Education

Patriotic Sierra Leoneans form an organization to support Ahmadiyya schools in Sierra Leone

Ahmadiyya in America By: SEM Contributor on December 20, 2012. Patriotic Sierra Leoneans in Maryland, USA, have formed an organization to support Ahmadiyya schools in Sierra Leone. The organization is called Zintabah USA and was founded three months ago by an international business magnate, Kalilu Fadika. In an interview Yesterday with Sierra […]

Professionals downplay Israel’s ranking in int’l math tests

Ynetnews; Israeli education professionals say dramatic bump in achievements of Israeli school kids in international tests may stem form exclusion of haredi, special education pupils After international studies’ findings point to an impressive rise in Israeli schoolchildren’s achievements in math, science, and language skills, responses among education professionals vary. Though […]

Political Islam in the Middle East

Political Islam in the Middle East Interviewee: Reza Aslan, Adjunct Senior Fellow Interviewer: Toni Johnson, Deputy Editor   The Arab Spring has spurred the election of three Islamist-led governments in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. CFR’s Reza Aslan, an expert in religion and foreign policy, says Islamist parties initiallybenefited from being the most organized […]

Need for de-radicalisation of Pakistan

Daily Times: Dr. Haider Shah. The key measure of a de-radicalisation plan should be a complete overhaul of the syllabus of the educational institutions of Pakistan On New Year’s Eve, Britain comes alive with celebrations, fireworks and parties in every corner of the country. The freezing air fails to deter […]