As the Gulf Comparative Education Society gears up for its annual symposium, one researcher is taking a close look into educational policymaking in the MENA region through a comparative lens.
An increasing number of Qatari students are pursuing higher education, but rising enrollment isn’t reducing the gender gap, as more women than men get university degrees in Qatar and across the GCC.
In the international art world, Anastasia Mak is known for her expressionist paintings of the world’s most notable destinations, and she's come to Ras Al Khaimah as part its the Fine Arts Festival.
The art work of artist Awatif Al Safwan, “Tale of Man,” is featured in the Second Annual Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival.
Recently, the National Museum hosted the Third Annual Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival. This visual arts exhibition included dozens of works by artists from more than 16 Arab and foreign countries.
The Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival is one of the major initiatives undertaken by the Al Qasimi Foundation, which engages the community through a program of arts-related activities.
The Bahraini film Stay Away won the award for the best film in the Third Annual Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival.
Three local think tanks have been listed among the best in the MENA region in the University of Pennsylvania’s 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index, including the Al Qasimi Foundation.
The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research was again named one of the Middle East’s best think tanks, making its fifth consecutive appearance on the list.
After arriving in the Ras Al Khaimah in 2001, Natasha Ridge did not imagine she would be there 12 years later. She now holds an EdD and has made educating the young generation her mission.