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On the Occasion of the World Book Day: how did Egypt Combat Illiteracy and Reduce its Percentage from 29.7% to 25.8%
Date of source: Tuesday, April 23, 2019
The World Book Day is celebrated on April 23 every year in order to promote for reading and strengthen the cultural aspects of the book. Recognized by the UNESCO, this celebration is an opportunity to examine and review the proper methods of disseminating culture and making it available to all.
32. Revolt reverberates on campus
Date of source: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Universities across Egypt have seen angry students and rebellious professors protesting on campus, threatening to disband only when pro-Mubārak professors and teachers are gone. The so-called university battle is one of a series of upheavals in the wake of the revolution. It started in Cairo...
58. Was the Supreme Cultural Council involved in granting al-Qimni the state award?
Date of source: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Muhammad al-Shawwāf writes about regulations followed by the Supreme Cultural Council to grant state awards to Egyptian intellectuals and writers.
10. Drying up the source
Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2009
In his editorial Sidhum again refers to President Mubārak’s Easter message to Copts. Sidhum comments on the discrimination that exists against Copts in Egypt and mentions the lack of Copts in significant government positions.
23. Sectarian strife in al-Minya following the distribution of a pornographic CD of a Coptic woman with four Muslim men
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2007
Sectarian strife threatens an Upper Egyptian Village following the distribution of a pornographic CD of a Coptic lady. The State Security arrested the young men and the lady’s family call on Pope Shenouda and Coptic expatriates to intervene.
11. Instead of that lying student, there are 975 qualified female preachers in Egypt
Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2003 to Friday, September 26, 2003
Women are eager to work in the field of Da´wa [Islamic missionary activity] and study Islamic dogma to the degree that they have excelled men. People who are responsible for Da´wa say that this is due to the awareness of women of her role to correct some misunderstood conceptions. The cultural...
18. A satellite channel for the Azhar
Date of source: Friday, August 29, 2003
The Azhar University is now examining the strategy of the channel it will establish in cooperation with the Supreme Council of Universities.
4. The Brotherhood asks the government to follow the steps of America and prevent mixing in schools
Date of source: Saturday, October 5, 2002
A Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary member asked the Egyptian prime minister to follow the example of the American president and prevent the mixing of boys and girls in schools.
3. The administrative judiciary: The Azhar University’s decision to differentiate between male and female students is unconstitutional
Date of source: Wednesday, December 26, 2001
The Administrative Court annulled the decision of the Azhar University to differentiate between male and female students concerning the admission to top faculties. The court also annulled the decision to accept male students in the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmacy with lesser grades...
5. Has terrorism come back to university? The groups of terrorism forbid music concerts, beat teachers and performed the Jihad prayer
Date of source: Saturday, March 20, 1999
It seems that extremist groups have managed to infiltrate again into university using the atmosphere of freedom. They are trying to impose their extreme ideas by stopping all the activities of university students.
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