Scholars Criticize Arab Colleges

By DANIEL DEL CASTILLO

For the second year in a row, a team of prominent Arab scholars has sharply criticized the state of Arab higher education, saying that repressive governments are hindering the growth of scholarship at universities and other academic institutions in the Arab world.

The scholars' conclusions are part of a 217-page study, "Arab Human Development Report 2003: Building a Knowledge Society," that was released last month. The annual study is supported by the United Nations Development Program

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