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Posted on February 10, 2012 - in International Education, Education
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Humaid Salam Nasser Al Jabri (left), a teacher from Oman.

For the first time, teachers from Lithuania and Oman joined educators from 27 other nations to...

Georgia Revolution

One year ago, Tunisian president Zine el Abidine ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, resigned his position, and Tunisia embarked upon its transition to a new political structure. The “Arab...

It was mid-September, 2003, and still stifling hot in Erbil, when I first stepped off the small plane onto the narrow strip of pavement serving as a runway at the time. I had been warned about...

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Communities across the globe will soon participate in innovative development projects, as 64 leaders from 21 countries return home from an extensive leadership training and practicum in the U.S...

This is the moment each year when we celebrate, when we remember all that has been achieved and all the people whose lives we’ve shared over the past year. We look back on what we’ve...

Posted on December 19, 2011 - in International Education, Education
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IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the fall 2011 TEA and ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition. 20 alumni of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) and 11 alumni of the...

Now more than ever we have a global responsibility to advance the understanding of financial rights and responsibilities among our young people. Building on our work in education and youth...

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Jordanian activists produced a video on verbal abuse viewed by more than 8,000

In honor of Human Rights Day, IREX is pleased to share the story of how four Jordanian women joined efforts to combat verbal abuse with the help of new media.

Newly released IREX audience research shows that while Iraqis continue to rely on television as their primary source for news and information, social media and mobile devices play an important...

Posted on November 30, 2011 - in Conflict Resolution
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Youth journalist Samir Sabbagh is changing perceptions about the roles youth and religious leaders can play in promoting peace in south...