Murder taints 'tolerant' campus

Article Abstract:

The assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has raised questions about the kind of education offered at Bar-Ilan University near Tel Aviv, Israel, where Rabin's assassin, Yigal Amir, was studying law. Bar-Ilan was founded as a religious university in 1955, but regarded mutual understanding and political and religious tolerance as a basic part of its educational message. Academics are as puzzled by Amir's actions as politicians and the public since he was seen as a quiet, intense and highly intelligent law student and not as an extreme right-winger.

Education, Public opinion, Assassins, Bar-Ilan University, Amir, Yigal

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War-torn campus reopens

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Kabul University, Afghanistan, has reopened in April 1995 but the government has insufficient funds to rebuild the university. The campus has been on the front line of a civil war for some years and needs electricity and a water supply. Many academics have left with under 20% estimated to be still in Kabul. There are 1,200 students in 1995 compared with 11,000 prior to the start of the conflict. Schools in Afghanistan have also been reopened by the government.

Universities and colleges, Education and state, Education policy, Afghanistan

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Killing time on the war campus

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The Royal Air Force in World War II was highly trained. The level of skill required to fly missions for Bomber Command has been estimated at equivalent to university level. When fully trained they were assigned to bases in eastern England and flew bombing missions to Germany. Between 1939 and 1945, 47,268 aircrew were killed.

History, United Kingdom. Royal Air Force

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