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Muslims registered a 25-point increase, from 46% among the oldest Muslims to 72% among the youngest,” the study has found. Read more>

Spurred on by an increase in the number of unemployed graduates resulting from the growing mismatch between university education and market needs, North Africa’s universities are working on several approaches to produce industry- and market-ready graduates. Read more>

The Islamic Republic of Iran has developed the science and technology skills necessary to be a global player in more than oil and gas, but must invest more in innovation to compete effectively in the global economy. Read more>

UAE was at the top in most of the six main indices used to measure Arab countries – higher education, economy, technical vocational education and training, pre-university education, information and communication technology (ICT), and research innovation. Read more>

Two big studies show where the Middle East and North African regions are making progress with tech, and where they’re still falling short. Read more>

Algeria’s scientific research sector has made progress recently, after a long period of funding delays and stalemates due to a weakening governance system. Read more>

None of Kuwait’s nine private universities provide masters or PhD courses, and its sole public university has few seats for such diplomas. The students’ major-related choices are limited as well. Read more>

How do you get on the right path in your scientific career? Here we’ve distilled advice and tips from researchers. Read more>

Scientific American launches For Science (Lel Elm), a new freely accessible online version ofScientific American for the Arabic-speaking world, featuring the latest science news and features of both global and regional significance. The site will provide authoritative insights into and news of the latest developments from the worlds of science, technology and biomedicine, as …

Ilm (knowledge) is a frequently recurring word in the Quran, which shows its significance in the Islamic scheme of things. Its variants are also abundantly found in the holy Book. That knowledge is an absolute value in Islam is clear from the very first Quranic revelation being about it. Read …