The University Degree: Gateway to the Future or an Expensive Illusion?
Is a university degree still worth it? The question has moved well beyond lecture-hall philosophy into urgent, practical…
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Knowledge & Thinking
3 issues
Deep Specialization vs. Broad Skills: Which Serves You Better?
Should you spend a career going deeper — becoming the undisputed authority in a single field — or broader, moving fluidly across disciplines and sectors? It's one of the most consequential choices a professional or student can face, and there's no tidy answer. This issue takes the question seriously, weighing how each path shapes hiring prospects, earning potential, and the kind of success that holds up over the long run.
Experience and Knowledge
This debate stretches back centuries, to the very foundations of modern European philosophy — most notably to Descartes,…
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Technology & Society
3 issues
Remote Work: The Future of Productivity or the End of Office Culture?
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, millions were thrust overnight into remote work — an arrangement that has since spark…
Sign up for free accessDigital Privacy, Surveillance, and Personal Data
Smart cities and government service platforms promise convenience and security, but they come at a price: vast troves of…
Sign up for free accessArtificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Jobs and Society
At the heart of this issue lies a persistent tension: governments eager to embrace cutting-edge technology as part of bo…
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Economy & Development
3 issues
Youth Unemployment: A Failure of Education or of the Market?
Arab youth are caught in a bind: years on university benches, then years in employment queues. Is the graduate the probl…
Sign up for free accessThe Minimum Wage: Workers' Shield or Employment Brake?
The minimum wage debate is as old as economics itself. Does a guaranteed wage floor shield workers from exploitation — o…
Sign up for free accessThe Oil Economy vs. the Post-Oil Economy
This issue traces a seismic shift — from the rentier state, built on distributing oil wealth, to one that must produce, …
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Institutional Culture
3 issues
The Cult of Overwork: When Exhaustion Becomes a Badge of Honor
Somewhere along the way, exhaustion became a badge of honor. Skipping sleep, working through weekends, never truly switc…
Sign up for free accessWomen's Employment and Shifting Gender Roles
The sharp rise in women's workforce participation — and their growing presence in leadership — has divided opinion. Some…
Sign up for free accessThe Role of Religion in Public Life and Cultural and Social Policymaking
Few questions are more delicate: how do societies honor their Islamic identity and conservative traditions while simulta…
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Careers & Business
4 issues
Nationalization Policies: Social Justice or a Barrier to Efficiency?
Mandatory nationalization quotas place governments and the private sector on a collision course. The social imperative to bring citizens into the workforce is real — but so is the frustration of businesses that regard fixed hiring targets as a constraint on merit, one that breeds ghost employment and quiet workarounds.
The Kafala System: Protection or Exploitation?
The kafala system sits at the center of a charged debate. Its defenders see it as a necessary framework that protects the interests of host states; its critics describe it as a mechanism that effectively hands migrant workers over to their employers, stripping them of agency and making a mockery of labor market justice.
Preferential Hiring: Rightful Redress or Quiet Discrimination?
This issue weaves together several fault lines at once: the rights of expatriate workers against national-preference pol…
Sign up for free accessFreelance and Informal Work: Freedom or Precarity?
Gig work and non-traditional employment models are spreading fast across the region, and the verdict is split. For some,…
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