academics
Turkey has burst its forex bubble with latest measures, Erdogan says
Middle East
December 25, 2021
Turkey has burst its forex bubble with latest measures, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the government had burst a bubble in the…
Four Saudi women activists freed pending trial
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Four Saudi women activists freed pending trial
Saudi Arabia has released four more female activists from custody pending trial, rights campaigners have announced. This means that seven…
Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest
Middle East
April 30, 2019
Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest
Zafer Guzey is employed three days a week at a studio for string instruments. Sitting hunched over on a wooden…
Saudi court resumes high-profile trial of women activists
Middle East
April 17, 2019
Saudi court resumes high-profile trial of women activists
Eleven Saudi women’s rights activists were due back in court Wednesday in a trial that has drawn international criticism, just…
343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott
Middle East
October 27, 2015
343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott
Hundreds of British academics said Tuesday they would boycott contact with Israeli universities over the state's "intolerable human rights violations"…
Confusion on Morsi’s university dismissal
Egypt
May 11, 2015
Confusion on Morsi’s university dismissal
The Higher Education Ministry and the University of Zagazig have given contradictory statements as to whether former president Mohamed Morsi has…
Study: Academics rate women job applicants higher than identical men
Life & Style
April 14, 2015
Study: Academics rate women job applicants higher than identical men
When hundreds of US college faculty members rated junior scientists based on scholarly record, job interview performance and other information…
Following cabinet reversal, professors threaten general strike
Egypt
August 27, 2011
Following cabinet reversal, professors threaten general strike
Egyptian university professors on Saturday renewed calls for a general strike at the start of the new academic year, given…