Schools
Textbook manipulation: a history of politicization dating back to monarchy
Egypt
March 22, 2016
Textbook manipulation: a history of politicization dating back to monarchy
“History is written by the victors” is a well-known quote in the literary field and among the intelligentsia, reflecting a…
Children’s council running anti-school violence campaign
Life & Style
March 4, 2016
Children’s council running anti-school violence campaign
The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood has launched a campaign to raise awareness against violence at schools, its general…
Qalyubiya rattled by official inquiry of bearded, niqab-wearing teachers
Egypt
December 10, 2015
Qalyubiya rattled by official inquiry of bearded, niqab-wearing teachers
Teachers at the Education Ministry's department in Qalyubiya are uneasy after receiving a letter that requests teachers to inform the…
Schools, museums, tourist sites closed in Paris after attacks
Life & Style
November 14, 2015
Schools, museums, tourist sites closed in Paris after attacks
Schools, markets, museums and major tourist sites in the Paris area were closed on Saturday and sporting fixtures were cancelled…
Education minister probes omission of Al-Aqsa from history textbooks
Egypt
October 5, 2015
Education minister probes omission of Al-Aqsa from history textbooks
Education Minister al-Helaly al-Sherbiny has promised an investigation into the absence of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam's holy sites,…
Sharqiya schools suffer from neglect
Egypt
October 1, 2015
Sharqiya schools suffer from neglect
Schools here are in bad condition, complained Sharqiya residents at the start of the new academic year. They say that…
18 million back to school as new year kicks off Monday
Egypt
September 28, 2015
18 million back to school as new year kicks off Monday
The Ministry of Education said it is fully prepared to receive 18,350,000 students as the new school year kicks off…
EU, WFP fund Egypt’s student welfare project
Egypt
September 2, 2015
EU, WFP fund Egypt’s student welfare project
The Belgian and Dutch ambassadors to Egypt concluded a two-day visit to Upper Egyptian community schools on Wednesday, where the World Food…
1,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Iraq’s Anbar
Middle East
August 4, 2015
1,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Iraq’s Anbar
More than 1,500 schools have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the conflict in Iraq's troubled Anbar province…
EU, WFP officials visit schools in Beni Suef within joint project to end child labor
Egypt
June 17, 2015
EU, WFP officials visit schools in Beni Suef within joint project to end child labor
Ambassador James Moran, head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt and Lubna Alaman, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)…