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Wednesday 08/June/2016 14:35 PM

India’s deadly entrance exams

In late April, a 17-year-old girl named Kriti Tripathi leaped to her death in Kota, India, shortly after passing the country’s examination for admission...

Tuesday 07/June/2016 23:15 PM

Germany’s strange turn against trade

The window of opportunity to complete the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and the European Union is closing...

Tuesday 07/June/2016 14:50 PM

Bringing Arab education online

Education has long been a challenge in the Arab world, with inadequate access to high-quality schooling contributing to a widening skills gap that is...

Tuesday 07/June/2016 14:13 PM

Seeking and embracing truth

The modern research university as part of its mission is engaged in not only teaching but also discovery. The fundamental tenant of this lofty mission of...

Monday 06/June/2016 22:43 PM

Ramadan Kareem

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Monday 06/June/2016 16:18 PM

Windmills and world trade

When the winds of change blow, a Chinese proverb says, some people build walls and others build windmills. Given the tremendous environmental challenges the...

Monday 06/June/2016 15:20 PM

The Karachi shuffle

Unlike Lahore, which is the pride and joy of our Punjabi prime minister, Karachi has no patron. The city continues to grow to accommodate people from all...