“The teaching of science in the Arab world is a disaster right now,” says Farouk el-Baz, director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University and one of the most famous living Arab ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Last fall, CJR’s Curtis Brainard discussed the state of science journalism in the Arab world with Nadia El-Awady and Zainab ...

If asked to trace the roots of modern Western science, most educated Westerners will point to the scientific revolution that flowered in Europe following the Renaissance, with Copernicus's 1543 "On ...

As research increases in Arab countries, the media is stepping up to report on it. In the third of three essays, Nadia El-Awady says the local journalism has much room for improvement. When I started ...

Dubai, September 12, 2009: The "Arab Women in Science And Technology" conference with the theme "empowerment for the development of the Arab world" being held between September 28-30 under the ...

The second edition of the annual public lecture organised by Ma’hdu Diraasaatil Qur’an Wal-Lugha (Institute of Qur’an and Language Studies) has further strengthened awareness of the importance of the ...

Doha, November 11, 2024 – The Arab Global Scholars (AGS) community gathered at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) in Qatar Foundation’s Education City last week to herald the latest evolution of an ...

Based on the success of NAS's Kavli Frontiers of Science Program and NAE's Frontiers of Engineering, the Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine program will initiate a series of ...

Artwork by Al-Bustan campers was inspired by the Alhambra palace in Spain. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Campers learn Arab rhythms at the Al-Bustan percussion camp. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Campers learn ...

Several of Paul Braterman's articles have been translated into Arabic by the Iraqi Translation Project. He derives no material benefit from this. Translations can change the course of civilisations.

The immense challenges facing those who attempt to support research in developing countries are compounded by political turmoil in the Middle East. Four years ago, Nature reported on some welcome news ...