Re-education Camps for a Million Uighur Muslims – What is the education impact on Uighur students?

In August, the Chinese Communist government has created “vocational skills and educational training centres” that have detained up to a million Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang Province. The Uighurs are an ethnic minority group that associated mostly with Turkish because of their cultures and languages similarity. These Chinese re-educational camps aim to teach and provide psychological...

Earthquake and Tsunami hit Eastern Indonesia: The lack of education exacerbates people and children’s experiences

On September 28th, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 resulted in one of the most devastating tsunamis to hit eastern part of Indonesia. According to the New York Times, Sri Hidayati from the geological agency had delivered an informational geological map to the Sulawesi government. However, the government did not response or provide feedback...

No Name, No Education: Stateless Children Crises in Thailand and Malaysia

No state. No name. No identity. No rights. No education. No basic aid. What is left? A stateless child? According to Reuters, thousands of Myanmar refugees who live in Thailand are stateless, children born and raised without Thai citizenship. These stateless Myanmar children face critical challenges of acquiring access to quality education. Since the Thai...

US and Belgium end aids to support Palestinian refugees and schools

“Cutting U.S. aid to a UN agency headed by a Swiss commissioner which provides education, health and social services to Palestinian refugees is not a formula for peace nor does it reflect American values,” states Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian journalist and former professor at Princeton University. Last week, The Washington Post reports that the Trump...