Added on 12/10/2013
Common Ground News Service
Cultural anthropology , Culture , Daniel Noah Moses , Director of Educator Programs , Education , Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals , Human Interest , Jerusalem , Middle East , Moses , Noah , Politics , Religion/Belief , Seeds of Peace

DR DANIEL MOSES, CGNEWS: Ecomomic boycotts are one thing but banning people from both sides speaking to each other for educational purposes is wrong.
Added on 09/09/2013
Crossroads Arabia
Career , Economics , Education , Employment , Entrepreneurship , House of Saud , Liberal Arts , Middle East , Photography , Saudi Arabia

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A quiet revolution in how young Saudis approach their studies and future careers is underway in the Kingdom
Added on 24/07/2013
Common Ground News Service
Arab citizens of Israel , Asia , director of Merchavim , Education , Environment , Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship in Israel , Israel , Israeli Jews , Israeli people , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Middle East , Mike Prashker , Ministry of Education , Racism in Israel , Religion/Belief , Social Issues , Western Asia , Zionism

COMMON GROUND NEWS: The recruitment of newly qualified Arab-Israeli teachers will help drive shared citizenship initiatives
Added on 14/06/2013
Abu Muhammed
Critical pedagogy , E-learning , Education , Education reform , Educational psychology , Eleanor Duckworth , Learning styles , Pedagogy , Philosophy of education , Student-centred learning , teacher , Technical Vocational Training Corporation , Test

ABU MOHAMMED: It’s an open secret that the education of the majority of nationals in GCC countries is a disaster. What’s to be done about the situation/
Added on 01/06/2013
Common Ground News Service
Arab culture , Education , Emotions , Forgiveness , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Human behavior , Jordan , Lebanon , Mohammed Abu-Nimer , Philosophy of love , Positive psychology , Religion , Religious philosophy , Theology , Virtue

In these days of political unrest and constant change in the Arab world, there are many instances of violence and a pervading lack of trust among people. More than ever, people wonder what mechanisms need to be in place to heal and repair relationships between people and public institutions. The two of us, Dr Ilham […]
Added on 20/05/2013
Naseem Tarawnah
Crime , Dispute resolution , Education , Jordan , Minister , Ministry of Higher Education , Public university , Violence

NASEEM TARAWNAH: The current upswing in violence on university campuses throughout Jordan has prompted the authorities to produce a plan.
Added on 05/05/2013
Abu Muhammed
Arab culture , Critical pedagogy , Distance education , E-learning , Education , Middle East , Pedagogy , Philosophy of education , Student-centred learning , teacher

ABU MOHAMMED: It’s a system of teaching that creates more problems than it solves. It’s time to call time on ‘academic pacing’.
Added on 03/02/2013
Susan Al Shahri
Asia , Dhofar Governorate , Dubai , Education , Oman , Qaboos bin Said al Said , Salalah , Sultanates , Western Asia

SUSAN AL SHAHRI: The advances in Omani education over the past forty years are nothing short of miraculous.
Added on 18/01/2013
Common Ground News Service
Criticism of Islam , Delong , Editor-in-Chief , Education , Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals , Islam , Islamism , Jihad , John Esposito , Monotheism , Natana J. DeLong-Bas , Religion , Religion/Belief , The [Oxford] Encyclopedia , Violence , Wahhabi

NATALA DE-LONG BAS, CGNEWS: Two years into the Arab Spring and what advances have really been made by women in their battle for equality?
Added on 31/12/2012
Abu Muhammed
America , Education , Saudi Arabia , The Missing Link

ABU MOHAMMED: As one who has been closely involved in Saudi education for some time I’ve observed, at first hand, a recurring major flaw
Added on 27/12/2012
Tabsir
Bashar al-Assad , Beirut , Education , Egypt , First Lady , Lebanon , Susan Mubarak , Syria , Syrian National Council , Tripoli , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund , US Federal Reserve
ESTELLA CARPI, TABSIR: Classes are being organised for refugee children and it’s clear that the Assads no longer feature in a Syrian present or future.
Added on 20/12/2012
Naseem Tarawnah
Amazon.com , CEO , Economy , Education , Entrepreneur , Facebook , Google+ , Jordan , Malcolm Gladwell , Social Media

NASEEM TARAWNAH: It’s not about spinning logos, Facebook likes or fancy events – real entrepreneurship is about engagement.
Added on 17/11/2012
Ahmed-Al-Omran
America , Dar Al-Hekma College , David Cameron , Education , Hillary Clinton , Jeddah , King Abdulaziz University , London , Nasser al-Omar , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Saudi government , Secretary of State , Social networking , Twitter , UN Court , United Kingdom , United States , US embassy , Women , Women's issues

AHMED AL OMRAN: It seems to have become a regular stop for foreign dignitaries visiting the Kingdom. But that hasn’t stopped conservatives offence-ometer going off the scale
Added on 01/11/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , Catholic University , Dubai , Economy , Education , Energy , Ministry of Higher Education , Ohio , Oil , Online media , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , United Kingdom , United States , Washington
ROB L. WAGNER: Free education overseas for Saudi nationals is having a massive effect on Saudi society.
Added on 30/10/2012
Mich Cafe
Barack Obama , BBC , Birmingham , Education , European Union , Islamabad , Malala , Malala Yousafzai , Mingora , Pakistan , Pakistani military , President , Red Cross , social worker , Swat Valley , Taliban , United Kingdom , United States , Women , Women's issues

MICH CAFE: Two brave teenagers have confronted the Taliban to support education and women’s rights. It’s time the world recognised their achievement
Added on 06/10/2012
Francis Matthew
Abu Dhabi , Bahrain , Dubai , Dubai Political System , Education , GCC , Minister of Education , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United Nations

FRANCIS MATTHEW: The Gulf states need a population which is educated to take its proper place in the global economy, and to take part in multinational endeavours to help run the world.
Added on 30/09/2012
Steve Royston
China , Economy , Education , Energy , Food and Drink , head of steam , Japan , Middle East , Mobile Phones , mobile telephony , OECD , Real Estate , South Korea , United Kingdom , US Federal Reserve

STEVE ROYSTON: The ‘Education Industry’ as I call it is failing to deliver and everywhere you look there is clear evidence of same. I have some ideas
Added on 24/09/2012
Steve Royston
Education , GCC , Middle East

STEVE ROYSTON: Among the many issues facing education ministers in the Middle East, ‘acoustics in classrooms’ is well down the list. But it shouldn’t be.
Added on 03/08/2012
Steve Royston
Economy , Education , Society

STEVE ROYSTON: We’re all taught to aspire to the highest levels in whatever discipline we work but only a tiny percentage reach the stratosphere