Tania Arslan

Tania Arslan

Columnist
Tania is an international education executive and writer, with a focus on global education systems, curriculum policies, and student mobility. She has contributed to South Asia Magazine and led academic strategy in 12+ countries.
Education People

When conviction leaves the room: the slow erosion of education’s soul

How the rise of the edupreneur is quietly displacing the teacher and why it matters There was a time when education was spoken

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Culture People Viewpoint

Own your power: how women can become the best version of themselves

On this International Women’s Day, the most meaningful investment you can make is in yourself It starts with a quiet question, one many

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AI Culture Viewpoint

When machines ‘learn’ us: The cultural reckoning of Artificial Intelligence

Ethical awareness must move at the same rapid pace as AI as it reshapes our world  The world is changing faster than we

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Culture Viewpoint

The shift that never ends: The invisible labour women do after work

As well as being empowered professionally, women now need support domestically The modern working woman leaves her office, shuts her laptop, or clocks

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Culture People Viewpoint

Birmingham-based Tania Arslan opens a café in Lahore

Dastaan Sarâ is an idyll for people wanting to keep alive the art of storytelling in a digital age There was a time

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People Viewpoint

After the applause: The hidden struggle of heroes when the cheers subside

The fading echo of glory The moment applause ends is never dramatic. There is no sound to mark it, no curtain falling on

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Culture People Viewpoint

Home is not a place anymore

In this ultra-connected world, our sense of identity and place is changing Home used to be a geography. It had coordinates. You could

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Culture Viewpoint Weekend read

Shrinking women: The subtle social training we still ignore

Across the world, and in the United Kingdom as well, many women still face pressure to become smaller versions of themselves. This pressure

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Culture Viewpoint Weekend read

Doing less and doing it better

Time to end the cult of busyness For years, ambition was measured by volume. The more we did, the more valuable we believed

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Education Viewpoint

Learning by doing

The new way education can inspire and transform Imagine a classroom where students do more than memorise facts. They collaborate on real projects,

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