by MENA-Forum | Feb 15, 2019 | Climate Change, Democracy, Education & Culture, Environment, MENA
School climate strikes: why adults no longer have the right to object to their children taking radical action Rupert Read, University of East Anglia A worldwide wave of school climate strikes, begun by the remarkable Greta Thunberg, has reached the UK. Some critics...
by MENA-Forum | Feb 12, 2019 | Democracy, Freedom of Speech, Gender Equality, Governance, Human Rights, MENA, Politics
The following article as written by Gulcin Ozkan, Professor of Economics, University of York and Richard McManus, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Canterbury Christ Church University could in the context of the MENA region, be more inspirational than educational. It must...
by Faro | Feb 8, 2019 | Energy Transition, Governance, Greening of the desert, MENA, O P E C, Oil price, Population Migration, Saudi Arabia
By Andrew Korybko in Oriental Review on February 7th, 2019. Saudi Arabia clinched 37 deals worth $53 billion after announcing that it intends to attract upwards of $426 billion in total over the next decade as it seeks to advance Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s...
by Faro | Jan 26, 2019 | Carbon footprint, Climate Change, Culture, Democracy, MENA
Write them a cheque. If citizens think they’ll personally and financially benefit from a carbon tax, maybe politicians would take action. Thomas Hafeneth/Unsplash Abhishek Kar, University of British Columbia and Hisham Zerriffi, University of British Columbia Climate...
by Faro | Jan 23, 2019 | Culture, Democracy, Export, Freedom of Speech, Global Warming, Governance, Iran, Landscapes
Art has the power to change the world, says this renowned Iranian muralist Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s mural on display at this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Image: Mehdi Ghadyanloo 22 Jan 2019 This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual...
by Faro | Dec 12, 2018 | Education & Culture, Expatriate Workers, Higher education, Human Rights, MENA, Population Migration
International students: universities must lead fight against intolerance of migrants International students are a valuable cultural and economic asset for universities.Shutterstock Divya Jindal-Snape, University of Dundee; Bart Carlo Rienties, The Open University, and...