literacy
New Damietta city ‘free of illiteracy’
Egypt
March 26, 2023
New Damietta city ‘free of illiteracy’
The President of Damietta University al-Sayed Mohamed Daadour said that the illiteracy rate in New Damietta City is currently 5.2…
Ain Shams University wins the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy
Egypt
August 10, 2021
Ain Shams University wins the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy
The Ain Shams University won the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy 2021 for organizing online literacy classes for rural areas…
Barbara Bush, former US first lady, dies aged 92
World
April 18, 2018
Barbara Bush, former US first lady, dies aged 92
Barbara was the wife of former US President George H.W. Bush and mother of former President George W. Bush. She…
‘Portable libraries’ return to Cairo in attempt to improve literacy for all
Culture
January 31, 2018
‘Portable libraries’ return to Cairo in attempt to improve literacy for all
Egyptians are not the most famous bookworms in the world. 14.3 million people in Egypt were reported by CAPMAS in…
“Wiki”magazine: encouraging French-speakers to read one kid at a time
Society
December 3, 2017
“Wiki”magazine: encouraging French-speakers to read one kid at a time
French speakers in Egypt can sometimes feel like fish out of a bowl. Few understand their language, discipline or even their culture.…
Afghan women learn literacy through mobile phones
World
November 14, 2012
Afghan women learn literacy through mobile phones
Afghanistan has launched a new literacy program that enables Afghan women deprived of a basic education during decades of war…
Bicycles keep girls in school in poor Indian state, giving hope for better literacy
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Bicycles keep girls in school in poor Indian state, giving hope for better literacy
RAMPUR SINGHARA, India — The daily trip to high school was expensive, long and eventually too much for Indian teenager…