By Amr EL-Tohamy. Before being dismissed from his university for his political activities on campus, 24-year-old Khalid had been a student in the faculty of dentistry at Egypt’s Mansoura University for four years. After looking into universities in China, Russia, and India, he headed to the Near East University (Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi) in the Turkish city of Lefkoşa to pursue his specialization, paying a fee of about 12,000 euros a year. More...

By Ibtissem Jamel. Tunisian university campuses are tense following the recent terrorist attacks in the country and the declaration of a national state of emergency. More...

By Gilgamesh Nabeel. Hackers appear to have shut down an online event organized by Arab scientific organizations and designed to explain the concept of evolution to Arabic readers. More...

By Ahmed ElShamy. First many Egyptian youths boycotted the national parliamentary elections. Then students shied away from their own student-union elections, making complete their refusal to take part in the country’s political life. More...

By Al-Fanar Media Reporting Team. In October, Al-Fanar Media organized a workshop for those trying to help Syrian youth get access to higher education in the countries near Syria. The workshop was hosted by Koç University and conducted in partnership with SPARK, a Dutch NGO that focuses on higher education and entrepreneurship with youth in conflict-affected societies, and the Scholar Rescue Fund at the Institute of International Education. More...

By Rasha Faek. Far from the hustle and bustle of the center of the European side of Istanbul, a Syrian couple chose a restored wooden house in the Fatih neighborhood to be the first major Arabic bookstore in Turkey. They named it Pages Bookstore Cafe, or Safahat in Arabic and Turkish. More...

By Benjamin Plackett. The first thing you notice about Lara Jaber is her wide smile. She smiles almost all the time. On many other people it might seem forced, but with her it feels genuine. More...

By Benjamin Plackett. A new survey that focused on the difficulties that young Arab women face in searching for their first job found that they asked for help with commuting costs, childcare, and more flexible hours. More...

By Wagdy Sawahel. A report by the security firm Fire Eye about cyber threats in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa found that malware attacks nearly doubled in the first half of 2015. Saudi Arabia was among the top ten most vulnerable countries in the region, the report said, and the education sector was among the most vulnerable in that country. More...