By Hamad Othman. After every exam, students in the Arabic department at Jerash University crowd around Basim Abdallah, a 33-year-old Syrian student, to find out the correct answers to exam questions. More...

By Ursula Lindsey. The event, “Les Etats Généraux de la Culture au Maroc,” was organized by Racines (“Roots”), a nonprofit, private organization that promotes culture and creative industries. More...

By Asma' Jawabreh. A few years ago, Inas al-Bahry, a young Libyan woman, noticed something that seemed to her pretty obvious. In Libya, she says, it’s not difficult to find a good cup of coffee. But when Libyans are having coffee, they might want to have something with it. More...

By Asma' Jawabreh. Sarah Abu Saymeh isn’t sure that her studies are worth the financial hole that she’s digging for herself. More...

By Benjamin Plackett. Maha Al-Asmakh wants to understand how the so-called “good” bacteria in the gut of a mother can affect the development of a fetus, specifically the blood-brain barrier, a filter that keeps the blood in the brain free from potentially harmful substances. More...

By Benjamin Plackett. Social scientists in the Arab world say that governments are increasingly treating their profession with suspicion. Requests for data and access to national archives are routinely blocked by government agencies on the grounds of protecting national security. More...