Amal Sakr

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Higher Education Initiatives in the UAE

The Emirates' efforts to improve higher education are impressive, but it is unclear how far they can go without improvements to basic education as well.

  • Amal Sakr
· May 5, 2009
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GCC States Competing in Educational Reform

Educational reforms in Gulf Cooperation Council states are often attributed to U.S. pressure, as many in Washington believe that curricula in these countries have encouraged extremism and terrorism. In fact, economic globalization and changes in domestic politics have motivated educational change even more than external pressures related to terrorism.

  • Amal Sakr
· August 12, 2008