A policeman in Nablus was stabbed in the foot on Tuesday after a heated argument with a local student, officials said. Director of Nablus police Omar al-Bzoor told Ma'an that "the student, 20, who studies in Nablus, stabbed the policeman in his foot with a knife. The officer has been taken to hospital and his injuries are not serious." TheRead more

The Islamic Association Union of Iranian Students said here Monday that the movement will occupy the US "virtual embassy" for Iran once it is launched, as what it did to the ex-US embassy in Tehran 32 years ago.The Iranian students' movement will not allow the United States to enter Iran, said the secretary of the movement, Seyed Ali Moussavi. USRead more

Mithila Mehta explores the intricacies of leaving a cushy job to pursue further studies overseas Taneesha Mukherjee, a 26-yearold public relations consultant at a reputed Mumbai firm, recently quit her long-time job to pursue a Master's in Marketing from the UK. "It was a difficult decision to take and then to actually implement. There were so many factors to consider,Read more

mpuses associated with Islamophobia, according to Alaa' al-Samarrai of the Federation of of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS).  Samarrai, FOSIS vice president for student affairs, is particularly critical of the Conservative-led coalition government for adopting right-wing policies but believes that Muslims should individually and collectively work together to combat the issues.  “One of the biggest challenges faced by Muslim students onRead more

Joking and pretending with toddlers help them develop life skills such as "learning to think outside of the box," British researchers found. Dr. Elena Hoicka of the University of Stirling and colleagues examined how the two very similar concepts of joking and pretending -- both involve intentionally doing or saying the wrong thing -- develop in children ages 15-24 months.Read more

A good relationship with a teacher mitigates against a child expressing aggression and being the target of aggression at school, researchers in Canada say. Study leader Mara Brendgen of the University of Quebec at Montreal studied 217 Canadian identical and fraternal twin pairs at age 7. The twin pairs had different teachers and different classmates. Classmates rated the twins' levelRead more

Independent reading doesn't improve children's achievement in reading, at least among children age 11 at the end of elementary school, U.S. researchers say. Nicole Harlaar of the University of Colorado, Boulder, who led the study when she was with Ohio State University, and colleagues at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Case Western Reserve University and the University of IllinoisRead more

Fiji's Ministry of Health said Monday that they want all school canteens in the island nation to enforce rules which promote healthy eating habits in children in a move to reduce Non Communicable Diseases. Health Ministry spokesperson Peni Namotu said health inspectors from the food unit will be monitoring schools to ensure guidelines are followed. The sale of oily food,Read more

Shorter University in Rome, Ga., is requiring its staff of more than 200 to sign a statement rejecting homosexuality. Don Dowless, president of the Christian university, said staff members who do not sign the "Personal Lifestyle Statement," which also requires staff members to reject premarital sex and adultery, may lose their jobs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. "I think that anybodyRead more

UN-run schools in the Gaza Strip went on strike on Sunday, with protests planned to last until Thursday, a staff union said. “The strike will affect all departments if the UN administration does not respond to the staff union's demands," Yousef Hamdouna, secretary of the Local Staff Union said. The strike is in protest against UNRWA's suspension of the headRead more