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Al-Fanar Media provides balanced, accurate and independent coverage of all aspects of academic life in the Arab world. Dedicated to illuminating key issues in Arab higher education and encouraging dialo

gue among institutions, leaders, and other stakeholders both within and beyond the region, Al-Fanar Media serves as a platform for open and critical discussion. The publication, bilingual in English and Arabic, features new articles in a biweekly newsletter. Al-Fanar Media also works to inspire journalists in the region to cover education. Al-Fanar Media strives to be neutral and does not take positions on political or religious issues. The editors believe that freedom of speech is a fundamental building block of civil societies and that academic freedom is a necessity for the healthy functioning of academic institutions. We independently select topics for coverage and stories for publication, and never accept payment in exchange for publishing articles. Al-Fanar Media receives generous funding support from the Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, and the Open Society Foundations. Past donors include the U.N. Al-Fanar Media was launched in 2013 as a project of the Alexandria Trust, a London-based nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing educational access and quality in the Arab world.

Classrooms Scattered, Records Burnt, Sudanese Higher Education Fights for Survival
02/11/2025

Classrooms Scattered, Records Burnt, Sudanese Higher Education Fights for Survival

As part of Al-Fanar Media’s efforts to promote Media and Information Literacy (MIL) across the Arab world, and in celebr...
26/10/2025

As part of Al-Fanar Media’s efforts to promote Media and Information Literacy (MIL) across the Arab world, and in celebration of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2025 (24–31 October), we are proud to present the Al-Fanar Media Guide to Media and Information Literacy — a bilingual (Arabic/English) resource designed to help educators, students, and aspiring journalists critically understand, analyze, and engage with information.

💡 This initiative is part of our contribution as a member of the UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Alliance.

📥 Download the guide here: https://al-fanarmedia.org/al-fanar-medias-guide-to-media-information-literacy/

For decades, much of what the world knew about Arabic linguistics came through the works of a few prominent Arab and non...
25/10/2025

For decades, much of what the world knew about Arabic linguistics came through the works of a few prominent Arab and non-Arab scholars, often based outside the region. Their studies helped establish Arabic as a language central to debates on universal grammar and related questions.

That earlier phase created an essential foundation, but it also meant that most of the influential research was conducted far from the Arab world itself.

In the past ten years, however, something new has emerged. Jordanian universities have become home to a growing network of linguists who are producing regular publications in leading journals and developing collaborative structures that were absent before.

This development represents more than an increase in research output. It marks the creation of an academic ecosystem that makes Arabic linguistics visible in global conversations while rooting that research firmly in Arab institutions.

Read more: https://al-fanarmedia.org/2025/10/how-jordan-built-a-new-scholarly-ecosystem-for-linguistics-research/

Access to higher education remains one of the most powerful levers for social mobility, community development, and susta...
23/10/2025

Access to higher education remains one of the most powerful levers for social mobility, community development, and sustainable impact. Yet, for millions of marginalised youth worldwide, higher education is more of an aspiration than a reality.

Barriers and instability—ranging from financial hardship to geographic isolation, systemic inequities, and limited institutional capacity—prevent countless capable young people from pursuing university degrees. Addressing this gap requires not only inclusivity and financial investment but also a deep commitment to quality assurance and sustainability.

Read more: https://al-fanarmedia.org/2025/10/how-quality-higher-education-scholarships-generate-lasting-impact-for-marginalised-youth/

Happy birthday to our Senior Editor, Charles Huckabee! 🎉From all of us at Al-Fanar Media, we wish you a wonderful year a...
21/10/2025

Happy birthday to our Senior Editor, Charles Huckabee! 🎉

From all of us at Al-Fanar Media, we wish you a wonderful year ahead filled with joy, inspiration, and great stories. ✨

Al-Fanar Media has been speaking to experts about the new skills Arab business graduates need in today’s job market.With...
21/10/2025

Al-Fanar Media has been speaking to experts about the new skills Arab business graduates need in today’s job market.

With the rapid economic and digital transformation in the world, business school graduates now have career opportunities beyond the traditional roles of accounting and financial auditing. Relying solely on theoretical knowledge is no longer enough—technical and analytical skills and professional certificates have become essential in an increasingly demanding job market.

Business school graduates have a broad spectrum of career options, from accounting, finance and consulting to marketing and human resources.

Read more: https://al-fanarmedia.org/2025/10/the-new-skills-arab-business-graduates-need/

📚 How has Arabic teaching in U.S. universities evolved over the past 25 years?From the rise of enrollments after 9/11 to...
19/10/2025

📚 How has Arabic teaching in U.S. universities evolved over the past 25 years?

From the rise of enrollments after 9/11 to the wave of dialect awareness during the Arab Spring — and now the impact of artificial intelligence — Arabic instruction has constantly shifted, often reacting to world events rather than leading change.

This thought-provoking article traces how Arabic as a Second Language (ASL) has moved from focusing solely on Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) to recognizing the growing importance of spoken dialects. It also asks a timely question: in the age of AI tools like ChatGPT, what does it *really* mean to know Arabic today?

🔗 Read the full story on Al-Fanar Media: https://al-fanarmedia.org/2025/10/rethinking-how-to-teach-arabic-in-the-u-s-in-the-post-9-11-ai-dominated-era/

In the largest regional list so far, 298 Arab universities across 20 countries are compared in the 2026 edition of the Q...
18/10/2025

In the largest regional list so far, 298 Arab universities across 20 countries are compared in the 2026 edition of the QS Arab Region University Rankings, 52 universities more than last year.

The regional ranking is published by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a British higher-education analytics company. In this year’s edition, the ranking’s 12th, Algeria leads in representation with 46 ranked universities, 32 more than last year, while Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates maintain their dominance of the highest placings, each having three universities in the top 10 and six in the top 20, twice as many as any other nation.

Read the full Ranking: https://al-fanarmedia.org/2025/10/298-arab-universities-are-ranked-in-qs-regional-list-for-2026/

Digital tools that can make learning and research easier have become an integral part of modern education.In this articl...
17/10/2025

Digital tools that can make learning and research easier have become an integral part of modern education.

In this article, Al-Fanar Media looks at some of the many digital tools available to students and academics that can make learning and scientific research easier. We also spoke to several Arab academics and students about which tools they recommend and how they are using them.

Read more: https://al-fanarmedia.org/2025/10/digital-tools-that-can-make-learning-and-research-easier/

GITEX Global 2025, this year’s edition of the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition, is taking place this week at the D...
16/10/2025

GITEX Global 2025, this year’s edition of the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition, is taking place this week at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

The exhibition and conference, which bills itself as “the world’s most established and iconic large-scale tech exhibition”, features cutting-edge developments in biotechnology, quantum computing, semiconductors, data centre infrastructure, and specialised types of artificial intelligence like “physical AI”, which enables autonomous machines to perceive and perform complex actions in the physical world.

Read more: https://al-fanarmedia.org/2025/10/gitex-global-2025-major-tech-and-ai-exhibition-opens-in-dubai/

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