Oxford Union president at centre of controversy: ‘I’m not resigning’
Arwa Elrayess, the first Palestinian to lead University of Oxford’s debating society, has been troubled by falsehoods.

Arwa Elrayess, the first Palestinian to lead University of Oxford’s debating society, has been troubled by falsehoods.




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The West Bank’s Youth Unemployment Crisis
Youth joblessness among West Bank graduates has nearly hit 40 percent. Many wonder what the degrees are worth.

A Gaza City school taught children how to perform the entire Hajj, as Palestinians miss the pilgrimage for a third year.
In an impoverished Parisian suburb, some young people are being ordered to leave when they graduate from high school.
More than two million aspiring doctors took India’s NEET examination. However, the test was compromised and cancelled.

Students celebrated after days of protests against the closure decree that would have shut Bilgi University mid-year.
Council of Higher Education promised to take measures to ensure Bilgi University students ‘suffer no harm’.

Residents are calling for justice weeks after US missiles killed at least 156 people at a school in Minab, Iran.

Palestinian sisters Tala and Farah Mousa turned the rubble of their bombed Gaza home into reusable bricks.
Gov’t funding cuts, war, tariffs and AI advancements intensify competition among recent graduates seeking stable jobs.