Prior to the political/military crisis that began March 15, 2011, Syria was known for its advancements in the field of education...
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December 19, 2013
“We are being killed and maimed by conflict. We are dying because we want to learn.” These are the words of a Syrian academic, reflecting on the massive devastation of his country’s education system during the past two years of civil strife and violence.
December 12, 2013
Violent attacks on higher education are a widespread problem affecting institutions and personnel worldwide, and governments should take responsibility for protecting them, says the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack in a report released this month.
December 05, 2013
Global coalition advocates ‘insulation’ against state and non-state actors
A major report makes the case for “autonomy” as an essential protection to “insulate higher education from politicization and ideological manipulation” and “safeguard…institutions and personnel against attack by state and non-state actors”.
December 04, 2013
New York, 4 December — States must protect universities as spaces where professors and students are safe to teach, learn, and research free from threats to their physical and psychological wellbeing, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) said in a new report released today.
November 21, 2013
Schools used for military purposes turn all educational facilities into possible targets of attack, jeopardizing the safety of teachers and students.
Human Rights Watch and the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack are calling on the international community to protect educational institutions from being used as instruments of war.
November 20, 2013
Pakistani schoolgirl and campaigner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has received the EU's Sakharov human rights prize at a ceremony in Strasbourg.
November 19, 2013
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Shi'ite university professor and his driver were shot dead in Pakistan on Tuesday in the latest incident in a wave of spiralling sectarian violence in the nuclear-armed country.
October 10, 2013
Protections are needed for teachers bravely risking their lives amid conflict.
NEW YORK — If I could do it over again, I would of course just tell them to leave. “Run. Run, for the sake of your lives.” But I’m pretty sure that they would not have listened.
October 09, 2013
One year ago today, Malala Yousefzai and her classmates were on their way home from school in the Swat Valley, Pakistan, when two men stopped their school bus and climbed aboard. Malala described what happened next: “The Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. They shot my friends too.”
