Institute in Qatar to Enhance South-to-South Academic Collaboration
Northwestern University in Qatar aims to promote local knowledge production and research done by scholars from the Global South.
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Job Skills in Demand: Insights from the World Economic Forum
Students choosing a career and workers seeking to retrain could find guidance in recent reports about the job skills most…
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2 Saudi Universities Are Among the World’s Top 100, U.S. Publisher Says
In the latest “Best Global Universities” rankings from “U.S. News & World Report”, two Saudi universities earn spots in the…
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International Accreditation Is a Factor in Many Arab Students’ University Choices
When it comes to deciding where to enroll, many students say international accreditation matters, an informal poll by Al-Fanar Media…
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Opinion
Self-Censorship in the University: A Breach of Academic Freedom
In a collective act of self-censorship, many academics today willingly cede the university’s unconditional freedom to investigate all ideas.
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Opinion
Why Professors in Algeria Have Given Up on Free Academic Inquiry
Professors in Algeria have learned that it's best to endorse the conventional wisdom and not ask new questions, a scholar…
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Opinion
In a Climate of Self-Censorship, Social Research Suffers
A new book argues that Arab social scientists limit their teaching and research through self-censorship, producing a “knowledge void.”
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Pandemic Will Force Thousands of Refugee Girls to Become Brides Instead of Students
The number of refugee girls in the Middle East able to complete school and advance to higher education is certain…
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Resources
Where Syrian Girls Are Marrying Early
A country-by-country breakdown of child marriage among displaced and refugee Syrian girls.
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