Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2017
At the same time that Egypt exited world rankings in the quality of education, there were voices calling for the need to merge al-Azhar and the public education [systems] together.
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Cairo Governor Dr. ‘Abd al-Qawī Khalīfah approved the petitions of many parents of Coptic students to postpone the elementary and intermediate exams on January 1 and 8, 2012 so the students may celebrate the New Year and the Coptic Orthodox Christmas.
The governor gave instructions to Sa’īd ‘...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
Minister of Education Jamāl al-‘Arabī took a decision to postpone the exams of January 1 and 8, 2012 in response to demands by a number of Coptic students who gathered outside the ministry on December 29 who sought the postponement so they can celebrate the New Year and the Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Maspero Youth Union and a number of Coptic coalitions and unions threatened to organize demonstrations next week outside the ministries of education and higher education to object the announcement that examinations would start on January 8. Majdī Sābir, the Maspero Youth Union's media spokesman...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Minister of Education Jamāl al-'Arabī denied that the ministry would grant licenses to build "Islamic schools," denying that there will be no schools built on religious basis. "The owners of those types of schools lend the name 'Islamic' to their educational establishments but the curricula inside...
Date of source: Thursday, April 16, 2015
National Council for Human Rights holds a training program in Sohag
The National Council for Human Rights in co-operation with the Ministry of Education and UNESCO are holding a training program tomorrow with the Badia and Rashad elementary schools, in the region of Sohag. The program aims to...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Egypt: Secondary School and al-Azhar’s protest failing to secure examinations
A student movement announced the launch of the “Secondary School and al-Azhar’s Revolution” to organize demonstrations and sit-ins on the coming 5th of July, protesting against the failure in examinations after the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Ministry of Education in Egypt decided to eliminate stories of ʿOqba bin Nāfiʿ and Saladin, two Islamic historical characters from Arabic language texts. The ministry spokesperson said “the stories could be misunderstood and used to promote violence”. The decision is part of the ministry’s plan of...
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2015
The Education Ministry and the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) called for a revision of the curriculum in religious subjects in order to combat violence and radicalization, and teach future generations tolerance instead. This curricular change is being interpreted within broader efforts by...