Category Archives: education

Nahdet Masr Holding Sessions to Discuss the Future of Egyptian Education

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

According to Al Masry Al Youm, Nahdet Misr Publishing House has launched an initiative to discuss a way forward for much-beleaguered Egyptian education system. Continue reading →

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New Application for iPad, iPhone Helps Children Learn Arabic Letters: حروفي المرحة

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

There’s now a new way for tech-savvy children to learn—and engage with—their Arabic letters. Continue reading →

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Good Ideas in Children’s Lit (That We Could Borrow)

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

But now McSweeney’s has created something new for several U.S. papers: a newspaper half page, just for kids, called “The Goods.” The mini-section will have fresh games, drawings, and quizzes every week. According to the L.A. Times “Jacket Copy” blog, contributors include top U.S. children’s writers like Mo Willems and Jon Scieszka. Continue reading →

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A New Online Resource: ArabChildrensLiterature.Com

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

The Anna Lindh Foundation’s Arabic Children’s Literature Regional Program (مؤسسة آنا ليند – البرنامج الإقليمي لأدب الأطفال العربي)—or, as they sometimes call themselves, ALF ACLRP—has soft-launched an excellent new online resource for parents, educators, publishers, authors, illustrators, and anyone else interested in Arabic children’s literature. Continue reading →

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Should Arabic Be Mandatory in Doha’s Expat Schools?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

To that question, I say: Well, sure. This is apparently the call from some Qatari educators and preachers, who also call for a teaching of shariah in international schools. I can’t say I agree with Dr Ahmed Faragani, who—according to … Continue reading →

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How Can Schools Inspire More Literary Creativity in Children?

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

This is the question Edward Nawotka poses over at Publishing Perspectives, following his publication’s profile of London’s extremely fun-sounding “Ministry of Stories.”
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What’s RIGHT with Schools: Detailing Problems with Arabic Instruction

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Perhaps I sound crazy, but I find Afshan Ahmed’s article in today’s The National, “Schools detail problems with Arabic instruction,” quite cheering. Continue reading →

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Teaching with النقطة السوداء

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

But, despite the chaos, النقطة السوداء provided an excellent touchstone for discussions of problem-solving. Continue reading →

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Best Doha Book-fair Finds: ادم و الأصدقاء

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

One of the most exciting new educational discoveries was at the Kalimat booth, where I found—or perhaps Fatima Sharafeddine found, and showed me—ادم و الأصدقاء. Continue reading →

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‘[Arabic-speaking] Children are on Quicksand Nowadays’

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

“The way foreign languages are taught is much more attractive, and this might be the biggest hurdle towards teaching the Arabic language to children.” – Dana Al Sarraj. Continue reading →

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