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Universities Can Do More to Curb Hateful Speech

by Noah Feldman | Aug 22, 2017 | Opinion

The University of Virginia was apparently caught off guard Friday when hundreds of white supremacists marched through the iconic campus carrying lit torches. But with more alt-right protests planned this coming weekend, and white nationalist Richard Spencer seeking to...

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How to Clear our Minds

by Noah Smith | Jul 22, 2017 | Opinion

When it comes to economics, we spend most of our time thinking about better ways to organize human activity. This is the main purpose of debates about minimum wage, universal health care, deregulation, taxes and other common economic policies. But it’s worth...

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President of the Islamic Development Bank Ahmed Mohamad Ali speaks during a seminar. (Reuters)

Islamic Development Bank Plans to Enter Saudi Housing Sector

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 23, 2017 | Business

Jeddah – The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) plans to enter the Saudi housing sector through investments that are being prepared by technical teams in cooperation with the Saudi Housing Ministry. The bank also inked an agreement with the Saudi Education Ministry...

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A boy drinks expired juice on a pile of rubbish at landfill site on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

War in Yemen May Deprive 4.5 Children from Education

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 18, 2017 | Middle East

London – UNICEF has warned that war in Yemen may deprive a generation of Yemeni children of education, putting them at greater risk of being married off or recruited as child soldiers. UNICEF Representative in Yemen, Mertixell Relano said that months of unpaid...

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Ottawa Cooperates with Saudi Arabia in Advanced Technologies, Mining, Energy

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Apr 12, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Canada revealed Ottawa’s plan to expand cooperation with Riyadh in education, healthcare, advanced emerging technologies, mining and sustainable energy at a time when Saudi Arabia ranks 6th among countries that send foreign students to Canada. Canadian...