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Drought in Somalia Drives Children from School
EL WAK, Somalia—In this remote town on the Horn of Africa, about 270 miles south of the capital city of Mogadishu, schoolchildren loiter in the streets in search of food. “I can’t go to school. I’m...
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Somalis Leaving Kenya Face Educational Roadblocks
This article is one of two focusing on education issues for Somali refugees in Kenya. DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP, Kenya—As students in Kenya’s education system sat this year for exams necessary to advance to...
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In a Refugee Camp, Classrooms Open Up to Somali Girls
This article is one of two focusing on education issues for Somali refugees in Kenya. DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP, Kenya—“Who said girls from Somalia cannot go to school and achieve their dreams?” Hani...
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2017: The Arab World in Books
Each year, we publish a list of books of interest from and about the Arab world. These are books that I and others at Al-Fanar Media have enjoyed and written about, or that have been brought to our...
View ArticleA Student’s Primer on Accreditation
This article is a companion to our searchable database of accredited higher-education institutions and programs in the Arab world and Turkey. What exactly is accreditation? And why does it matter so...
View ArticleHow to Write a Dissertation in Your Second Language
This commentary first appeared on the blog Research Degree Voodoo. Students in doctoral programs whose first language is not English may worry about writing a thesis of up to 100,000 words. Their...
View ArticleMeasuring Quality in Higher Education Is a Tricky Proposition
Demand for higher education in the Arab region has never been greater. Students, families, governments and societies throughout the region all understand that higher education is the key to individual...
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A School for Yemenis in Somalia Keeps Dreams Alive
MOGADISHU, Somalia—Sudd Khalif, 16, was among 35 students competing to answer a teacher’s question in a packed classroom at the Yemeni Community School here. Khalif fled the civil war in Yemen, his...
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For Many Somali Girls, Education Ends With a Brutal Ritual
MOGADISHU, Somalia—Nasra Ahmed, 13, hasn’t gone to school this year. She wants to study. But she can’t attend classes because over the December holiday she underwent a brutal procedure known as female...
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Puntland Makes Strides in Expanding School Access
GAROWE, Somalia—As dawn breaks in this city, the capital of the Puntland region of Somalia, hundreds of schoolchildren fill the roads, carrying bags and books as they head to classes to receive...
View ArticleJournalism Schools Need to Modernize; Sociologists Can Help
Arab audiences and readers are savvy when it comes to using digital technologies, but journalism schools have been slow to adapt. Young Arab journalism students are aware of the job opportunities that...
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In Somalia, Educational Quality Starts with Teachers
MOGADISHU, Somalia—Rahma Ali has a newfound sense of purpose. She recently completed a teacher training program with the Global Campaign for Education, an international coalition of education advocates...
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Patterns of Disease Are Changing in the Arab World
BEIRUT—As the Arab world has become more prosperous in recent decades, the number of people dying from contagious diseases has fallen. But the death rate from non-infectious diseases, such as diabetes...
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Somaliland Uses Phones to Help Improve Schools
HARGEISA, Somaliland—Around the world, teachers discourage their pupils from using their cellphones in class, fearing that the devices distract from students’ education. But in Africa, phones are...
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Magazine in Greece Rejects Labels about Refugees
When more than one million Syrian and other refugees poured into Southern Europe a few years ago, many Greeks rebuffed them, embracing nationalist, anti-immigration politicians or applauding officials...
View ArticleAdvanced Interdisciplinary Programs Place New Demands on Professors
Every institution and every program require professors to take a unique approach to teaching and interacting with students. But when a course is taught as part of a broader interdisciplinary program,...
View ArticleAn Arab Student’s Guide to Higher-Education Accreditation
This article is an updated companion to our resource that allows readers to search by country for internationally accredited institutions and programs. The growing plethora of educational options—both...
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False Research Results—A Global Problem That Includes the Arab World
Science has the power to improve health, strengthen economies and shed light on the unknown throughout the universe. Most scientists pursue research honestly and with noble aims. But a small and...
View ArticleTips for Students: How to Cope with Exam Stress
New research from the Lebanese University suggests that a large number of university students in the Arab world experience spikes of stress during end-of-term, notably before exams. The study shows...
View ArticleWhy the Split Between Classical and Everyday Arabic Endures
If you relied on subtitles, you’d think Arabic only had one insult: “tabban lak.” The phrase is a strong curse, meaning “may evil befall you” or “may you perish,” and dates back to the Qur’an, though...
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