A Hidden Barrier to Arab Students’ Education

By Ibtissem Jamel, Rim Hayat Chaif, Tarek Abd El-Galil, Tasneem Mohamed. With the start of the new academic year in many Arab countries, the struggle with transportation also begins for millions of students. 
Most public universities in the region do not offer transportation for students, who are left to cope with inadequate public transportation. Some private universities overcharge students for transportation that the universities provide. Students are often late for lectures or spend a large portion of their small budgets getting to campus, leaving them prone to dropping out. More...