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Society

societyop-ed · 9 min read

The Climate Debt the Gulf Owes — and How It Should Pay It

The region that supplied the world's hydrocarbons for a century has both the responsibility and the resources to lead the clean energy transition. The question is whether it has the will.

Omar Bishara·9 April 2026
society
societyop-ed · 8 min read

Education Reform in the Arab World Needs Radicals, Not Technocrats

Decades of curriculum reform, institutional restructuring, and international benchmarking have produced modest results. The problem is not the tools — it is the ambition.

Prof. Ahmed Zaki·8 April 2026
society
societyessay · 11 min read

Reimagining Islamic Finance for the Digital Asset Age

Sharia-compliant frameworks are being stress-tested by decentralised finance — and the scholars are paying very close attention.

Prof. Zainab Hassan·11 April 2026
society
societyanalysis · 10 min read

The Arab Youth Paradox: Globally Connected, Locally Frustrated

A generation raised on global media, educated abroad, and fluent in the language of opportunity finds itself navigating labour markets and social structures that were not designed for them.

Mariam Qureshi·11 April 2026
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