The Qattan Centre for Educational Research and Development has released the 38th and 39th dual edition of Ru’a Tarbawiyya magazine. The edition includes articles on the themes of ‘Aesthetics and Education’, and ‘Thought and Education’. Also included are teachers’ reflections on their professional experiences, and several articles that address educational issues of national and international interest. As well, there is a critical study of the effects of Zionist ideology on the Israeli educational system, an insightful article on Venus in retrograde, and a report on the Qattan Centre’s activities throughout 2012.